Socorro County, NM

Socorro Fat Tire Trails

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

Socorro, NM Trails

Trinity Site

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

Socorro, NM One Of A Kinds

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

Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex

Bernardo Unit. State waterfowl area, crops grown for birds. Wildlife viewing, sighing / hunting in season. 1600 acres along Rio Grande. La Joya Unit. 3550

Bernardo, NM Wildlife Areas

City of Socorro Parks

Fields, tennis/

Socorro, NM Parks

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

Hammel Museum

Socorro, NM Historic Buildings

Cibola National Forest Magdalena Ranger District

Maps for hiking/

Magdalena, NM Hiking

Springtime Picnic Area

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

Magdalena, NM Recreation

San Lorenzo Canyon

Chihuahuan Desert plants/

Socorro, NM Natural Attractions

VLA National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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

Magdalena, NM Observatories

Historic Buildings

Magdalena, NM Historic Downtowns