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 MuseumsBuilt in 1903, still functions as library....
5,145 acres. Hiking, hunting, wildlife viewing, horseback riding. High-clearance vehicles recommended....
Prize-winning northern pike, catfish. Picnicking, camping....
Take NM 406 north to NM 456, 40 miles north of Clayton....
Summer home of oilman Waite Phillips. Built in 1926-27, original family furnishings....