Most Scenic Road Trips in New Mexico
Enjoy epic road trips in New Mexico with your family and witness spectacular scenery along the way that will give you memorable holiday experiences.
Enjoy epic road trips in New Mexico with your family and witness spectacular scenery along the way that will give you memorable holiday experiences.
Satisfy your scenic fascination with one of the planet's geological masterpieces. Rightly named for their distinctive conical shape, the Tent Rocks are located forty miles outside Santa Fe, NM. They have several trails that end with cinematic mesa views of Jemez, Sandia, and Sangre de Cristo mountains. The tent rocks are perfect for hiking, scenic views, and bird watching.
You will find these surreal gypsum crystal dunes in the Tularosa Basin in the northern part of the Chihuahuan Desert. You can take an independent trip or opt for an eight-mile scenic Dunes Drive. It's great for stargazing, photography, surfing down the crystalline dunes, or camping in one of the dunes' ten backcountry campsites.
It has awe-inspiring rock formations and impressive limestone caves. When you time your visit in early October, you will witness the nightly bat exodus from the caverns. You can watch the event from the Bat Flight Amphitheater.
💳 Highest rates | in December |
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🥳 Busiest month | August |
🛏️ Popular home types | Cabin and House rental |
🌡️ Hottest months | 91 °F in June and July |
❄️ Coldest months | January and February |
🌧️ Rainiest months | 13 rainy days in June and July |
There are many House rental and Cabin that are great for Road Trips in New Mexico.
You can get an incredible rental from $273 and get discounts up to 47%!
Usually the size of a House rental is 177 m² and can fit 7 guests on average which is ideal for large groups.