Abiquiu Ghost Ranch
Just over an hour from Santa Fe, Ghost Ranch is one of the best day trips from New Mexico. With a history that includes cattle rustlers, a poker game, dinosaur discoveries, a dude ranch for the affluent, and home to Georgia O'Keeffe, Ghost Ranch is as colorful and dramatic as its landscape of the red and yellow cliffs.
The landscape of Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico, encompasses 21,000 acres of towering rock walls, vivid colors, and vast skies. Within this setting, guests enjoy an extensive offering of workshops, hiking trails, horseback riding, massage therapy, high and low ropes courses, and kayaking on Abiquiu Lake.
Open year-round, the Ranch is owned by the Presbyterian Church USA and is open to all. Whether you want to spend the day under the huge old cottonwoods in an Adirondack chair, visit the museums, do research in the 24-hour library, or hike the many trails, there is something for everyone at Ghost Ranch.
With advance reservations, you may take the Georgia O'Keeffe Landscape Tour and visit the sites where Georgia O'Keeffe walked and painted. The magnificent landscape of vivid colors, towering rocks and enormous skies was made world-famous by painter Georgia O’Keeffe, who lived and worked on the ranch for a while. The Landscape Tour can be enjoyed by van or on horseback.
- Tripadvisor Rating: 4.5/5
- Area: 85 km²
- Admission: Free; However, there are fees for tours and other activities
- Opening Hours: Daily 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Address: 280 Private Drive 1708 Highway, US-84, Abiquiu, NM 87510
