America's Byways and National Wildlife Refuges
Santa Fe Trail (Colorado and New Mexico)

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Santa Fe Trail, one of America's first great trade routes, features historic sites and landmarks such as Bent's Fort, Raton Pass, Fort Union, Point of Rocks, Santa Fe, and Trinidad. Be sure to enjoy the scenery and the landscape's mountain ranges and wide plains. Embark on a lesser-known adventure and visit the wildlife refuges on the New Mexico section of the byway. About 20 miles north of Springer, Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge will offer you a great range of wildlife watching. See Bald and Golden Eagles, falcons, hawks, Sandhill Cranes, American White Pelicans, ducks, Burrowing and Great Horned Owls, coyote, black-tailed prairie dogs, mule and white-tailed deer, and even elk. Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, located just east of Las Vegas, covers over 8,600 acres and provides a safe and important habitat for over 270 bird species.

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Byway Wildlife Refuge Map Espanola Santa Fe Raton Conchas Lake State Park Kiowa National Grasslands El Camino Real Historic Route 66 Turquoise Trail Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway Los Caminos Antiguos Highway of Legends Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway Red River Ski Area Sugarite Canyon State Park Cimarron Canyon State Park Pecos National Historic Park Raton Museum Aztec Grist Mill Storrie Lake State Park Storrie Lake State Park Coyote Creek State Park Coyote Creek State Park Morphy Lake State Park Morphy Lake State Park Salman Ranch and La Cueva Mill Salman Ranch and La Cueva Mill City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection Wagon Mound National Historic Landmark Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway High Road to Taos Sugarite Canyon State Park Santa Fe National Forest Santa Fe National Forest New Mexico Eastern Section Colorado Section Clifton House Ruins Cimarron Canyon State Park Kit Carson Home and Museum Fort Union National Monument Old Mill Museum Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center and Museum Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge Pecos National Historic Park Santa Fe Carson National Forest Carson National Forest Carson National Forest Santa Fe National Historic Trail Raton Espanola Santa Fe National Forest Red River Ski Area Santa Fe Trail New Mexico Colorado New Mexico Eastern Section Colorado Section Context Map

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