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Socorro, New Mexico

Attractions and Upcoming Events

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

Trinity Site

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

Socorro, NM One Of A Kinds

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


Socorro Fat Tire Trails

Quebradas to east, Rio Grande floodplain and Bosque del Apache to south. Magdalena /

Socorro, NM Trails

Things to do near Socorro, NM

Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway

Through TorC, Caballo, Hillsboro, Kingston, Black Range Mountains, San Lorenzo - or TorC, Elephant Butte, Cuchillo, Winston-C...

Butterfield Trail

From El Paso to Deming, Lordsburg, Las Cruces, Silver City. Inner Loop: 75-mile drive branches into Gila National Forest....

Mogollon

Mining / ghost town....

Southwestern New Mexico Birding Trail

Maps at visitor center....

Rockhound State Park

Visitors can take up to 15 lbs. of rocks. Visitor center, campsites....