About 1.2 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created a 14-mile-wide circular depression in the earth now known as Valles Caldera. The preserve is known for its huge mountain meadows, abundant wildlife, and meandering streams. The area also preserves the homeland of ancestral native peoples and embraces a rich ranching history.
What you’ll hear
70 places to explore in this park.
- Banco Bonito
- Birding By Car Stop 1
- Birding By Car Stop 2
- Birding By Car Stop 3
- Birding By Car Stop 4
- Birding By Car Stop 5
- Bond Cabin
- Caretaker's Cabin
- Cerro Del Medio
- Cerro La Jara Stop 1
- Cerro La Jara Stop 2
- Cerro La Jara Stop 3
- Cerro La Jara Stop 4
- Cerro La Jara Stop 5
- Cerro La Jara Stop 6
- Cerro La Jara Stop 7
- Cerro La Jara Stop 8
- Cerro La Jara Trailhead
- Cerros del Abrigo
- Commissary
- Cowboy Cabin
- East Fork Jemez River
- Historic Cabin District
- History Grove
- Jaramillo Creek
- Main Park Entrance
- NM State Route 4 Pullouts
- Old Barn
- Otero Cabin
- Ranch Foreman's Cabin
- Redondo Peak - Resurgent Dome
- Saddle Shed
- San Antonio Creek
- South Mountain
- Stop 10: Cerro Del Medio
- Stop 11: Cerros Del Abrigo
- Stop 12: Other Tribal Connections
- Stop 13: Banco Bonito
- Stop 1: Entrance Plaza
- Stop 1: Sulphur Creek Trailhead
- Stop 1: Welcome to the Park!
- Stop 2: Entrance Station
- Stop 2: Tuff Spires
- Stop 2: Valle Grande
- Stop 3: Cerro La Jara
- Stop 3: Sulphur Springs
- Stop 3: Valle Grande
- Stop 4: Footbath Spring
- Stop 4: "Place of the Douglas Fir"
- Stop 4: Redondo
- Stop 5: Jaramillo Creek
- Stop 5: The Mexican Gray Wolf
- Stop 5: Tony's Spring
- Stop 6: Cerros Del Trasquilar
- Stop 6: Men's Bathhouse Spring
- Stop 6: Waavema
- Stop 7: Antler Mountain
- Stop 7: Electric Spring
- Stop 7: Valle Santa Rosa
- Stop 8: Final Look
- Stop 8: The Cabin District
- Stop 8: Valle San Antonio
- Stop 9: The Bond Cabin
- Stop 9: Valle Toledo
- Sulphur Canyon
- The Movie Set Cabin
- The San Antonio Cabin
- Valle Grande
- Valle Grande Pond
- Volcano Discovery Center
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