Hours: Opens hour before sunrise, closes hour after sunset.
Visitor center open daily
Address: 16 miles south of Socorro via I-25, San Antonio Exit 139, US-380 and NM-1
Phone: 505-835-1828
Come visit us in Socorro, New Mexico
Late June to late August lightning and thunderstorm research; gate blocks last mile to laboratory (gate is often closed). Hikers, picnickers welcome year-round.
Socorro, NM RecreationQuebradas to east, Rio Grande floodplain and Bosque del Apache to south. Magdalena /
Socorro, NM TrailsGarcia Opera House, Socorro Plaza, Spanish colonial & territorial architecture. Also, Old San Miguel Mission, active 1915-1928; south wall dates from 1598
Socorro, NM ToursHot springs, RV park, camping facilities. Rocky mountain bighorn sheep in area. Reservations available....
Bernardo Unit. State waterfowl area, crops grown for birds. Wildlife viewing, sighing / hunting in season. 1600 acres along R...
Migratory waterfowl, including sandhill cranes. 377 identified species. Year-round birding, auto tour, hiking. ...
In San Mateo Mountains....