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Socorro, New Mexico

Attractions and Upcoming Events

San Lorenzo Canyon

Chihuahuan Desert plants/

Socorro, NM Natural Attractions

Escondida Lake Park

Socorro, NM Recreation

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

Langmuir Laboratory

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 Recreation

Mineralogical Museum

Fossils, more than 9,500

Socorro, NM Museums

Things to do near Socorro, NM

Stahmann Farms

Family-owned pecan grower, millions of pounds annually. Country store....

White Sands Missle Range Museum

Highlights orgin of U.S. missle / space activity, Atomic Age. Inform guard you are going to visit museum or Missle Park....

Trinity Site

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

Springtime Picnic Area

In Cibola National Forest, just south of Apache Kid Wilderness near FR-255...

Fort Selden State Monument

Ruins of 19th-century adobe fort. Visitor center, self-guided tours, living-history demonstrations May-Sept., every Saturday ...