Silver City, NM
Visitor Services
Suggested Day Trips
Catwalk/Mogollon Day Trip
Travel Time: three to four hours
Points of interest: Continental Divide, Bill Evans Lake, Gila River, Leopold Vista, Glenwood and Glenwood Hatchery, the Catwalk of Whitewater Canyon and Mogollon
Gila Cliff Dwelling Day Trip and Trails of the Mountain Spirit
Travel Time: five to six hours
Points of interest: Fort Bayard National Cemetery, Fort Bayard Wildlife Refuge, Chino Open Pit Copper Mine, Mimbres River Valley, The Black Range and Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Bear Canyon Lake, Continental Divide, Lake Roberts, Vista Ruin Village, Senator Clinton P. Anderson Overlook, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Arrastra Site, Village of Pinos Altos
Lower Mimbres River Day Trip
Travel Time: two to three hours
Points of interest: Town of Hurley, Chino Mines Smelter, City of Rocks State Park, Natural Hot Springs, Mimbres River Valley, Chino Open Pit Copper Mine, Kneeling Nun Historic Marker
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Seasons
Best Time to DriveMarch-May and September-November are the best times to visit Silver City due to cooler temperatures.
Off Season
With year-round enjoyable weather, no time is a bad time to visit New Mexico!
Shoulder Season
Late December to late March is considered the shoulder season due to cool temperatures.








