Local historians and area residents worked for years to convert Hueco Tanks to a park. In 1957, the legislature approved creation of a state park o...
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The Wyler Aerial Tramway Franklin Mountains State Park features an aerial cable car situated on 195.742 acres of rugged mountain and rock formation...
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HistoryWyler Aerial Tramway fulfills the dream of philanthropist Karl O. Wyler, who strongly believed that the lofty views from atop Ranger Peak sh...
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Call of the Mountains
The Franklin Mountains provided most of the basic necessities of life for early people here. Today, the mountains meet a dif...
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The park is located on the Rio Grande near Las Cruces and 1.5 miles from historic Mesilla. Visitors have many opportunities to view wildlife in nat...
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As a part of AARP's 60th Anniversary, AARP launched an ambitious effort in 2019 to create 53 fitness parks – one each in all 50 states, the D...
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A short 25 minute drive from bustling Las Cruces brings you to this quiet park along the Rio Grande. Leasburg Dam State Park offers peace and relax...
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Set against the dramatic Sacramento Mountains, this park features a historic ranch house, quiet camping in the Chihuahuan Desert, and the unique oa...
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Like No Place Else on EarthRising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of ...
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Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and preserves a piece of New Mexico's unique geology. Typically...
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park is the world's premier example of a fossil reef from the Permian Era. The park is known for its extensive hiking ...
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Located at the border of Mexico, the park exhibit hall and historic structures capture the history of the Pancho Villa Raid and historic Camp Furlo...
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The Friends of Rockhound (FOR) is a non-profit volunteer organization whose purpose is to assist the New Mexico Parks Department to enhance, preser...
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