Cerrillos Hills State Park

Incredible walking and views on the real Turquoise Trail

One of my favorite places in the world, especially for Winter hiking. So many miles of trails ( and horse trails), incredible views, lots of ups and downs and arounds, a constant cahge of terrain-- c...

Interesting topography and fascinating history

The hiking here is excellent, especially for mining history buffs. Some of the hills are steep, but they're not too long. The whole area is exposed, so go early and/or carry lots of water on sunny day...

Nice Hiking

Really gorgeous views and nice hiking. The mines are not what you would expect though. The deepest one is 20 feet and really amount to holes in the ground. There are information signs explaining who o...

Beautiful views, but we left feeling a bit let down.

Cerrillos Hills was our second hiking spot of the day. I guess I read a little too much into my internet research beforehand, because we were expecting to see a lot (mining wise). We hiked two easy tr...

Cerrillos Hills State Park

My daughter found this state park and I am glad she did. We stopped at the visitors center first. The volunteer staffing the facility was extremely helpful, knowledgeable and very welcoming. We lea...