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Welcome to Beautiful Eagle Nest!

Eagle Nest, New Mexico is located in the Northern Sangre de Cristo range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Eagle Nest is a small village where fishing is abundant. The village is situated on the northern side of Eagle Nest Lake, with over 15 square miles of beautiful mountain water. The lake is the granddaddy of all Enchanted Circle waters, abundant with kokanee and coho salmon, and cutthroat and rainbow trout. The community is excited that Eagle Nest Lake is now a premier State Park. The park has already seen a major makeover with new or upgraded docks, a welcome center and comfortable restrooms. Future plans include camping and picnic areas and foot and equestrian trails.

    

Therma Drive, the main street in Eagle Nest, is lined with shops that carry locally crafted fine arts, sculpture, sterling silver and Indian jewelry, antiques, pottery, kitchen items, candles, clothing, souvenirs, T-shirts and much more. Food offerings include several down home style restaurants, pizza, subs, home made fudge and a specialty coffee shop.

As you drive through town, don't miss the sign for the future Enchanted Circle Gateway Museum. The museum, a Southwest Victorian style railway station, will accommodate a vast model train display, antique toys and artifacts, an interactive learning center and classrooms. The grounds will feature track layouts and switching areas for operating trains, walking paths, patio with fountain, and stationary railway car displays. And you can pan for gold many weekends throughout the year on the museum site.

Visit the Enchanted Circle Gateway Museum Website

The Moreno Valley

    

Scenic Moreno Valley is unsurpassed in beauty, with spectacular views from Eagle Nest's 8,200 feet level to the top of Wheeler Peak, the highest in the state at 13,161 feet. The snowcapped mountains offer outstanding winter sports: Angel Fire, just 10 miles, 40 miles to Taos and 18 miles to Red River. The Moreno Valley is located 300 miles south of Denver, 100 miles northeast of Santa Fe and just 200 miles northwest of the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma.

The Enchanted Circle

The Enchanted Circle offers excellent snow sports, hiking, boating, fishing, hunting, golfing and horseback riding. Quaint mountain villages, ghost towns, ancient adobe structures, a Native American pueblo, and southwestern art, are just a few fascinating points of interest in the area. This is truly the Enchanted Circle.