BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT

At Bandelier National Monument, one of the National Park Service’s oldest sites (1916), you will find Ancestral Pueblo dwellings scattered across a landscape of broad mesas and steep-walled canyons that provide habitat for a diversity of plant and animal life.

The main loop trail (1.2 mile loop) in Frijoles Canyon provides easy access (partially handicapped accessible) to the remains of these ancient homes.

SPORTS & RECREATION

Los Alamos is home to Pajarito Ski Mountain, the top-notch Larry Walkup Aquatic Center, a scenic, high altitude golf course, a community skating rink, an urban trail system that connects to adjacent National Forest trails, and is adjacent to Bandelier National Monument, Jemez National Recreation Area, and the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Los Alamos is the eastern terminus of the Jemez Mountains National Scenic Byway

SCENIC VIEWS

Five Miles out of Los Alamos, New Mexico you will witness the breathtaking view of Anderson Overlook Park. Take in the beautiful views of the Sangre de Cristos and the Rio Grande valley. This overlook can be found on Highway 502 coming West into town.

Located nearby in White Rock, New Mexico, White Rock Overlook features a staggering 270 degree open space view of the beautiful Rio Grande River as it runs along the Jemez Mountains. From Highway 4 into White Rock, turn on Rover Blvd and then Meadow Lane until you turn left onto Overlook Road.