Capulin Mountain National Monument-- NM
We will be going by Capulin Mountain National Monument on our trip to Great Sand Dunes in CO. We will be pressed for time. Should we stop for a few hours or by pass it.
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Agree with PawPaw_n_ Gram that it is a very worthwhile side trip if you are traveling on US 87 between Clayton and Raton. Otherwise, it is quite a way off the Interstate and probably not worth the extra miles. But I am a geologist and it is therefore a very interesting example of a small, but nearly perfect, cinder-cone type of volcano. And, since we meet family from Amarillo at Sugarite Canyon SP every summer, Capulin is very convenient for us to visit.
Just FYI, Sugarite Canyon is one of our favorite SPs in New Mexico, so I would highly recommend it as at least an overnight campground if your do visit Capulin. However, it is very popular in the summer, so you will need reservations and it is probably already full for every weekend this summer.
Just FYI, Sugarite Canyon is one of our favorite SPs in New Mexico, so I would highly recommend it as at least an overnight campground if your do visit Capulin. However, it is very popular in the summer, so you will need reservations and it is probably already full for every weekend this summer.
