Cimarron, New Mexico
St. James Hotel
Began as a saloon in 1873. The hotel was added to serve Santa Fe Trail traders, mountain men, desperadoes, some of whom reputedly haunt it today. Bullet holes in ceiling from gunfights....
St. James Hotel
Site of Lucien Maxwell & Kit Carson's 1848 fortified settlement. Carson's reconstructed home offers a glimpse of 1850
Cimarron, NM MuseumsHorseshoe-pitching rink for NHPA-registered tourneys, recreational matches....
Creek, 2 campgrounds, Nermit's Peak nearby....
Features Cimarron Palisades, 400-foot-high crenellated granite formations. Campsites, rainbow/brown trout fishing...
Now state-owned. Fishing for kokanee salmon / trout. Marina, boat rentals....
Fishing, picnicking, camping, wildlife viewing....