サンドバル郡の天然記念物・トップ20

San Antonio Hot Springs has natural hot water coming out of several sources of the hillsides. There are a few soaking pools made of primitive rock circles, each with a different temperature. There is a shorter trail that is only 0.7 miles out and back from Lake Forest Drive, but the road to get there can be closed in the winter.

San Antonio Hot Springs has natural hot water coming out of several sources of the hillsides. There are a few soaking pools made of primitive rock circles, each with a different temperature. There is a shorter trail that is only 0.7 miles out and back from Lake Forest Drive, but the road to get there can be closed in the winter. Running the San Antonio Creek Trail is a great alternative and a nice way to see the beauty of the local forests.

Hot or warm springs near Jemez Falls. There are several here with the top being the largest and warmest pool. As you go down they get smaller but also more natural and deeper. Definitely recommend, especially during the week when you can swim here for hours without meeting another person.

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is on public BLM land (Bureau of Land Management), and before arriving, visitors should check to see if the area is open at blm.gov/visit/kktr This area has impressive geological features, including cone-shaped tent rock formations. This area is open to foot traffic only, and the elevation of the area ranges from 5,570 feet to 6,760 feet above sea level.

Lower Frijoles Falls is the last stop on the Falls Trail before it terminates. Here, hikers get a view over the Lower Frijoles Falls, where, in different seasons, water can be flowing low or rushing out! In the winter months, it gets cold enough for ice cycles to form around the falls. The canyon around the falls has multicolored rocks and foliage that changes with the seasons as well.

This alcove is located 140 feet above the floor of Frijoles Canyon and once housed 25 Ancestral Pueblo people. The Alcove House is now accessed by a series of wooden ladders.

San Antonio Hot Springs has natural hot water coming out of several sources of the hillsides. There are a few soaking pools made of primitive rock circles, each with a different temperature. There is a shorter trail that is only 0.7 miles out and back from Lake Forest Drive, but the road to get there can be closed in the winter. Hiking the San Antonio Creek Trail is a great alternative and a nice way to see the beauty of the local forests.

The Ferry Trail is about a mile and a half long and takes hikers through forests and open spaces with nice views of the surrounding plateaus and hills. The Ferry Trail is the main connecting trail between the Juniper Campground area and the Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center.