Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
National Monument in New Mexico, United States
About Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Rio Grande del Norte was added to the national parks system when it was proclaimed as a national monument by President Barack Obama in 2013. It was assembled out of a collection of lands held by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), who administer the monument. The BLM has been working on developing the recreation areas within the monument for a while now, constructing visitor centers, campgrounds, trails, and new roads over the past couple of decades. As such, visitors will find a well-developed monument still largely unknown to tourists, albeit one quickly being discovered. The monument is in the midst of an area of fairly recent (in geologic terms) volcanic activity. The area sits within the Rio Grande Rift, a place where the tectonic plates moveawayfrom each other; this created an openi
Top Attractions in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Explore the best things to see and do in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument:
- ★La Junta Point
- ★Orilla Verde Recreation Area
- ★Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
- ★Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center
- ★Wild Rivers Recreation Area
- ★Wild Rivers Visitor Center
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Travel Guide Sections
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