WONDERING WHERE TO START? HERE ARE SOME IDEAS!
The Burque Sign
400+ year old Petroglyphs
The Sandia Foothills
3123 Central Ave NE
Google Maps: Greetings from Burque mural
Start here and grab a fun family photo with the Burque mural to let everyone on social media know you're here! ABQ has a lot of great murals you can find if an urban hike sounds like fun.
The Sandia Foothills
400+ year old Petroglyphs
The Sandia Foothills
Google Maps: Juan Tabo Picnic Site
Take a picnic lunch and meet the rugged beauty of the Sandia Foothills. The trailhead of the famous La Luz trail is nearby and some of the stone structures you'll see are almost 90 years old!
(This is a fee-use area, $3 (cash) per car.)
400+ year old Petroglyphs
400+ year old Petroglyphs
400+ year old Petroglyphs
Google Maps: Petroglyph National Monument Trailhead
There are several trailheads and you'll enjoy any of them! Just pick one and go!
Musical Highway
Giant Rattlesnake
400+ year old Petroglyphs
Google Maps: Musical Highway
Visit a section of the old Route 66 highway and cruise over the rumble strips at 45 mph to hear the country's only "Musical Highway" play America the Beautiful.
Tingley Beach
Giant Rattlesnake
Giant Rattlesnake
1800 Tingley Dr SW
Google Maps: Tingley Beach
Walking path, fishing pond, and wildlife watching adjacent to the Rio Grande Bosque.
Giant Rattlesnake
Giant Rattlesnake
Giant Rattlesnake
4500 University Blvd SE
Google Maps: Giant Rattlesnake in Median
Take the kids to visit a rattlesnake!
In 2007 the city of ABQ wanted to create landscaping that didn't require water and some six foot tall and 200 foot long snakes slithered in.