High Road to Taos Byway
High Road to Taos Byway is a State Scenic Byway in New Mexico. Within New Mexico it covers roughly 55 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along High Road to Taos Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
The High Road climbs through the mountains between Santa Fe and Taos, linking centuries-old Hispano villages like Chimayó, Truchas, and Las Trampas on a route far more scenic than the river road below. It passes the adobe Santuario de Chimayó, a pilgrimage church famous for its "holy dirt," and a string of weaving studios and woodcarvers' galleries. Piñon-dotted hills give way to high mountain villages and old mission churches.
- Santuario de Chimayó
- Truchas & Las Trampas
- Hispano mountain villages
- weaving & art studios
- Santa Fe to Taos
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.
Where to Stay along High Road to Taos Byway
2 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of High Road to Taos Byway.
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