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10 Beautiful New Mexico NATIONAL PARKS

National Parks

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

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At Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument visitors will find three distinct sites offering a unique glimpse into a different time in history.

Petroglyph National Monument

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Petroglyph NM protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs & symbols carved onto volcanic rock between 400 to 700 years ago.

Aztec Ruins National Monument

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At Aztec Ruins you can follow ancient passageways to a distant time. Explore West Ruin, a center of ancestral Pueblo society that once housed over 500 masonry rooms.

Bandelier National Monument

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At Bandelier National Monument you'll find petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and standing masonry walls.

Capulin Volcano National Monument

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At Capulin Volcano National Monument, you'll see a fascinating display of the volcanic geology of northeastern New Mexico.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

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These caverns provide those willing to explore them with an adventure into a different realm of natural beauty and wonder.

Chaco Culture National Historic Site

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Chaco Culture is an incredible place to explore the stunning ruins of the ancestral Puebloan people

El Malpais National Monument

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At El Malpais you can explore incredible geologic features such as lava flows, cinder cones, lava tube caves, and sandstone bluffs.

El Morro National Monument

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Home to beautiful cliffs & stunning landscapes, El Morro is one of the most beautiful New Mexico National Park sites.

White Sands National Park

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Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world's largest gypsum dune field.

New Mexico National Parks

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