Socorro New Mexico Tourism

Socorro is located 75 miles south of Albuquerque, adjacent to the Rio Grande in a landscape dominated by the Rio Grande rift and numerous extinct volcanoes.

The immediate region encompasses approximately 6,000 feet of vertical relief between the Rio Grande and the Magdalena Mountains. Notable nearby locales include the Cibola National Forest, the Bureau of Land Management Quebradas Scenic Backcountry Byway, and the Bosque del Apache and Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuges.