El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail · NM, TX · Trail
Travel along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail to experience and learn from a complicated legacy of 300 years of conflict, cooperation, and cultural exchange between a variety of empires—European and non-European alike.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/elca
- Location
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (33.799, -106.866)Directions
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Passport stamp locations
- Casa San Ysidro: The Gutierrez Minge House
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
- El Rancho de las Golondrinas
- Fort Craig Historic Site (Bureau of Land Management)
- Fort Selden Historic Site
- Gutiérrez-Hubbell House
- Kuaua Ruins (Coronado Historic Site)
- Mesilla Plaza and Mesilla Historic District
- New Mexico Public Lands Information Center
- Northwest Walking Trail Bend: On the Corner of History and Discovery
- Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum
- Old Santa Fe Trail Building
- Palace of the Governors at the New Mexico History Museum
Hours
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trailtoday: All Day
- Sat Oct 3All Day
- Sun Oct 4All Day
- Mon Oct 5All Day
- Tue Oct 6All Day
- Wed Oct 7All Day
- Thu Oct 8All Day
- Fri Oct 9All Day
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail is not a clearly marked hiking trail. Instead it is a route that passes through communities, urban areas, public lands, and Wilderness. The route travels across a variety of land ownerships and management, including private land. Beyond the United States, the trail reaches Mexico City, Mexico. Each location varies as to the hours of operations and access. Please contact individual trail sites before your visit for more information.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Self-guided tours
1
Martineztown Walking Tour30–60 minutes · 18 stops
Follow the stops to learn more about Martineztown and El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. While you are here, please be aware of your surroundings. You are in a thriving and lively community which includes Longfellow Elementary School. Please be respectful of others while visiting the park. Look out for the steep drop-offs on the High Road Walkway. This walking tour follows accessible sidewalks and ramps. Please use caution when crossing the street to access the acequia.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.