オテロ郡の天然記念物・トップ9

初心者向けの道として推奨されています。それでも水を持参してください！

Really beautiful!!

Early morning hiking to avoid the heat. Ok for dogs early in the day with water.

Bring water and enjoy. No littering please

Absolutely beautiful walk through the Canyon following the Lower San Andres Canyon Trail. Some parts of the trail may require you to scrabble over large boulders, so where appropriate footwear. As you go further into the canyon be sure to check behind you for amazing views that open up over the White Sand desert to the west.

The park is open year-round and offers hiking, camping, picnicking, and wildlife viewing opportunities. There are two trailheads off of the park, Dog Canyon and an interpretive trail that leads visitors around the area to learn more about local flora and fauna. Parking is available for a fee. Even if you are not hiking up one of the trails, this spot makes for amazing viewing into Dog Canyon and the surrounding mountains.

One of the only waterfalls in all of Lincoln National Forest, these falls are an easy hike along the Grandview Trail. The falls once had a lot more water coming over them, but since some redirection of water to local towns the flow has slowed over them. Regardless, they are still a beautiful place to visit.

At the summit of the dunes hikers are treated to a view of the San Andres Mountains to the west. The white dunes that stretch across the valley mark the site of an ancient lake, Lake Otero, which evaporated after the last ice age to create selenite crystals that eroded into fine white gypsum sand.