Jemez Mountain Trail
Jemez Mountain Trail is a State Scenic Byway in New Mexico. Within New Mexico it covers roughly 130 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Jemez Mountain Trail with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
State Route 4 winds through the Jemez Mountains northwest of Albuquerque, past red sandstone canyons, the travertine Soda Dam, and the steaming hot springs around Jemez Springs. Higher up it skirts the Valles Caldera, a vast grassy bowl that is the collapsed crater of an ancient supervolcano, and the cliff dwellings of Bandelier National Monument. Red rock, forest, and volcanic landscape mix along the route.
- Valles Caldera
- Bandelier cliff dwellings
- Jemez Springs & Soda Dam
- red rock canyons
- SR-4
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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 Jemez Mountain Trail
10 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Jemez Mountain Trail.
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