Important Links

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   Visit these links to get basic information on the Valles Caldera National Preserve, the Rim Trail and nearby areas of interest.

Here is the National Park Service website for the Valles Caldera National Preserve:
nps.gov/vall/index.htm

Link for Bandelier National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm

Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve, by Coco Rae http://www.vcnp-trails.com

Los Amigos de Valles Caldera is a long standing nonprofit doing watershed restoration work in the VCNP. They run the bookstore at the Visitor Center and provide financial support to programs at the Preserve. Please support them: http://losamigosdevallescaldera.org/


Friends of Bandelier is a non profit supporting the National Park Service at Bandelier National Monument adjacent to the Valles Caldera to the east: http://friendsofbandelier.org/

Nearby agencies, and recreation areas:
Jemez District
, Santa Fe National Forest:  http://www.fs.fed.us/organization/1963/jemez-ranger-district
Coyote Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/santafe/about-forest/districts/?cid=fsbdev7_021098

Manhattan Project National Historic Parkhttp://www.nps.gov/mapr/index.htm
Pajarito Mountain Ski Areahttps://skipajarito.com/
Fenton Lake State Park: http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/fentonlakestatepark.html
Jemez State Monument  http://www.nmmonuments.org/jemez
Old Santa Fe Trail Building National Historic Site: http://www.nps.gov/cultural_landscapes/stories-SantaFe.html
Los Alamos County Recreation, Camp May Park and Campground: http://www.losalamosnm.us/parks/Pages/ParksInLosAlamos.aspx?View={7A617C9C-07BB-4C13-8929-85E14CD6B34B}&SelectedID=4

Pajarito Environmental Education Center https://peecnature.org

Excellent group working to reform livestock grazing in the American West: https://www.westernwatersheds.org

Here is important information on leaving no trace in the wilderness and low impact camping: https://www.wristband.com/content/leave-no-trace-low-impact-campgrounds/