Montezuma Castle and Many Other Attractions and Activities
Montezuma Castle
See historic Las Vegas.
The Citizens' Committee
for Historic Preservation offers guided tours of historic districts (with
prior arrangement) for a fee. They also have brochures for self-guided walking
tours through historic Las Vegas, NM and its more than 900 buildings listed on
the National Register of Historic Places. Their headquarters, about a block from
the Plaza Hotel, exhibits lots of historic photos and other memorabilia. Once a
year, the "Places With a Past Tour" gets you inside some of our incredible
historic structures. Take a virtual tour right now by clicking on their link
above.
Go shopping.
Explore the many shops around the Plaza and down adjacent Bridge Street. They
offer books, spices, cards, coffee, cowboy boots, collectibles, antiques,
clothing, hand-made jewelry, local fine art and a real old-fashioned drug store
soda fountain.
Stay Fit.
The Las Vegas City Recreation Center is an excellent fitness
center with an indoor swimming pool and hotel guests are welcome at $3 per
visit. New Mexico Highlands University’s all-weather jogging track is within a
few blocks of the Hotel.
Play golf.
Nearby golf courses include the New Mexico Highlands University’s 9-hole course
in town, and Pendaries
Golf Club, with 18 holes in scenic mountain meadows north of Las Vegas in
Rociada.
Tour A Castle.
The United World College
recently completed a $10 million renovation of the Montezuma Castle, one of the
most significant of all the historic buildings in New Mexico. Click on the link
above and look at the events calendar for tour schedules.
Soak in natural hot springs.
Natural springs of varying temperatures are only six miles north of the Plaza
Hotel. The pools are free, friendly and casual. Relax with a wonderful view of
the Montezuma Castle, especially at night when its lights are on.
Climb a mountain.
Climbing to the top of nearby Hermit's Peak is a wonderful day hike, and rewards
you with spectacular views of the plains to the east as far as your eyes can
see, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the west. There’re also great
opportunities in the nearby
Santa Fe
National Forest including the
Pecos Wilderness Area.
Go fishing.
Fish in nearby
Storrie Lake or Lake McAllister in the
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge. There is also good fishing in nearby
mountain streams and rivers.
Windsurf on Storrie Lake.
Storrie Lake State Park offers windsurfing, swimming, fishing, boating, camping
and more.
Go Ice Skating.
Montezuma Pond is part of the Santa Fe Railroad’s old ice harvesting system
north of Las Vegas on the Gallinas River. Skating may be possible from December
through March, depending on the weather.
Visit the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge.
The
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, just a few miles south of town, has
native grasslands, croplands, marshes, ponds, timbered canyons and streams
providing 8,672 acres of refuge for over 270 species of birds and other
wildlife. The name is especially appropriate because “Las Vegas” is Spanish for
“The Meadows”.
Explore the Mora Valley.
Discover Mora Valley’s
traditional villages and old wheat mills in what was once the “Breadbasket of
the Southwest”. Ski or play disc golf at
Sipapu Ski Area.
Explore the Pecos River Valley.
Artists’ studios, Madison Vineyards and beautiful countryside coexist in
charming El Valle. Churches
and homes reflect early Spanish settlement.
Villanueva State Park is a perfect spot for fishing, camping or a picnic.
Explore Fort Union and the Santa Fe Trail.
Just a few miles up the road from Las Vegas are the ruins of
Fort Union, one of the
largest military supply depots of the mid to late 1800’s and is now Fort Union
National Monument, administered by the US National Park Service. The
interpretative museum at Fort Union presents an overview of life on the frontier
and along the Santa Fe Trail. See if you can pick out the wagon ruts of the
Santa Fe Trail as it runs by the fort.
Get some peace and quiet.
In this hustle-bustle world, finding the time and place to simply do nothing can
be a challenge! Happily, Las Vegas is the place where things seem to move a
little slower than the rest of the world. In other places, “mañana” means
“tomorrow,” but here it just means “Not now.”
The weather can't be beat!
Northern New Mexico has some of the best weather on earth. According to the
Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas has sunshine during 70% of the possible hours
annually. Check out our current forecast at the
Weather Underground.
More information on Las Vegas, NM.
For more information on the area, visit the
Las Vegas/San Miguel
Chamber of Commerce.
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Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
505 425-3591
800 328-1882
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