Guidebook for Jemez Springs
Drinks & Nightlife
Historic bar with family dining in Jemez Springs. Live bands on Friday and Saturday. Pool.
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Los Ojos Restaurant & Saloon
17596 NM-4Historic bar with family dining in Jemez Springs. Live bands on Friday and Saturday. Pool.
Parks & Nature
My favorite place. I've been there at least 100 times. I was raised in Los Alamos, so I explored the caves as a kid. Now we take visitors there. We encourage you to visit the valley of the cliff dwellers. Bring a picnic lunch. In the summer you will have to take a shuttle from White Rock unless you get there before 9 AM. I suggest getting up early and driving down to the valley where Bandelier is located. It will take you about an hour to drive to Bandelier from The Alpaca Barnhaus.
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Centrul de vizitatori Bandelier
15 Entrance RdMy favorite place. I've been there at least 100 times. I was raised in Los Alamos, so I explored the caves as a kid. Now we take visitors there. We encourage you to visit the valley of the cliff dwellers. Bring a picnic lunch. In the summer you will have to take a shuttle from White Rock unless you get there before 9 AM. I suggest getting up early and driving down to the valley where Bandelier is located. It will take you about an hour to drive to Bandelier from The Alpaca Barnhaus.
Drive only twenty-five minutes from The Alpaca Barnhaus to this magnificent valley, a sunken caldera now a grass land for animals, especially elk. But you will also find other creatures. Take a tour of movie sites, too. The National Park Service is your host. You will find bike trails, hiking trails, fishing, cross-country skiing, and so much more. "About 1.25 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created the 13-mile wide circular depression now known as the Valles Caldera. The preserve is known for its huge mountain meadows, abundant wildlife, and meandering streams. The area also preserves the homeland of ancestral native peoples and embraces a rich ranching history."
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Rezervația Națională Valles Caldera
39201 NM-4Drive only twenty-five minutes from The Alpaca Barnhaus to this magnificent valley, a sunken caldera now a grass land for animals, especially elk. But you will also find other creatures. Take a tour of movie sites, too. The National Park Service is your host. You will find bike trails, hiking trails, fishing, cross-country skiing, and so much more. "About 1.25 million years ago, a spectacular volcanic eruption created the 13-mile wide circular depression now known as the Valles Caldera. The preserve is known for its huge mountain meadows, abundant wildlife, and meandering streams. The area also preserves the homeland of ancestral native peoples and embraces a rich ranching history."
Perched on a canyon with exceptional views of the Jemez Mountains, the Los Alamos Nature Center is the perfect place to start your exploration of the spectacular Pajarito Plateau. Operated by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, this showpiece facility features exciting, interactive exhibits that get visitors thinking and having fun while learning about the natural history of northern New Mexico.
Los Alamos Nature Center/Pajarito Environmental Education Center
2600 Canyon RdPerched on a canyon with exceptional views of the Jemez Mountains, the Los Alamos Nature Center is the perfect place to start your exploration of the spectacular Pajarito Plateau. Operated by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, this showpiece facility features exciting, interactive exhibits that get visitors thinking and having fun while learning about the natural history of northern New Mexico.
Essentials
If you need anything, it's at Smith's in Los Alamos. Los Alamos is about one hour (maybe less) from The Alpaca Barnhaus. In addition Los Alamos has two great museums and good eating establishments.
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Smith's Marketplace
751 Trinity DrIf you need anything, it's at Smith's in Los Alamos. Los Alamos is about one hour (maybe less) from The Alpaca Barnhaus. In addition Los Alamos has two great museums and good eating establishments.
Forget something? You will probably find it at Amanda's Country Store. Here you can pick up a fishing license, too.
Amanda's Jemez Mountain Country Store
38724 NM-126Forget something? You will probably find it at Amanda's Country Store. Here you can pick up a fishing license, too.
Entertainment & Activities
Unique & immersive art installations with multimedia elements & a mysterious narrative throughout.
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Meow Wolf
1352 Rufina CirUnique & immersive art installations with multimedia elements & a mysterious narrative throughout.
Food Scene
Our favorite go-to place to eat New Mexican food plus hamburgers, etc. Breakfasts are great. They close at 2 PM.
Taste delicious sopaipillas. This is a local favorite. Nothing fancy. Priced right, too.
Viola's
1360 Trinity DriveOur favorite go-to place to eat New Mexican food plus hamburgers, etc. Breakfasts are great. They close at 2 PM.
Taste delicious sopaipillas. This is a local favorite. Nothing fancy. Priced right, too.
New! Our favorite place to eat only 12 minutes away. Welcome to Nomad Mountain Pizza in New Mexico’s gorgeous Jemez Mountains. We take pride in making everything by hand in-house, including our hand-stretched dough, our savory and spicy sausages, our dressings and marinades, and all of our desserts down to the vanilla bean ice cream to top your apple pie off.
Nomad Mountain Cafe, Pizza & More
38710 NM-126New! Our favorite place to eat only 12 minutes away. Welcome to Nomad Mountain Pizza in New Mexico’s gorgeous Jemez Mountains. We take pride in making everything by hand in-house, including our hand-stretched dough, our savory and spicy sausages, our dressings and marinades, and all of our desserts down to the vanilla bean ice cream to top your apple pie off.
Shopping
Our little shop above the barn is right behind The Alpaca Barnhaus, so, of course, we will promote all things alpaca! We take only cash or checks. We're located way up on a mountaintop with no cell phone service. This is, for many, the big attraction. So we don't take credit cards. (We do have internet, cable TV, and regular phones.)
Aspen Ridge Alpacas
790 Aspen DrOur little shop above the barn is right behind The Alpaca Barnhaus, so, of course, we will promote all things alpaca! We take only cash or checks. We're located way up on a mountaintop with no cell phone service. This is, for many, the big attraction. So we don't take credit cards. (We do have internet, cable TV, and regular phones.)
Arts & Culture
Not a museum exactly: The Jemez National Historic Landmark is one of the most beautiful prehistoric and historic sites in the Southwest. It includes the stone ruins of a 500 year old Indian village and the San José de los Jemez church dating to 1621/2.
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Jemez Historic Site
18160 NM-4Not a museum exactly: The Jemez National Historic Landmark is one of the most beautiful prehistoric and historic sites in the Southwest. It includes the stone ruins of a 500 year old Indian village and the San José de los Jemez church dating to 1621/2.
The Manhattan Project National Historical Park
In 1943, the United States government's Manhattan Project built a secret laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for a single military purpose—to develop the world's first atomic weapons. The success of this unprecedented, top-secret government program forever changed the world.
1946 aerial view of Los Alamos
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Bradbury Science Museum
1450 Central AveThe Manhattan Project National Historical Park
In 1943, the United States government's Manhattan Project built a secret laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico, for a single military purpose—to develop the world's first atomic weapons. The success of this unprecedented, top-secret government program forever changed the world.
1946 aerial view of Los Alamos