Socorro County, NM

Socorro Fat Tire Trails

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

Socorro, NM Trails

Magdalena Stock Driveway / Shipping Pens

At end of longest "hoof highway" in New Mexico. Used from as far away as Springerville, Arizona; closed when the AT&SF Railroad ceased in 1971

Magdalena, NM Pioneer History

Historic Buildings

Magdalena, NM Historic Downtowns

Lady on the Mountain

Magdalena, NM Natural Attractions

Box Car Museum

Local history, artifats of Wild West, mining, cattle drives, circa 1885-1930

Magdalena, NM Museums

Quebradas Backcountry Byway

24 miles, showcases wildlife, rock formations, colored cliffs, arroyos. Two access areas: 1) Go 2 miles north of Socoro on I-25

Socorro, NM Scenic Drives

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Migratory waterfowl, including sandhill cranes. 377

Socorro, NM Wildlife Areas

Trinity Site

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

Socorro, NM One Of A Kinds

Mineralogical Museum

Fossils, more than 9,500

Socorro, NM Museums

Hammel Museum

Socorro, NM Historic Buildings

Bear Trap Canyon Campgrounds

Magdalena, NM Camping

VLA National Radio Astronomy Observatory

World's largest radio-telescope array. Self-guided tours 8:30

Magdalena, NM Observatories