Have you always wanted to visit Santa Fe but you aren’t sure what to do when you get there? With about an hour drive to get to each location from Santa Fe. The following sites are all located slightly outside of Santa Fe, but they are all in the surrounding region. Let me know if I missed any.
Visit ancient Native American ruins from 1300 AD at the Coronado Historic site. Featuring beautifully painted murals inside a ceremonial kiva. Just fifty minutes south west of Santa Fe. Click here to see my post about it.
Come check out the site where they filmed the series Earth 2. Hike through slots, cracks, canyons created by enormous tent rocks at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. It’s located about an hours drive from Santa Fe. You can read all about it by clicking here.
Explore Ancient Dwellings At Bandelier National Monument. Featuring a Ceremonial Cave And Kiva located 140 ft high in the Canyon Wall. It’s a long way up but the view from up there is absolutely amazing. Unlike a lot of cave dwellings, you can actually walk into some of these and get a real feel for life back in those days. Located about an hour outside of Santa Fe. Click here to read all about it.
With over one thousand miles of trails, the 1.6-million-acre Santa Fe National Forest is a great place for a hike or simply to view nature and wildlife.
The Castaneda Hotel was built in 1898 to accommodate luxury travelers that came to the area. Also the location where Fred Harvey started his very first track side restaurant. Offering quality food, before then, people were served stale meats and cold beans. The majestic hotel still stands as grandiose as it did back in the day. It now offers lodging, conventions and food service.
Petroglyph National Monument is home to one of the largest petroglyph concentration in America! This historic art collection carved in volcanic rocks, dates as far back as 1300 A.D. It is like a picture book on rocks that was carved by thousands of people over thousands of years. Located about an hour from Santa Fe, in Albuquerque. Click here to learn more.
| Coronado Historic Site | Wednesday – Monday 8:30-5:00 pm | Closed Tuesday |
| Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument | November 1 – March 10 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | March 11 – October 31 7:00 am to 7:00 pm |
| Bandelier National Monument | November 1 – March 10 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | March 11 – October 31 7:00 am to 7:00 pm |
| Santa Fe National Forest | Open year-round Sunrise to sunset | |
| Castaneda Hotel | Open year round | |
| Petroglyph National Monument | Open Year-round Sunrise to sunset |
| 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo, NM 87004 | Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument | 15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87544 |
| Los Alamos, NM 87544 | Western Trail NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 |
There are accommodations all over Santa Fe, New Mexico. Keep in mind that all hotels within the city limits will charge you for valet parking. There are no self parking hotels available. If you want a beautiful, comfortable hotel with lots of freebies within walking distance of all attractions. Book your night at the Drury Plaza Hotel. I loved my stay there, click here to read about it.
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