Hiking

Hike Big Arsenic Trail

  Location: Big Arsenic Springs at the Wild Rivers Area. Descent: 653 feet Distance: 2 miles Duration: 3 hours roundtrip Level: Moderate to Strenous. Sights: Big Springs/Oasis, Petroglyphs. Directions: 45 minute drive from Red River to Big Arsenic trailhead. Turn right onto NM Hwy 522 at Questa. Drive approximately 3 miles until you see NM Read More…

Hiking

Hike Middlefork Lake Trail

  Drive towards the Red River Upper Valley on Hwy 578 until you reach the end of the pavement (about 6.5 miles). Once you reach the end of the pavement, you will notice a brown recreation sign. Follow the arrow to the right. If you cross a bridge on the left, you are going the Read More…

Mountain Biking
Bicycling

Bike Pioneer Creek

  When visiting Red River, be sure to enjoy a trip up Pioneer Creek Rd. It’s just around the corner from the Red River Playhouse and runs behind the Red River Ski Area. You can hike it, bike it, horseback it, drive it, and even take your motorcycle/ATV up it. Enjoy miles of the valley’s Read More…

Geo-cache
Geo-Caching

Geo-Caching 101

  Red River is proud to be part of this “game of high-tech hide and seek”, an exciting outdoor adventure that is sweeping across the planet. What is Geochaching, you ask? It is an outdoor sporting activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to “hide and Read More…

Star Gazing
Stargazing

Star Gazing around Red River

  The mission of Geoff Goins, owner/operator of Night Sky Adventures, is to bring the wonders of the night sky and universe to everyone. An amateur astronomer for over 30 years, he has been providing public night sky interpretive tours for over 19 years for such clients as the Bureau of Land Management, the Town Read More…

Camping

Yurt under the Stars

  Great news – the yurt camping that became available a couple of winters ago is now also available in summer. Looking back to its origins: On a Saturday night in early December, Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Area owner Geoff Goins camped in his new yurt with his wife and co-owner Ellen. Read More…