Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument - Nearby Attractions (U.S. National Park Service)

Picture of re-enactor Craig Morgan as Major James Carlton, circa 1853.

NPS

Ranger Craig Morgan in period costume to portray Major James Carlton who mapped the Salinas Missions in 1853.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is located in central New Mexico, with a headquarters and visitor center in downtown Mountainair, NM.

http://mountainairarts.org/

http://www.mountainairchamber.com/

http://mountainairnm.gov/

The nearby Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest offers wonderful scenic driving, hiking and camping opportunities in the Manzano Mountains.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/districts/mountainair.shtml

Also nearby is Manano Mountain State Park.

http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/Manzano.htm