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Rio Bonito Petroglyph National Recreation Trail, NM

Bureau of Land Management

Overview

The Rio Bonito Petroglyph National Recreation Trail is an easy-to-moderate excursion on a 2 1/2 mile loop running up the river from the trailhead to the Petroglyph Rock where visitors of another time left images of their Water God. Easy river access to Bonito Creek and its towering cottonwood, walnut, and oak trees. Trout fishing is good in the spring but creek dries up in summer.

Recreational Activities:

  • FISHING
  • HIKING
  • HORSEBACK RIDING
  • PICNICKING

Address:

Roswell Field Office
2909 W. Second Street
Roswell,NM, 88201
Phone: (575) 627-0272
Email: mbilbo@blm.gov
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