Colfax County, New Mexico
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- Cimarron Canyon State Park — Natural · Colfax County, NM
Narrow, forested canyon where the Cimarron River cuts between volcanic Palisades walls along US 64 on the Enchanted Circle. Fly-fishing, camping, and short w…
- Dawson — Ghost Town · Colfax County, NM
Former Phelps Dodge company coal town in Vermejo River country northeast of Cimarron. It peaked near six thousand residents with coking ovens and full compan…
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park — Natural · Colfax County, NM
High-alpine (≈8,300 ft) New Mexico State Park on a 2,400-acre reservoir in a glacial valley beneath the Wheeler Peak massif, outside the village of Eagle Nes…
- Elizabethtown — Ghost Town · Colfax County, NM
New Mexico’s first incorporated town and first Colfax County seat, born of an 1866–69 gold rush on the Moreno Valley. At peak it may have held several thousa…
- Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Colfax County, NM
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge on the western edge of the Great Plains near Maxwell, established in 1965 for migratory birds. Reservoirs, grasslands, …
- McCrystal Campground (Valle Vidal) — Wildlife · Colfax County, NM
Large USFS campground in ponderosa forest on the Valle Vidal Unit of Carson National Forest, opposite the historic Ring Place Ranch. Base for viewing one of …
- Point of Rocks Historic District — Historic · Colfax County, NM
Point of Rocks Historic District is a historic district in Colfax County, NM, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, recognized for sign…
- Raton Pass — Historic · Colfax County, NM
Raton Pass is a historic site in Colfax County, NM, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, recognized for significance in commerce; mili…
- Shuree Ponds (Valle Vidal) — Wildlife · Colfax County, NM
USFS day-use fishing and wildlife-viewing ponds on the Valle Vidal unit of Carson National Forest—a high-elevation grassland and forest basin managed for one…
- Sugarite Canyon State Park — Natural · Colfax County, NM
State park in a forested canyon on the Colorado border combining trout lakes (Maloya, Alice), hiking, and the ruins of the early-1900s Sugarite coal camp. Vi…