Chama, New Mexico Travel Information

Chama Area Campgrounds The most striking thing about the area surrounding Chama is its diversity. As you travel north through Abiquiu, the orange and red canyon walls gradually give way to pinon-dotted mesas before you reac... Chama, NM

Cumbres Pass: Chama to Cumbres Pass A 13-mile drive into the San Juan Mountains of Colorado along the route of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. This drive is short but very scenic. It climbs through the San Juan Mountains of nor... Chama, NM

Ghost Ranch: Abiquiu to Tierra Amarilla A 45-mile drive through the red-rock country between Abiquiu and Tierra Marilla. The drive starts in the cottonwood-lined Chama River Valley and slowly climbs north into the foothills of the Tusas Mou... Tierra Amarilla, NM

The Lodge at Chama This is a premier resort property located on 36,000 acres of Jicarilla-Apache–owned land in the San Juan Range of Northern New Mexico. This state’s motto is “the Land of Enchantment,” and you’ll certa... Chama, NM

Trujillo Meadows Campground Trujillo Meadows exudes a high-mountain aura from its perch near Cumbres Pass and the New Mexico state line. Thick stands of conifers yield to open clearings of grass where cool breezes make summer wi... Antonito, CO

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• Northwest New Mexico Campgrounds and Camping Trips
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• Northern New Mexico Scenic Drives and Road Trips
• Northern New Mexico Weekend Getaways and Day Trips

Cumbres - Toltec Challenge (Distance: 0.9 mi) Come chase the narrow-gauge train of the Cumbres-Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSR) in the mountains of north-central New Mexico and southern Colorado. Stay overnight at the end of your cycling day and re...

Chama, NM - Road Biking - length:48.5 mi

Rio Chama, Upper (Distance: 2.5 mi) The Rio Chama is the largest tributary to the Rio Grande in New Mexico. It begins in Colorado’s wild San Juan Mountains, then runs into New Mexico through gorgeous, untouched forest. Walk up from the ...

Chama, NM - Fly-Fishing - length:unknown

West Chama Trail (Distance: 10.4 mi) A day hike or overnighter along the Chama River into the upper Chama Basin, located approximately 7 miles north of Chama, New Mexico; about 35 miles southwest of Antonito, Colorado.

Chama, NM - Hiking - length:16 mi

Rio de los Pinos (Distance: 16.3 mi) The New Mexico portion of the Los Pinos is an exceptionally pleasant and easy river to fly fish. Averaging 40' wide, this little gem of a stream has a gentle gradient and is seldom more than waist dee...

San Miguel, NM - Fly-Fishing - length:unknown

Cruces Basin Wilderness Area Trails (Distance: 16.4 mi) I first visited the cruces basin wilderness on a typical day in October, when the grassland was tawny as the fur on a puma and the aspens, just beginning to lose their leaves, seemed like translucent ...

Tres Piedras, NM - Hiking - length:unknown

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Pinon Pagosa Springs Golf Club Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 36.9 miles from center of Chama, New Mexico

Ponderosa Pagosa Springs Golf Club Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 36.9 miles from center of Chama, New Mexico

Meadows Pagosa Springs Golf Club Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 36.9 miles from center of Chama, New Mexico

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