Family Things To Do in Grants, New Mexico

In Spanish, El Malpais means the badlands. This monument preserves a startlingly beautiful volcanic area of... More on LLBean.com

The resulting natural insulation produced and protects ice stalagmites, shallow underground pools that re... More on Epinions.com

Ride up Forest Service(FS) 239, for 3.6 miles. Go right on FS 452 for 4.5 miles. Stay on well work fire road. Keep radio towers in sight. At the saddle between Mosca Peak (radio towers)& Mt. Taylor... More on trails.mtbr.com

The descent is awesome with great views and lots of rocks in the trail. More on trails.mtbr.com

The New Mexico Mining Museum is primarly a museum. But it has an underground part, a reconstructed uranium ... More on showcaves.com

Eat at nearby El Cafecito! More on TripAdvisor

This museum has a great amount of historical items about the history of the mining industry around this area. More on GeckoGo

Part of El Malpais National Conservation Area, Cebolla Wilderness lies just across State Highway 117 from West Malpais Wilderness but offers easier traveling than the ominously raw volcanic terrain... More on Epinions.com

Part of El Malpais National Conservation Area, Cebolla Wilderness lies just across State Highway 117 from West Malpais Wilderness but offers easier traveling than the ominously raw volcanic terrain... More on Epinions.com

To people for whom wilderness is synonymous with natural grandeur Yellowstone, the Colorado Rockies, Canyonlandsthe West Malpais Wilderness will probably be a disappointment. Sure, the nearby El Ma... More on Trails

El Malpais is Spanish for "the badlands," a name that perfectly describes this region of New Mexico, where countless volcanic eruptions sent rivers of molten rock and flying cinders over what is no... More on Epinions.com

This wide-open course has many trees lining the holes and a standard cut of rough defining the fairways. The large greens are undulating and fast, and the terrain ... More on Golf.com

People are nice, fees reasonable but beer is pricey . More on golflink.com

The Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center was completed through a cooperative effort between federal, state and local agencies, a non-profit entity and tribal governments. The Visitor Center provides... More on recreation.gov

East of Grants, this center sits within an expansive Pueblo-style building with a broad atrium showing off views of the Malpais. It offers fliers and films on the region's parks, forests, and Indi... More on Frommers

Big Skylight Cave at El Malpais National Park is named for the large opening in the roof. The cave is 600 feet ... More on PlanetWare

Mount Taylor is near Grants in the Cibola National Forest, peaking at 11,301 feet. There is road access ... More on PlanetWare