Author: Guide
-
NM Big Fish Awards Program
Would you like to qualify for a New Mexico Fishing Award? It’s easy. Just weigh and measure your catch, fill out the application form for NM State Record Fish application (which can be downloaded from our website www.wildlife.state.nm.us under FISHING) and return to the Santa Fe Office, NM Dept. of Game and Fish, Attn:…
-
Kids Summer Tubing Course
Looking for good fun for the family? The Red River Ski Area currently has three tubing courses to choose from. The long course (Gold Rush Hill) is some 800 feet in length and perfect for anyone age 7 and up. The short course (Baby Blue Hill) is 400 feet in length and perfect for children…
-
Cabresto Lake
Surrounded by high peaks, this small campground at 9500 feet overlooks the 15-acre Cabresto Lake from a level ridge at the head of a 4 mile trail to Heart Lake. One of the few places in NM for catching brook trout. Area Amenities: Tent camping (9 tent sites), Picnic tables, Toilets Open Season: May…
-
More Music to Come
Red River has just received word that our collaborative effort between the Town, Chamber, and Ski Area has been awarded $10,000 in grant funding from the tourism department to advertise our music scene, music programs, music events, and music history in the San Antonio and Austin markets this summer. This is a matching grant…
-
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
A short 70-mile drive into Colorado will take you to the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad, which offers a trip in a genuine time machine. Steam or diesel locomotive Concert Trains, with cowboy singer Fred Hargrove entertaining passengers, take you through La Veta Pass at over 9,000 feet, then to the little Front Range community…
-
Taos Pueblo
Just one-half hour from Red River at 120 Veterans Highway, off of the road into Taos, is a must-see landmark: The Taos Pueblo. Designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark, the multi-storied adobe buildings have been occupied for over 1000 years! About 150 people live in the pueblo…
-
Black Mountain Playhouse
If you’re looking for some fun, or trying to keep the young ones amused, the Black Mountain Playhouse has a variety of video games and arcade machines. roller skating, indoor/outdoor putt-putt golf, pool tables, foosball, air-hockey and darts, plus five big screen TVs. Snacks are available and the Black Diamond Restaurant is next door…
-
Mike’s Fun Place
Serious rock climbers do take advantage of several great climbing spots in the local mountains, but if you want the rush without the danger, Mike’s Fun Place across from Town Hall has a first-rate climbing wall, as well as a chance to ride Pepe, the wild, mechanical bucking bull. Mike also has a trampoline,…
-
Gunfights – A Tradition
Once there was a bank in Red River that had little security. In fact, the bank was robbed three times a week during the summer for over 50 years. The robbers never got away with it and were usually caught and “shot” by the local Marshal. Well, that is still going on at Frye’s…
-
Community House 2013
The Red River Community House officially opened its doors for the first time offering games and activities during the day, square dancing at night and church services on Sunday, all free of charge. It’s in their charter. Now, 71 years later, RRCH is still a Not-for-Profit operation, a hub for fun and fellowship with…