Raton is located in Colfax County near the Colorado border. Five blocks of the downtown area have been designated as a Downtown Historic District, with dozens of locally significant buildings.
The National Rifle Association Whittington Center in Raton was established in 1973. Today the facility offers a large outdoor shooting and hunting center. There are a variety of shooting ranges including high power rifle, skeet, sporting clays, long range pistol silhouette, benchrest, and practical pistol.
Address: NRA Whittington Center, Box 700, Raton, NM 87740-0700, United States
Phone: 1 (505) 445-3615, Fax: 1 (505) 445-9418
Hours:
8am-5pm
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: All firearms must remain unloaded except on a firing line.
Pets must be on a leash and are not allowed inside buildings.
Ear and eye protection must be warn by all shooters.
The Raton Museum has exhibits on the mining, railroad and ranching history of the town, as well as local Indian cultures. The museum is on First Street in the Coors Building, which dates from 1906.
Hours:
May 25 to September 3: 10am-4pm; Closed: Sun, Mon
September 4 to May 24: 10am-3pm; Closed: Sun, Mon, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed
Sugarite Canyon State Park is located on the Colorado border, ten miles east of Raton. The 3,600 acres of mountain forests and lakes are popular for cross-country skiing and ice fishing.
Address: Sugarite Canyon State Park, HC 63, Box 386 Sugarite Canyon, Raton, NM 87740-0386, United States
Phone: 1 (505) 445-5607, Fax: 1 (505) 445-8828
Tips: No gasoline motors are allowed on the lakes.
Gates are open 24 hours.
At the ruins of Sugarite Coal Camp there is a visitor center with historical exhibits and an interpretive trail.
Address: Sugarite Canyon State Park, HC 63, Box 386 Sugarite Canyon, Raton, NM 87740-0386, United States
Phone: 1 (505) 445-5607, Fax: 1 (505) 445-8828
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