Las Vegas, NM Attractions
Las Vegas is located 63 miles northeast of Santa Fe on Interstate 25, at an elevation of 6,470 feet in San Miguel County. The town is filled with historic buildings, including Victorian and Queen Anne homes. New Mexico was proclaimed a United States Territory from a one-story building on the north side of Old Town Plaza in 1846.
Arrott Art Gallery
The Arrott Art Gallery at New Mexico Highlands University has work by students and other local artists.
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge covers 8,672 acres including grasslands, croplands, marshes, and ponds. The area is a winter habitat for over 270 species of birds such as migratory birds, hawks, sandhill cranes, eagles, and waterfowl. Other wildlife include antelope, badgers, coyotes and bobcats.
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
Route 1, Box 399
Las Vegas, NM 87701-0399
United States
Route 1, Box 399
Las Vegas, NM 87701-0399
United States
Phone 1 (505) 425-3581
Fax 1 (505) 454-8510
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Sunrise | Sunrise | Sunrise | Sunrise | Sunrise | Sunrise | Sunrise |
| Close | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset |
Luna Vocational Technical Institute
Luna Vocational Technical Institute located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range overlooking Las Vegas New Mexico is the only vocational technical school in northeastern New Mexico.
Luna Vocational Technical Institute
Hot Springs Boulevard, Box 1510
Las Vegas, NM 87701-1510
United States
Hot Springs Boulevard, Box 1510
Las Vegas, NM 87701-1510
United States
Phone 1 (505) 454-2500
Fax 1 (505) 454-2588
New Mexico Highlands University
The 175 acre campus of Highlands University is located in Las Vegas New Mexico. Founded in 1893 as New Mexico Normal School the university offers programs in arts and sciences, business, education, and social work.
New Mexico Highlands University Anthropology Laboratory
New Mexico Highlands University Anthropology Laboratory is part of the School of Behavioral Sciences. It houses a collection of artifacts from digs done on the university grounds.
New Mexico Highlands University Anthropology Laboratory
School of Behaviorial Sciences
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM 87701-4073
United States
School of Behaviorial Sciences
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM 87701-4073
United States
Phone 1 (505) 454-3321
Fax 1 (505) 454-3331
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Rough Riders Memorial and City Museum
The Rough Riders Memorial and City Museum in Las Vegas has exhibits on local history, ranching, Native Americans, the railroad, Santa Fe Trail and the Rough Riders. The artifacts, archives and photographs from the Rough Riders date back to the Spanish-American War.
Rough Riders Memorial and City Museum
725 North Grand Avenue
Las Vegas, NM 87701-4559
United States
725 North Grand Avenue
Las Vegas, NM 87701-4559
United States
Phone 1 (505) 454-1401
Fax 1 (505) 425-7335
Hours
May 28 to September 3
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
September 4 to May 27
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Storrie Lake State Park
Storrie Lake State Park is a manmade reservoir four miles north of Las Vegas. Fishing and boating are the most popular activities however summer breezes attract windsurfers, and a visitor center has exhibits on local history.
Storrie Lake State Park
HC 33, Box 109, #2
Las Vegas, NM 87701-0109
United States
HC 33, Box 109, #2
Las Vegas, NM 87701-0109
United States
Phone 1 (505) 425-7278
Fax 1 (505) 425-0446
Hours
April 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 |
| Close | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset |
October 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| Close | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset |
Las Vegas Surroundings
Fort Union National Monument
(In Watrous, New Mexico)
The first fort on the site of Fort Union National Monument was established in 1851 to protect the Santa Fe Trail. Three forts were built near each other on this site. Ruins of all three can be visited, along with some remains of the Santa Fe Trail.
Fort Union National Monument
State Route 161, Box 127
Watrous, NM 87753-0127
United States
State Route 161, Box 127
Watrous, NM 87753-0127
United States
Phone 1 (505) 425-8025
Fax 1 (505) 454-1155
Hours
May 25 to September 3
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
September 4 to May 24
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Wheelchair loan or rental
Mora National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center
(In Mora, New Mexico)
The Mora National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center works in conjunction with its counterpart in Dexter to preserve endangered fish species and stock lakes in the Southwest.
Watrous, New Mexico
Watrous is located just south of Interstate 25 in Mora County, the closest town to Fort Union National Monument. Both branches of the Santa Fe Trail used to join here.
