National Park System units in New Mexico
New Mexico has 15 National Park System units. The list below also includes 4 places the Park Service does not count as units of their own. Each one has its own page here with hours, current alerts, campgrounds and what there is to do.
New Mexico in figures
- National Park System units
- 15
- Free to enter
- 9
- Recreation visits in 2025
- 2,240,390
- Busiest unit, 659,742 visits
- White Sands National Park
- Campgrounds
- 7
A unit that reaches into another state counts in full here and in each other state it touches.
Free to enter Charges an entrance feePoints are the Park Service reference point for each unit, not a boundary.
Visits by year
White Sands National ParkCarlsbad Caverns National ParkPetroglyph National MonumentBandelier National MonumentEl Malpais National MonumentCapulin Volcano National MonumentValles Caldera National PreserveManhattan Project National Historical ParkEl Morro National MonumentAztec Ruins National MonumentPecos National Historical ParkGila Cliff Dwellings National MonumentSalinas Pueblo Missions National MonumentChaco Culture National Historical ParkFort Union National Monument
Fees, hours, alerts, campgrounds and activities are from the NPS API. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.