• Capulin Volcano National Monument by J. Unruh

    Capulin Volcano

    National Monument New Mexico

Where To Eat

Capulin Volcano picnic area

Capulin Volcano picnic area

NPS A. BUCCANERO

Food service is not available within Capulin Volcano National Monument.

A picnic area in the monument is open year round. The picnic area has tables, grills, restrooms and trash containers; restrooms are closed from mid-October until May.

The closest restaurant is in Des Moines, NM. The Sierra Grande Restaurant, 12 miles east in Des Moines, is open year round for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Other restaurants and fast food are available in Raton, NM, 30 miles west, and Clayton, NM, 58 miles east, of Capulin Volcano.

Did You Know?

Bighorn Sheep 2011

In the summer of 2011, Capulin Volcano had two unexpected sightings of Bighorn Sheep at the base of the volcano. Pressure from severe drought conditions may have forced the sheep to seek new areas for food.