Holiday Inn Express Hotels
1100 North California StreetSocorro NM 87801
Ph: (505)838-0556
Ph: (505)838-0598
www.ichotelsgroup.com
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 RecreationGarcia Opera House, Socorro Plaza, Spanish colonial & territorial architecture. Also, Old San Miguel Mission, active 1915-1928; south wall dates from 1598
Socorro, NM Tours1863 U.S. Infantry post, once housed Buffalo Soldiers. Original officers' quarters still in use....
Southwest, emphasis on Chihuahuan Desert....
Seven total. Bath houses, indoor tubs, saunas....
13th-century cliff-dwelling ruins. * RVs, trailers, large vehicles take NM-152 east of Silver City 21 miles to NM-35, then...
Self-guided tour of desert flora, geological formations, archaeology, 1.5-mile hiking trail....