Recreation

Santa Fe Children’s Museum 5K Run/Walk April 27

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SFCM News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Children’s Museum invites you to the 2025 Capitol Ford Santa Fe Move for the Museum 5K Run/Walk presented by Forked Lightning Racquet Club from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sunday, April 27, at Bicentennial/Alto Park (1043 Alto St). This family-friendly fundraiser honors the memory of board member and beloved community advocate Michaelann Perea.

Whether you run, walk, or cheer from the sidelines, you’ll be part of a day filled with fun and purpose, supporting programs that bring joyful learning to children across Northern New Mexico. Little ones will love the Kids Discovery Read More

Bjorklund Best Predictor In First Pace Race Of Season

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Scene from Tuesdays pace race in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

Scene from Tuesdays pace race in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

ACRR News:

Lynn Bjorklund was the best predictor in the first race of the 51st season of the Atomic City Road Runners pace race series held on the Canyon Rim Trail. She was 13 seconds off her predicted time as well as the top female finisher in the 3 mile distance with a time of 25:13. Other accurate predictors were: Garrett Rush with a 19 second differential; Zach Medin at 35 second off; Adrian Medin recording 58 seconds; and Tony Borek with a 65 second difference.

On the 1 mile course Read More

Registration For County Social Services Train-The-Trainer Program Closes Friday

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Social Services Division reminds the community that registration for its train-the-trainer program ends Friday.

This opportunity is in collaboration with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides (ANFT).

ANFT is a global leader around Forest Therapy Guided Training, a practice which draws on developing connections with nature and creating experiences centered in mindfulness, as ways to help improve physical and mental wellbeing.

Increasingly, research points to the benefits of “forest bathing” as it may commonly be referred to, and the Read More

Posts From The Road: Death Valley National Park … Badwater Basin & Devil’s Golf Course

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Long Desert Highway: After exiting from I-15 at Baker, Calif. visitors still have 115 miles of desert highway to cover before arriving at Death Valley National Park Visitor Center in Furnace Creek. Views such as this are plentiful along the way. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Salt Flats: Salt Flats cover hundreds of square miles in the floor of Death Valley National Park. Shown are visitors as they explore the salt flats at Badwater Basin in the national park. The flats look like snow from a distance but are hard as a rock to walk across. In the distance in the photo is Telescope Peak which is Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: March 30, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

New Mexico’s snowpack remains below normal. The measure of snow water equivalent, which is the amount of water you will have once the snow is melted, is below 30-percent of normal in the Upper Rio Grande, Jemez River and Pecos River basins. The Chama River Basin is now 40-percent of normal.

The upper tributaries of the Jemez River are becoming accessible, as very little snowpack remains.

The snowpack in Southern Colorado, including the headwaters of the Rio Grande, is also below normal. Snow water equivalent in the Rio Grande headwaters Read More

Part Of Abiquiu Lake Recreation Area To Close For Season

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USACE News:

ABIQUIU — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District has announced that beginning April 1, 2025, the Swim Beach Section of the Cerrito Recreation Area at Abiquiu Lake will be closed for the season.

This closure will remain in effect until the recreation season ends on Oct.15, 2025. 

The closure includes the Swim Beach, Paddle Craft Launch Area and Group Shelters 4 and 5. 

Visitors will be permitted to park at the top of the hill in the Corral to the right before the gate and walk down into the Recreation Area.

Day use fees of $5 per vehicle will still apply, and passes are Read More

All Santa Fe National Forest Offices To Close For Training

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE — All Santa Fe National Forest offices, including the Supervisor’s Office in Santa Fe will be closed Wednesday, April 2 for employee training.

Regular business hours will resume Thursday, April 3.

Find a list of Santa Fe National Forest offices and hours of operation on the Santa Fe National Forest website here.

About the Forest Service:

The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people Read More

Alcove House Temporarily Closed Starting March 31, 2025 At Bandelier For Flood Debris Removal

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NPS News:

Bandelier National Monument’s Alcove House will be temporarily closed starting Monday, March 31, 2025.

The park is beginning flood debris removal in that area, and work is expected to last up to five weeks.

Portions of the Cottonwood Overflow Parking Lot will also be closed during this time. It is recommended that visitors arrive to Bandelier before 9 a.m. or after 3 p.m. to avoid parking lot congestion.

At this time of year, it is very common for the parking lots in Frijoles Canyon to reach full capacity. When this happens, visitors are not permitted to enter and are asked to return later Read More

Celebrate Last Day Of Season At Pajarito: Skiesta March 29

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Skiesta begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29 at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/PMSA

PAJARITO News:

Wrap up winter at Pajarito with one last hurrah — Skiesta — Saturday, March 29, with the mountain opening at 10:30 a.m.! This will be the final day of the season, and its going out with a party packed with music from Sunbender, beer from Bathtub Row, friends, and memories on the mountain.

This will be the only day open, Pajarito will be closed Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Presold lift tickets will be valid only on March 29 or can be redeemed for resort credit usable at any MCP resort. Visit the Read More

Get Up Close To Camel Corps At Coronado Historic Site

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Texas Camel Corps will be at Coronado Historic Site for a family-friendly event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Saturday, April 12. Courtesy/CHS

Texas Camel Corps will be at Coronado Historic Site for a family-friendly event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Saturday, April 12. Courtesy/CHS

Coronado Historic Site News:

BERNALILLO – Get up close to camels and learn about the history of the Texas Camel Corps at Coronado Historic Site during a family-friendly event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Saturday, April 12. This special event is presented by New Mexico Historic Sites and The Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites.

Visitors Read More