NPS Sites Near Santa Fe
Santa Fe sits within reach of five National Park Service units. The closest is Pecos National Historical Park, 13 miles away, which recorded 37,083 annual recreation visits. Bandelier National Monument lies 27.7 miles south and received 247,642 visits, while Petroglyph National Monument near Albuquerque, 50 miles away, was the most visited at 310,672 annual visits. Fort Union National Monument, 59.6 miles northeast, reported 7,813 visits annually.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, located 76.8 miles southeast, documented 32,144 annual recreation visits. All five sites fall within a 150-mile radius of Santa Fe and represent a range of cultural and historical resources in the region, from Spanish colonial missions to ancestral pueblo ruins and archaeological sites. Visitation figures reflect recent annual counts published by the National Park Service.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Pecos National Historical Park · 13.0 mi | 37,083 (2025) |
| Bandelier National Monument · 27.7 mi | 247,642 (2025) |
| Petroglyph National Monument · 50.0 mi | 310,672 (2025) |
| Fort Union National Monument · 59.6 mi | 7,813 (2025) |
| Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument · 76.8 mi | 32,144 (2025) |
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park · 112.1 mi | 29,816 (2025) |
| El Malpais National Monument · 121.0 mi | 151,998 (2025) |
| El Morro National Monument · 138.3 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.