Santa Fe Active and Adventure Travel Guide
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Adobe style building in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (ThinkStock)
Santa Fe Active and Adventure Travel Tips
- Santa Fe edges up against some of the country’s most dramatically beautiful mountains—the Sangre de Cristos, the Jemez, and the San Juans—providing access to virtually limitless hiking possibilities, lazy strolls along meandering streams, and technical ascents of backcountry peaks.
- The ten-mile Aspen Vista Trail is a moderately easy day hike offering views of the surrounding mountains and of the city of Santa Fe, 13 miles back down the mountainside. Continue about five miles past Hyde Park to the trailhead at Aspen Vista Picnic Area.
- Santa Fe’s proximity to mountain backcountry—along with its decidedly outdoorsy population—has made it one of the southwest’s mountain-biking meccas, with trails nearby ranging from easy fire roads to remote technical singletracks.
- With maps at every junction, the Dale Ball Trails System features a well-marked series of open-road and singletrack trails that wind through the Santa Fe National Forest just above (and a few minutes from) downtown Santa Fe. Follow Artist Road/NM 475 to the well-marked trailhead on the left.
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Attractions
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
710 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Distance: 1.7 mi. (from destination center)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Distance: 1.7 mi. (from destination center)
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Bradbury Science Museum
15th St. and Central Ave
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Distance: 25.0 mi. (from destination center)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Distance: 25.0 mi. (from destination center)
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Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum
9201 Balloon Museum Dr. NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103-1293
Distance: 50.6 mi. (from destination center)
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103-1293
Distance: 50.6 mi. (from destination center)
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Airports
Major Airports near Santa Fe
| Distance (mi.) | ||
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| Albuquerque International Airport | 57.8map | |
| Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | 226.7map | |
| El Paso International Airport | 270.1map |
Other Smaller Airports near Santa Fe
| Distance (mi.) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Airport | 8.5map | |
| Alamosa Municipal Airport | 120.8map | |
| Durango La Plata Airport | 142.9map |
Flight Deals to Santa Fe
| Originating | From |
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| Sacramento (SAC) to Albuquerque (ABQ) | $258 |
| Milwaukee (MKE) to Albuquerque (ABQ) | $306 |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Albuquerque (ABQ) | $308 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Albuquerque (ABQ) | $308 |
| Indianapolis (IND) to Albuquerque (ABQ) | $315 |
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