Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
Places to Visit

  • Bandelier National Monument

    Bandelier National Monument (NM)

    Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos is a wonderful place to see the ruins of many cliff houses and pueblo-style dwellings of 13th-century Pueblo Indians.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Turn right onto SR 30. Continue along SR 30, it will connect to 502. Follow SR 502 past Los Alamos. The highway will turn into SR 4. The highway does not go through National Monument land but borders it about 5 miles out of Los Alamos.

  • Santa Fe National Forest

    Santa Fe National Forest (NM)

    Some of the finest mountain scenery in the Southwest is found in the 1.6 million acres covered by the Santa Fe National Forest.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Turn right onto SR 30. SR 30 connects with SR 502. SR 502 enters Forest land.