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A Desert Oasis Interpretive Sign
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New Mexico
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A Desert Oasis Interpretive Sign
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<p>Water is the focus of this interpretive sign on the Playa Trail. It describes how water is trapped in the basin and helps create the dried lakebed that is highlighted on this trail.</p>
"Just Add Water" Interpretive Sign
~0 min drive
<p>This interpretive sign on the Playa Trail showcases how water and the changing seasons create a hidden world that is waiting to come to life.</p>
Mule Cyn
~29 min drive
Moderate canyon hike with steady elevation gain and scenic desert views.
Goat Springs
~31 min drive
Steady 2.94-mile climb to Goat Springs with 1,584 ft elevation gain.
Dry Canyon
~37 min drive
Moderate 11.2-mile canyon hike with 1,894 ft elevation gain through high desert terrain.
Playa Trail
~0 min drive
<p>The Playa Trail is an easy, 0.5 mile (800m) round-trip, level trail with outdoor exhibits along the way to help you learn and explore this trail and the characteristics that make it special. Follow the green trail markers with a heart symbol that lead to a small playa. On t…
Lower San Andres
~30 min drive
Moderate desert trail in the San Andres Mountains with 868 ft elevation gain.
Upper Dry Cyn Alt
~37 min drive
Short canyon trail with steady elevation gain and scenic desert views.
"Wetter, Bigger, Badder" Interpretive Sign
~0 min drive
<p>This interpretive sign on the Playa Trail highlights some of the larger-than-life creatures that you would've seen along this trail if you were here over ten thousand years ago.</p>
Mineral Springs
~34 min drive
Moderate 4.2-mile trail to mineral springs with 1,091 ft elevation gain.
Sunspot
~40 min drive
Easy 2.8-mile forest hike with gentle elevation gain near Sunspot.
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