Wildlife, New Mexico
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- Achenbach Canyon Trailhead — Wildlife · Doña Ana County, NM
BLM/Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks trail access into Achenbach Canyon on the western Organ Mountains escarpment south of Las Cruces. Chihuahuan Desert canyon a…
- Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center — Wildlife · Bernalillo County, NM
City of Albuquerque Open Space Division visitor center at 6500 Coors Blvd NW on the Westside bosque corridor. Exhibits, programs, and trail access into river…
- Baylor Pass Trailhead (Organ Mountains) — Wildlife · Doña Ana County, NM
West-side trailhead for the Baylor Pass National Recreation Trail in Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument / Organ Mountains Wilderness. The six-mil…
- Bill Evans Lake — Wildlife · Grant County, NM
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish wildlife area around a ~62-acre mesa-top reservoir west of Silver City / south of Cliff. Year-round warm-water fishing…
- Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Chaves County, NM
USFWS refuge on the Chihuahuan Desert / southern Great Plains transition northeast of Roswell. Gypsum sinkhole lakes, Pecos River wetlands, and spring-fed un…
- Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Socorro County, NM
Premier Rio Grande flyway refuge south of Socorro—winter gatherings of sandhill cranes, snow geese, and waterfowl draw global birders to managed wetlands and…
- Dexter National Fish Hatchery (SNARRC) — Wildlife · Chaves County, NM
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center (historically Dexter National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center) in …
- Doña Ana Mountains Trailhead — Wildlife · Doña Ana County, NM
BLM trailhead access into the Doña Ana Mountains unit of Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument north of Las Cruces. Open Chihuahuan Desert bajada an…
- Elena Gallegos Open Space — Wildlife · Bernalillo County, NM
City of Albuquerque Open Space (~640 acres) on the Sandia foothills at Elena Gallegos Picnic Area / Albert G. Simms Park. Piñon-juniper habitat with foothill…
- Gila Lower Box Canyon — Wildlife · Hidalgo County, NM
BLM-managed desert canyon oasis on the free-flowing Gila River north of Lordsburg—riparian woodland, cliffs, and bird habitat after livestock removal transfo…
- Grulla National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Roosevelt County, NM
USFWS refuge centered on an ephemeral saline playa (Salt Lake / Arch Lake) on the Llano Estacado near Arch, southeast of Portales and straddling the Texas li…
- Heron Lake State Park — Wildlife · Rio Arriba County, NM
Large high-country reservoir on Willow Creek near the Colorado border, managed as a New Mexico State Park. Known for cold-water fishing and one of the state’…
- Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · San Miguel County, NM
USFWS national wildlife refuge of ~8,700 acres on the edge of the Great Plains ~6 miles southeast of Las Vegas, NM. Shortgrass prairie, canyons, and wetlands…
- Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park — Wildlife · Eddy County, NM
State park zoo and botanical garden on the Ocotillo Hills overlooking Carlsbad, interpreting Chihuahuan Desert plants and animals along a ~1.3-mile paved loo…
- 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 …
- Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park — Wildlife · Doña Ana County, NM
Day-use state park on the Rio Grande near historic Mesilla protecting about 305 acres of riverside bosque, restored wetlands, and birding trails. Close-to-to…
- Mills Canyon (Kiowa National Grassland) — Wildlife · Harding County, NM
Canadian River canyon cut ~700 ft into shortgrass prairie on the Kiowa National Grassland — rim and canyon-floor campgrounds, riparian cottonwoods, and rimro…
- Percha Dam State Park — Wildlife · Sierra County, NM
Quiet Rio Grande bosque park north of Hatch known statewide for spring and fall warbler watching under tall cottonwoods. Camping, picnicking, and short trail…
- Rattlesnake Springs — Wildlife · Eddy County, NM
Desert oasis and day-use unit of Carlsbad Caverns National Park (with adjacent Nature Conservancy preserve) fed by a perennial spring in the Chihuahuan Deser…
- Rio Grande Nature Center State Park — Wildlife · Bernalillo County, NM
Urban bosque wildlife sanctuary on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque with a distinctive visitor center, observation blinds, and trails through cottonwood riparia…
- Salt Creek Wilderness — Wildlife · Chaves County, NM
9,621-acre wilderness unit of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Roswell. Protects Chihuahuan Desert scrub, red-rock bluffs, Pecos River corri…
- Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Socorro County, NM
Large middle-Rio Grande refuge where Chihuahuan Desert, Great Plains grassland, Colorado Plateau shrub-steppe, and piñon-juniper meet along the river corrido…
- 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…
- Tingley Beach — Wildlife · Bernalillo County, NM
City of Albuquerque / ABQ BioPark free public ponds and bosque edge south of Central Avenue on the Rio Grande. Fishing ponds, bird blinds, and bosque paths s…
- Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Bernalillo County, NM
Urban national wildlife refuge in Albuquerque’s South Valley (est. 2012): ~570 acres of former farmland being restored to bosque, wetland, and grassland habi…
- Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area — Wildlife · Valencia County, NM
Valencia Soil & Water Conservation District wetland and bosque restoration complex near Belen on the Middle Rio Grande. Moist meadows, restored wetlands, and…