Area Activities
The following is a list of recommended area activities. Please contact the outfitter directly for booking and reservations.
Taos Center for the Arts
Town of Taos
City of Santa Fe
White Water Rafting
Mountain Climbing
Guided Hikes
Hot Air Ballooning
Helicopter Tours
Llama Trekking
Skiing
Fishing
Golf
Scenic Railroad
Cultural and Historic
Click here to download an area map
The TCA is presenting "Swing into Spring" April 2-4. Nationally acclaimed Big Band-style dance band Swing Fever will perform a gala dinner dance concert at the Taos Country Club on Friday, April 2. Tickers are $75 per person and are available at www.tcataos.org
"A state of mind" is what D.H. Lawrence called the city of Taos, an historic art colony in Northern New Mexico. Taos is a world-class recreational center, home to over 100 art galleries, 6 museums, music and arts festivals, outdoor adventures, and the Taos Pueblo that has been inhabited for over 1000 years.
http://www.taosvacationguide.com
http://www.taoshistoricmuseums.org
http://taosartmuseum.org
http://www.harwoodmuseum.org
Getaway to the city different. A city that embraces its natural environment unlike any other in the United States whose beautiful, brown adobe architecture blends with the high desert landscape. Visit museums including the Georgia O\'Keeffe Museum, the Wheelright Museum of the American Indian, and SITE Santa Fe, a contemporary art museum, then check out the Galleries on Canyon road or the eccentric shops in Plaza. Just one hour south of Ojo Caliente.
http://santafe.org
Nearby rafting on the Rio Grande River is world class! From Taos Box expert white-water rafting to the more gentle and beautiful stretch near Velarde, there is something for everyone.
Los Rios River Runners
(800) 544 1181
Santa Fe Rafting Co & Outfitters
(800) 467 RAFT
http://www.santaferafting.com
Known World Exceptional River Adventures
(800) 983 7756
http://www.knownworldguides.com
Far Flung Adventures
(800) 359 2627
http://www.farflung.com
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures
(505) 983 3734
http://www.kokopelliraft.com
Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Adventures
http://www.climbingschoolusa.com
New Mexico Outdoor Adventures
http://www.newmexicooutdoor.com
Enjoy spectacular views from a hot air balloon piloted by an FAA certified pilot. Many flights will also fly over and into the Rio Grande Gorge north of Taos.
Pueblo Balloon Company
(505) 751-9877
http://www.puebloballoon.com/
Enchantment Helicopters
Based in Albuquerque, locally owned Enchantment Helicopters offers introductory helicopter discovery flights to romantic engagement flights. Pick up and drop off flights available to approved locations, including Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs. See the Land of Enchantment from a helicopter with your loved one.
http://www.enchantmenthelicopters.com/
(505) 831-4354
Enjoy hiking the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Rio Grande Gorge while gentle llamas carry your gear. Day hikes and camping trips available.
Wild Earth Llama Adventures
(800) 758-5262
http://www.llamaadventures.com/
Ski New Mexico
http://www.skinewmexico.com/
Ski Santa Fe
High above the most sophisticated and historic city in the country, Ski Santa Fe calls to those who want a great mountain experience and something more than a typical resort. Ski and slide in fresh powder all day, then take in world-class art, dining, and culture at night.
http://www.skisantafe.com/
(505) 982 4429
Snow conditions: (505) 983 9155
Ski Taos
A purist\'s dream-Taos Ski Valley has the meanest moguls, steepest chutes, and deepest powder around. With no snowboards and a top- ranked ski school, it\'s the best place on the planet to progress from terminal intermediate to low altitude flyer.
http://skitaos.org/
(800) 347 7414
Snow conditions: (505) 776 2916
Ski Taos Angel Fire Resort
There are so many ways to get around the mountain at Angel Fire Resort-- boarding, skiing, skating, tubing, and biking, for starters--you\'ll want to try them all. Boarders and skiers alike love the four terrain parks and the state\'s only half-pipe.
http://www.angelfireresort.com
(800) 633 7463
Snow conditions: (800) 633 7463
Sipapu Ski
From lodging to terrain, everything seems designed both to please a family- With 32 runs, a vertical drop of 1055 feet, average snowfall of 130\", and a snowmaking system that covers 70 percent of Sipapu\'s 200 acres, visitors can be assured of good conditions.
http://www.sipapunm.com/
(800) 587 2240
Pajarito
Pajarito Mountain is located on the eastern edge of the Jemez Mountains in north central New Mexico, just west of Los Alamos. It comprises around 850 acres of land, privately owned by Los Alamos Ski Club, that was developed as a ski area in the late 1950\'s.
http://www.skipajarito.com/
(505) 662 5725
Land of Enchantment Guides
Land of Enchantment Guides is a fly fishing guide service and guided hike service, taking clients to fish on all types of water - from large rivers to high mountain spring creeks and lakes in Northern New Mexico. They offer many types of hikes that cover all different aspects of Northern New Mexico’s wild and rural experience. In many cases, hikes also include some site-seeing on the drive to and from the destination. Check out the Posi-Ouinge, Old Mines & Ojo Mineral Springs hike which is right here at Ojo Caliente. Custom hikes are available.
http://www.loeguides.com/
(505) 629-5688
Lake Abiquiu
Covering 2,000 acres of former Ghost Ranch land, the lake has recreation facilities for picnicing, walking, swimming, boating and camping, all surrounded by red sandstone cliffs and mesas.
http://www.digitalabiquiu.com/
(505) 686 4371
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande journeys 1,900 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. It passes through 800 foot chasms of the Rio Grande Gorge, a wild and remote area of northern New Mexico. The canyon provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities, luring fishermen, hikers, artists, and whitewater boating enthusiasts.
http://www.nps.gov
(505) 758 8851
Recorded River Information: (505) 758 8148
Jemez Mountain River
A 74 mile route, the Jemez River is great for fly fishing and trout. The most interesting section is around Jemez Springs - with numerous hot springs and a forceful waterfall, Soda Dam, where the river drops 15 feet through a curious formation made of deposited minerals from nearby thermal springs.
http://www.nps.gov
http://www.flyfishingconnection.com
(505) 672-3861 x 517
Chama River
There are only four main access points to the Chama but each one gives fisherman the opportunity to catch a trophy Brown Trout. The Rio Chama is quite a river, measuring about 15 to 20ft wide at most places.
http://www.nps.gov
(505) 758 8851
Recorded River Information: (505) 758 8148
Streit Fly Fishing
Hire a guide trained by Taylor Streit, a \"Legendary Guide\" in the Freshwater Fishing Hall Fame with 30 years experience guiding fly fishers in Northern New Mexico. He is the author of three acclaimed fly fishing books. Experienced guides provide instruction for beginners and advice for more experienced anglers. Guided fishing available on many fine streams, as well as the Rio Grande, Red River, and Conejos River.
http://www.streitflyfishing.com/
(575) 751-1312
Black Mesa Golf Club
Dramatic vistas of the sprawling valley climbing to distant mountains serve as an inspiring backdrop at Black Mesa Golf Club. Fairways, framed by arroyos, hug the natural ridgelines and valleys of sandstone foothills like lava leading to undulating greens in box canyons and beneath rocky ridges. Every hole shaped by the surrounding landscape
like an artist forming a delicate piece of pottery. 40 minutes drive from Ojo Caliente.
http://site.blackmesagolfclub.com/
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Hidden away in a little-known corner of the southern Rocky Mountains is a precious historic artifact of the American West. Built in 1880 and little changed since, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is the most spectacular example of steam era mountain railroading in North America.
1-888-CUMBRES
http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
Alamosa, Colorado
http://www.riograndescenicrailroad.com/
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The multi-storied adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years.
http://www.taospueblo.com/
(505) 758 1028
San Juan Pueblo
One of the largest Tewa-speaking pueblos with a population of 6,748, today, the pueblo is the headquarters of the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council and home to the Oke-Oweenge Crafts Cooperative, which exhibits the art of the eight northern pueblos.
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amsw/sw41.htm
(505) 852 4400
Santa Clara Pueblo
The pueblo\'s major attraction is Santa Clara Canyon, a deep, tree-lined retreat with several mountain-ringed fishing lakes, developed campsites and picnicking, all by permit.
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amsw/sw41.htm
(505) 753 7326
Tesuque Pueblo
The name Tesuque is a Spanish variation of the Tewa name, Te Tesugeh Oweengeh, meaning the \"village of the narrow place of the cottonwood trees.\" The pueblo is one of the state\'s smallest pueblos with a population of about 806, but its members are proud of their rich heritage.
(505) 983 2667 / 988 3620
Nambé Pueblo
Nambé Pueblo is a popular stop for visitors seeking beauty and recreation in the stunning foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Nambé Falls Recreation Area, located above the pueblo, offers swimming, lake fishing, a stunning double-drop waterfall and camping for a modest fee.
(505) 455 2304
Puye Cliffs
For more than three centuries – from the late 1100s to 1580 – Puye Cliffs was home to 1500 Pueblo Indians who lived, farmed and hunted game there. Puye Cliffs consists of two levels of cliff dwellings cut into the cliff face, as well as dwellings on the mesa top. Tours are available of this fascinating historic center. Visit http://www.puyecliffs.com/index.html or call 505-901-0681.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Home at Ghost Ranch
The home and studio of the artist Georgia O\'Keeffe is one of the most important artistic sites in the southwestern United States. The buildings, their immediate surroundings, and the views they command of the magnificent landscape that inspired many of O\'Keeffe\'s best-known paintings.
http://www.ghostranch.org
Ghost Ranch & Museum
Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu is also home to the Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology and the Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology. The museums are located just west of Lower Pavilion.
http://www.ghostranch.org
Ghost Ranch Abiquiu
(877) 804 4678 / (505) 685 4333
Ghost Ranch Santa Fe
(800) 821 5145 / (505) 982 8539
Bandelier National Monument
Visit the Cliff Dwellings and Pueblo Ruins of the Anasazi Indians. More ruins, many of them unexcavated, are scattered along adjacent canyons within the Monument boundary .
http://www.nps.gov/band/
Chaco Canyon National Monument
Chaco Canyon was a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. It was a hub of ceremony, trade, and administration for the prehistoric Four Corners area - unlike anything before or since.
http://www.nps.gov/chcu
(505) 786 7014
Shidoni
This bronze art foundry, sculpture garden and gallery, is situated along the Rio Tesuque on an eight acre apple orchard. Visitors have the opportunity to watch 2000 degree molten bronze being poured into ceramic shell molds, stroll around the sculpture garden and visit the gallery which represents 100 different sculptors from all over the country.
http://www.shidoni.com
(505) 988 8001
El Santuario de Chimayo
Famous for the healing powers of the “Tierra Bendita” (Sacred Earth)A place to pray and meditate and to experience peace of mind as well as of body.
http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/AboutASF/Chimayo.html
(505) 351 4889
Taos Center for the Arts
Town of Taos
City of Santa Fe
White Water Rafting
Mountain Climbing
Guided Hikes
Hot Air Ballooning
Helicopter Tours
Llama Trekking
Skiing
Fishing
Golf
Scenic Railroad
Cultural and Historic
Click here to download an area map
Taos Center for the Arts "Swing into Spring!"
The TCA is presenting "Swing into Spring" April 2-4. Nationally acclaimed Big Band-style dance band Swing Fever will perform a gala dinner dance concert at the Taos Country Club on Friday, April 2. Tickers are $75 per person and are available at www.tcataos.org
The Town of Taos
"A state of mind" is what D.H. Lawrence called the city of Taos, an historic art colony in Northern New Mexico. Taos is a world-class recreational center, home to over 100 art galleries, 6 museums, music and arts festivals, outdoor adventures, and the Taos Pueblo that has been inhabited for over 1000 years.
http://www.taosvacationguide.com
http://www.taoshistoricmuseums.org
http://taosartmuseum.org
http://www.harwoodmuseum.org
The City of Santa Fe
Getaway to the city different. A city that embraces its natural environment unlike any other in the United States whose beautiful, brown adobe architecture blends with the high desert landscape. Visit museums including the Georgia O\'Keeffe Museum, the Wheelright Museum of the American Indian, and SITE Santa Fe, a contemporary art museum, then check out the Galleries on Canyon road or the eccentric shops in Plaza. Just one hour south of Ojo Caliente.
http://santafe.org
WHITE WATER RAFTING
Nearby rafting on the Rio Grande River is world class! From Taos Box expert white-water rafting to the more gentle and beautiful stretch near Velarde, there is something for everyone.
Los Rios River Runners
(800) 544 1181
Santa Fe Rafting Co & Outfitters
(800) 467 RAFT
http://www.santaferafting.com
Known World Exceptional River Adventures
(800) 983 7756
http://www.knownworldguides.com
Far Flung Adventures
(800) 359 2627
http://www.farflung.com
Kokopelli Rafting Adventures
(505) 983 3734
http://www.kokopelliraft.com
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Adventures
http://www.climbingschoolusa.com
GUIDED HIKES
New Mexico Outdoor Adventures
http://www.newmexicooutdoor.com
HOT AIR BALLOONING
Enjoy spectacular views from a hot air balloon piloted by an FAA certified pilot. Many flights will also fly over and into the Rio Grande Gorge north of Taos.
Pueblo Balloon Company
(505) 751-9877
http://www.puebloballoon.com/
HELICOPTER TOURS
Enchantment Helicopters
Based in Albuquerque, locally owned Enchantment Helicopters offers introductory helicopter discovery flights to romantic engagement flights. Pick up and drop off flights available to approved locations, including Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs. See the Land of Enchantment from a helicopter with your loved one.
http://www.enchantmenthelicopters.com/
(505) 831-4354
LLAMA TREKKING
Enjoy hiking the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Rio Grande Gorge while gentle llamas carry your gear. Day hikes and camping trips available.
Wild Earth Llama Adventures
(800) 758-5262
http://www.llamaadventures.com/
SKIING
Ski New Mexico
http://www.skinewmexico.com/
Ski Santa Fe
High above the most sophisticated and historic city in the country, Ski Santa Fe calls to those who want a great mountain experience and something more than a typical resort. Ski and slide in fresh powder all day, then take in world-class art, dining, and culture at night.
http://www.skisantafe.com/
(505) 982 4429
Snow conditions: (505) 983 9155
Ski Taos
A purist\'s dream-Taos Ski Valley has the meanest moguls, steepest chutes, and deepest powder around. With no snowboards and a top- ranked ski school, it\'s the best place on the planet to progress from terminal intermediate to low altitude flyer.
http://skitaos.org/
(800) 347 7414
Snow conditions: (505) 776 2916
Ski Taos Angel Fire Resort
There are so many ways to get around the mountain at Angel Fire Resort-- boarding, skiing, skating, tubing, and biking, for starters--you\'ll want to try them all. Boarders and skiers alike love the four terrain parks and the state\'s only half-pipe.
http://www.angelfireresort.com
(800) 633 7463
Snow conditions: (800) 633 7463
Sipapu Ski
From lodging to terrain, everything seems designed both to please a family- With 32 runs, a vertical drop of 1055 feet, average snowfall of 130\", and a snowmaking system that covers 70 percent of Sipapu\'s 200 acres, visitors can be assured of good conditions.
http://www.sipapunm.com/
(800) 587 2240
Pajarito
Pajarito Mountain is located on the eastern edge of the Jemez Mountains in north central New Mexico, just west of Los Alamos. It comprises around 850 acres of land, privately owned by Los Alamos Ski Club, that was developed as a ski area in the late 1950\'s.
http://www.skipajarito.com/
(505) 662 5725
FISHING
Land of Enchantment Guides
Land of Enchantment Guides is a fly fishing guide service and guided hike service, taking clients to fish on all types of water - from large rivers to high mountain spring creeks and lakes in Northern New Mexico. They offer many types of hikes that cover all different aspects of Northern New Mexico’s wild and rural experience. In many cases, hikes also include some site-seeing on the drive to and from the destination. Check out the Posi-Ouinge, Old Mines & Ojo Mineral Springs hike which is right here at Ojo Caliente. Custom hikes are available.
http://www.loeguides.com/
(505) 629-5688
Lake Abiquiu
Covering 2,000 acres of former Ghost Ranch land, the lake has recreation facilities for picnicing, walking, swimming, boating and camping, all surrounded by red sandstone cliffs and mesas.
http://www.digitalabiquiu.com/
(505) 686 4371
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande journeys 1,900 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. It passes through 800 foot chasms of the Rio Grande Gorge, a wild and remote area of northern New Mexico. The canyon provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities, luring fishermen, hikers, artists, and whitewater boating enthusiasts.
http://www.nps.gov
(505) 758 8851
Recorded River Information: (505) 758 8148
Jemez Mountain River
A 74 mile route, the Jemez River is great for fly fishing and trout. The most interesting section is around Jemez Springs - with numerous hot springs and a forceful waterfall, Soda Dam, where the river drops 15 feet through a curious formation made of deposited minerals from nearby thermal springs.
http://www.nps.gov
http://www.flyfishingconnection.com
(505) 672-3861 x 517
Chama River
There are only four main access points to the Chama but each one gives fisherman the opportunity to catch a trophy Brown Trout. The Rio Chama is quite a river, measuring about 15 to 20ft wide at most places.
http://www.nps.gov
(505) 758 8851
Recorded River Information: (505) 758 8148
Streit Fly Fishing
Hire a guide trained by Taylor Streit, a \"Legendary Guide\" in the Freshwater Fishing Hall Fame with 30 years experience guiding fly fishers in Northern New Mexico. He is the author of three acclaimed fly fishing books. Experienced guides provide instruction for beginners and advice for more experienced anglers. Guided fishing available on many fine streams, as well as the Rio Grande, Red River, and Conejos River.
http://www.streitflyfishing.com/
(575) 751-1312
GOLF
Black Mesa Golf Club
Dramatic vistas of the sprawling valley climbing to distant mountains serve as an inspiring backdrop at Black Mesa Golf Club. Fairways, framed by arroyos, hug the natural ridgelines and valleys of sandstone foothills like lava leading to undulating greens in box canyons and beneath rocky ridges. Every hole shaped by the surrounding landscape
like an artist forming a delicate piece of pottery. 40 minutes drive from Ojo Caliente.
http://site.blackmesagolfclub.com/
SCENIC RAILROAD
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Hidden away in a little-known corner of the southern Rocky Mountains is a precious historic artifact of the American West. Built in 1880 and little changed since, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is the most spectacular example of steam era mountain railroading in North America.
1-888-CUMBRES
http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
Alamosa, Colorado
http://www.riograndescenicrailroad.com/
CULTURAL & HISTORIC
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The multi-storied adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years.
http://www.taospueblo.com/
(505) 758 1028
San Juan Pueblo
One of the largest Tewa-speaking pueblos with a population of 6,748, today, the pueblo is the headquarters of the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council and home to the Oke-Oweenge Crafts Cooperative, which exhibits the art of the eight northern pueblos.
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amsw/sw41.htm
(505) 852 4400
Santa Clara Pueblo
The pueblo\'s major attraction is Santa Clara Canyon, a deep, tree-lined retreat with several mountain-ringed fishing lakes, developed campsites and picnicking, all by permit.
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amsw/sw41.htm
(505) 753 7326
Tesuque Pueblo
The name Tesuque is a Spanish variation of the Tewa name, Te Tesugeh Oweengeh, meaning the \"village of the narrow place of the cottonwood trees.\" The pueblo is one of the state\'s smallest pueblos with a population of about 806, but its members are proud of their rich heritage.
(505) 983 2667 / 988 3620
Nambé Pueblo
Nambé Pueblo is a popular stop for visitors seeking beauty and recreation in the stunning foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Nambé Falls Recreation Area, located above the pueblo, offers swimming, lake fishing, a stunning double-drop waterfall and camping for a modest fee.
(505) 455 2304
Puye Cliffs
For more than three centuries – from the late 1100s to 1580 – Puye Cliffs was home to 1500 Pueblo Indians who lived, farmed and hunted game there. Puye Cliffs consists of two levels of cliff dwellings cut into the cliff face, as well as dwellings on the mesa top. Tours are available of this fascinating historic center. Visit http://www.puyecliffs.com/index.html or call 505-901-0681.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Home at Ghost Ranch
The home and studio of the artist Georgia O\'Keeffe is one of the most important artistic sites in the southwestern United States. The buildings, their immediate surroundings, and the views they command of the magnificent landscape that inspired many of O\'Keeffe\'s best-known paintings.
http://www.ghostranch.org
Ghost Ranch & Museum
Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu is also home to the Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology and the Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology. The museums are located just west of Lower Pavilion.
http://www.ghostranch.org
Ghost Ranch Abiquiu
(877) 804 4678 / (505) 685 4333
Ghost Ranch Santa Fe
(800) 821 5145 / (505) 982 8539
Bandelier National Monument
Visit the Cliff Dwellings and Pueblo Ruins of the Anasazi Indians. More ruins, many of them unexcavated, are scattered along adjacent canyons within the Monument boundary .
http://www.nps.gov/band/
Chaco Canyon National Monument
Chaco Canyon was a major center of ancestral Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. It was a hub of ceremony, trade, and administration for the prehistoric Four Corners area - unlike anything before or since.
http://www.nps.gov/chcu
(505) 786 7014
Shidoni
This bronze art foundry, sculpture garden and gallery, is situated along the Rio Tesuque on an eight acre apple orchard. Visitors have the opportunity to watch 2000 degree molten bronze being poured into ceramic shell molds, stroll around the sculpture garden and visit the gallery which represents 100 different sculptors from all over the country.
http://www.shidoni.com
(505) 988 8001
El Santuario de Chimayo
Famous for the healing powers of the “Tierra Bendita” (Sacred Earth)A place to pray and meditate and to experience peace of mind as well as of body.
http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/AboutASF/Chimayo.html
(505) 351 4889
