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9 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Taos County That You Shouldn't Miss
Looking for skiing, hiking, biking, fishing, rafting, turquoise and silver crafts, world-renowned art museums, literary history, and a thousand-year old Native American adobe pueblo? Not just anywhere. But near Georgia O’Keeffe landscapes, the Enchanted Circle, and the rivers, gorges, rolling mesas, and Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico? Choose a Taos area vacation.
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1. Latir Peak Wilderness Area
2. Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area
3. Wild Rivers Recreation Area
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 174 reviews
Reviewed By cavers2
Want to visit a beautiful, scenic area without the crowds you'd find at a national park? This is the place. You're on a high plataeu above the Rio Grande Gorge with plenty of camping, hiking, rafting, & biking options. The remoteness of the area allows for amazing night skies so camping out is highly recommended.The campgrounds at Wild Rivers are first come, first served so try to arrive early in the day to secure your site. A favortie hike of ours is the Arsenic Springs trail to the river and petroglyph viewing - try it!
4. Orilla Verde Recreation Area
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By Robyn_SR1121
Great place to visit and hike and photograph, also camping, fishing, rafting, mountain biking. I hiked the Picuris Trail, the Vista Verde Trail, the Slide trail, and part of the West Rim trail. I saw and photographed a lot of bighorn sheep. The Rio Grande River is a highlight too.
5. Agua Piedra Campground
6. Red River Fish Hatchery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 10 reviews
State-run hatchery that breeds trout for re-stocking purposes.
Reviewed By fishfortrout - Granbury, United States
Beautiful place and the fish will bite. The scenery is breathtaking as you walk down the trails on either side of the river. We also loved taking our dogs for walks in the camping areas just off paved roads .
7. Cruces Basin Wilderness
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 1 reviews
Part of the Carson National Forest, this wilderness region contains pristine high country up to 10,900 feet along with grassland stretching across the lower elevations.
8. Rio Costilla Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
