category : Natural Attractions
Chihuahuan Desert plants/animals, geological formations, hiking.

Phone: 505-835-0424

Come visit us in Socorro, New Mexico

Attractions and Upcoming Events

City of Socorro Parks

Fields, tennis/

Socorro, NM Parks

Trinity Site

Location of the world's first atomic bomb explosion in 1945

Socorro, NM One Of A Kinds

Socorro Fat Tire Trails

Quebradas to east, Rio Grande floodplain and Bosque del Apache to south. Magdalena /

Socorro, NM Trails

Hammel Museum

Socorro, NM Historic Buildings

Historic Walking Tour

Garcia Opera House, Socorro Plaza, Spanish colonial & territorial architecture. Also, Old San Miguel Mission, active 1915-1928; south wall dates from 1598

Socorro, NM Tours

Things to do Natural Attractions near Socorro, NM

City of Rocks State Park

Rocks form centuries-old volcanic-ash flow, some 50-feet high. Visitor center, botanical garden, campsites, handicapped-acces...

San Lorenzo Canyon

Chihuahuan Desert plants/animals, geological formations, hiking....

Lady on the Mountain

Natural rock formation resembles profile of Mary of Magdalene on side of Magdalena Mountain....

TorC Hot Springs

Seven total. Bath houses, indoor tubs, saunas....

Florida Mountains

Gym Peak at 7,106 feet, Florida Peak at 7,295 feet. Seasonal quail / ibex hunts, by permit, applications due early April. 15 ...