North East Fork

The Movie Set Cabin

~3 min drive

Located on Valles Caldera's main entrance road, approximately a half mile from NM State Route 4, this cabin is part of the 2003 "The Missing" movie set starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett. Park at the Jemez River Trailhead and walk a quarter mile up the trail beyond th…

Peralta Canyon

~6 min drive

Moderate 10.5-mile canyon hike with 1,710 ft elevation gain in the Sandias.

Cerro Pelado

~6 min drive

Moderate 3.79-mile summit hike with 780 ft gain and scenic ridgeline views.

Cerro La Jara Stop 5

~4 min drive

The large mountain in the distance directly ahead of you is Redondo Peak. The smaller peak just to the right is Redondito. These mountains are part of a resurgent dome in the center of Valles Caldera. A resurgent dome is different than a volcanic dome; it wasn’t extruded as la…

Bearhead Ridge

~6 min drive

Moderate 7-mile ridgeline hike with 1,342 ft elevation gain and panoramic views.

Water Canyon

~15 min drive

Moderate canyon hike with steady elevation gain and scenic desert views.

Cerro La Jara Stop 6

~4 min drive

So far, you have learned that about 1.2 million years ago, a giant volcanic eruption occurred and created Valles Caldera when the roof of the empty magma chamber collapsed. The material that was erupted (called the Bandelier Tuff) was deposited inside the new hole in the groun…

Alamo Spring

~7 min drive

Moderate 10.51-mile high desert trail to Alamo Spring with gentle elevation gain.

Capulin

~15 min drive

Easy 3.11-mile hike with 480 ft gain near Capulin, NM.

Cerro La Jara Stop 4

~4 min drive

Look straight down the path. Cerro La Jara is to your right and South Mountain is directly in front of you. Both of these formations are volcanic domes. Volcanic domes are formed by the extrusion of lava that piles up in a dome shape. Cerro La Jara and South Mountain were form…