Clayton, New Mexico

McNees Crossing
Santa Fe Trail site named for trader killed there in 1828. Nearby SFT Ruts....
McNees Crossing

Take NM 406 north to NM 456, 40

Clayton, NM Scenic Drives

Clayton, NM Museums

Train robber hanged in Clayton in 1901

Clayton, NM Cemeteries

Hotel built 1892-1902

Clayton, NM Historic Buildings

Santa Fe Trail site named for trader killed there in 1828

Clayton, NM Pioneer Life

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Fishing, campsites, picnicking. ...

Intact. Local, regional history exhibits....

Features Cimarron Palisades, 400-foot-high crenellated granite formations. Campsites, rainbow/brown trout fishing...