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- New Mexico is known for its stunning desert terrain, which is home to gorgeous sandstone cliffs, mountain ranges, and volcanic calderas.
- Popular parks such as Carlsbad Caverns National Park are home to world-famous sites such as the glorious Carlsbad Cavern, which offers regular guided and self-guided tours throughout the year.
- A number of national parks and monuments preserve sites connected to the region's Ancestral Puebloan indigenous and Spanish Catholic mission history.
- Others protect significant dinosaur tracks and remains or showcase sites connected to the region's history of atomic testing or hydroelectric development.
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Cimarron Canyon State Park
City of Rocks State Park
Clayton Lake State Park
Heron Lake State Park
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park
Morphy Lake State Park
Navajo Lake State Park
Rockhound State Park
Sugarite Canyon State Park
Villanueva State Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Pecos National Historic Park
Petroglyph National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve
White Sands National Monument
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