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 MuseumsLargest state-run wildlife area, 33,116 acres. Deer, elk, other animals. Hunting in season...
Santa Fe Trail site named for trader killed there in 1828. Nearby SFT Ruts....
Art, camping exhibits of late author naturalist and chief Scout for Boy Scouts of America....
Santa Fe National Historic Trail certified, SFT wagon ruts, 11 graves, historic Indian campsites, history lore, rock/mineral ...