NPS Sites Near Albuquerque
Five National Park Service units lie within 150 miles of Albuquerque. Petroglyph National Monument, the closest at 15 miles away, recorded 310,672 annual visits and preserves volcanic rock art created by ancestral Puebloans and Spanish settlers. Bandelier National Monument, located 46 miles north, attracted 247,642 visitors annually and features cliff dwellings, petroglyphs, and canyon trails. El Malpais National Monument, 87 miles west, received 151,998 visits and showcases lava flows and volcanic geology.
Two additional units serve cultural heritage purposes. Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 50 miles south, documented 32,144 annual visits and preserves Spanish mission ruins and pueblo remains. Pecos National Historical Park, also 50 miles away, recorded 37,083 visits and interprets a significant pueblo and mission complex. Together these sites offer diverse opportunities to explore the region's geological and cultural history within a moderate driving radius.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Petroglyph National Monument · 15.2 mi | 310,672 (2025) |
| Bandelier National Monument · 46.2 mi | 247,642 (2025) |
| Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument · 50.1 mi | 32,144 (2025) |
| Pecos National Historical Park · 50.1 mi | 37,083 (2025) |
| El Malpais National Monument · 87.2 mi | 151,998 (2025) |
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park · 97.0 mi | 29,816 (2025) |
| Fort Union National Monument · 97.4 mi | 7,813 (2025) |
| El Morro National Monument · 106.9 mi | 48,797 (2025) |
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.