Bear Canyon Lake

Bear Canyon Lake is an easy drive from Rose Valley RV Ranch and is a popular destination for fishing, picnics, bird watching and more. Learn more!

Bill Evans Lake

Bill Evans Lake is an interesting body of water: It's a lake 300 feet above the river that fills it. Water from the Gila River is pumped up a high mesa to where a sparkling lake is impounded. The lake is suited to both trout and warmwater fish species, and is a great year-round place to watch birds and wildlife. Learn more!

The Catwalk

The Catwalk National Scenic Trail offers a fascinating glimpse into the geologic and historic foundations of Grant County. The result of cataclysmic volcanic actions, the area now offers a beautiful picnic spot next to Whitewater Creek, a challenging one-mile trail along the historic 1890's mining waterway, and a sense of place that creates images of an earlier time. Learn more!

City of Rocks

Formed of volcanic ash 30 million years ago and sculpted by wind and water into rows of monolithic blocks, City of Rocks State Park takes its name from these incredible rock formations. Cactus gardens and hiking trails add to this unique destination. Learn more!

Cliff Dwellings

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the people of the Mogollon culture who lived in the Gila Wilderness from the 1280s through the early 1300s. The surroundings probably look today very much like they did when the cliff dwellings were inhabited. It is surrounded by the Gila National Forest and lies at the edge of the Gila Wilderness, the nation's first designated wilderness area. Learn more!

Fort Bayard

Fort Bayard played an integral role in protecting settlers and miners in the Los Pinos and Silver City mining districts. Copper, silver, and gold mining spurred economic development of this region of southwestern New Mexico.

Soldiers from the fort battled many of the most famous apache war leaders, including Victorio, Nana, and Geronimo. Learn more!

Gila National Forest

Every National Forest offers its own unique beauty. The Gila's beauty is in its diversity of rugged mountains, deep canyons, meadows, and semi-desert country. Elevations range from 4,200 to 10,900 feet and cover four of the six life zones. Flora and fauna are diverse. Learn more!

Golf Course

A challenging championship 18-hole public course with bent-grass greens and watered blue glass fairways, the high desert vistas, natural wetlands and gentle year-round weather at 6,000 feet above sea level makes the Silver City golf course a very special golf experience. Learn more!

Historic Downtown

Silver City's Historic Downtown still shows much of its Old West charm, with buildings and streets from the days when bars of silver were stacked neatly on curbsides, waiting for assay or delivery out of town. Today, Silver City still has much to offer visitors and residents alike. Downtown is a successful multi-use area that appeals to many different customers. Learn more!

Lake Roberts

Lake Roberts is a high-country jewel, nestled among mountains near the Gila Cliff Dwellings and impounding the cold, clear waters of springs feeding Sapillo Creek The Lake is a great stop on a trip through the Mimbres Valley or while touring the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway. Learn more!

Mogollon

Part ghost town and part quiet retreat, Mogollon (pronounced "muggy - own") is a historic jewel perched in the Mogollon Mountains of southern Catron County, just north of Grant County. Learn more!

Scenic Byway

The 93-mile Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway beckons you to experience the beauties of southwestern New Mexico. Walk where the spirits of all the people — miners, homesteaders, Indians, Spanish explorers, mountain men — who have passed through this area left their mark. And, like those who came before, the beauty of the surroundings will leave its mark on you. Learn more!