Category: Activities
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Ride the High Country
Bobcat Pass Adventure Company celebrates its 29th year of presenting genuine western fun for the family. Guided horseback and UTV tours of the high country and the Cowboy Evenings with western grub and entertainment make for a special experience. Red River Stables keeps the equine tradition in Red River alive and active. Located at…
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Celebrate the Outdoors
The trees and rocks invite you to share the adventure of nature and the great outdoors and the sound of the chilly mountain streams – the very song from the soul of the mountains – is a love song for you. A Wild Place Surrounded by the Kit Carson Forest which consists of 1.5…
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RRSA Celebrates 60 Years!
It was 1959 and the slopes of the Red River Ski Area, as well as the doors of the Day Lodge, were opened for the first time to eager downhill adventurers. They were winter enthusiasts who came to the mountains of Northern New Mexico in the dead of a snowy winter to be a…
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Nordic Skiing At Its Finest
Cross-country skiing has been a part of winter life in Northern New Mexico for over 100 years. Intrepid men on simple long (10-12 foot) wooden skis are said to have delivered mail to remote mining camps like La Belle and Red River City. In the 1970s more advanced skis and boots made adventure in…
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Riding in Tracked Vehicles
Sightseeing during the winter months is a delightful way to enjoy the beauty of Red River and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Snowcat tours are the specialty of Red River Off-Road which provides tours seven days a week in special tracked vehicles that carry multiple passengers. Touring through snow-covered meadows and past abandoned gold…
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RRSA – Adventure Rules
When the Hidden Treasure Aerial Park, the largest ropes course in New Mexico, was opened in August of 2015, tourists and town folks alike would make a trip to the Red River Ski & Summer Area just to see what all the hubbub was about around town. One sly reporter referred to it as…
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A River Flows Thru It
The State of New Mexico’s River Stewards Initiative has spent time and money in the past four years restoring the Red River with the help of Riverbend Engineering LLC (Albuquerque). The result: excellent fishing opportunities along the river from one end of town to the other. Trout fishing guides have played an important role…
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Community House = Fun
Some things are free to the public, like the Red River Community House which has been a hotbed of fun for over 70 years. Hundreds of activities are on the calendar, like card games, dance lessons, movie nights on the lawn, yoga, hobbies and crafts, bingo, nature hikes, s’mores around the fire pit, concerts,…
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A Taste Of The Old West
Horses have been a part of Red River from the beginning and visitors with a spirit for equine adventure can visit the Red River Stables located at the “Y.” They have some trips to a scenic ranch in the Moreno Valley. Bobcat Pass Adventure Company, located only 3 miles up Highway 38, has guided…
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Lots Of Ways to Get Around
For the past three decades one of the most popular ways to see Red River has been the pedal-powered surreys from Sitzmark Sports. It’s a great way for your family to sightsee at your own speed – maybe stop for an ice cream cone or cold drink – as you pedal through one of…