Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is a gorgeous national monument preserving three of New Mexico's most famous Spanish Catholic missions, constructed between 1622 and 1635 in the state's Mountainair region. The monument was originally established as the Gran Quivira National Monument in 1909, preserving the celebrated ruins of the historic Gran Quivira Mission, the largest Christian church ruin site in the United States. Today, the park also protects the Mission of San Gregoiro de Abó at its Abó Unit and the Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de Quarai Mission at its Quarai Unit. All three mission ruins can be explored as part of self-guided tours along interpretive trails, with visitor centers providing historical context on all three sites.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, PO Box 517, Mountainair, NM 87036-0517, Phone: 505-847-2585