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Ski areas, river runs, trailheads, climbing walls, fishing water and hot springs across Taos County, plus the local outfitters who take you there.

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Climbing · Questa Questa Dome USFS Carson National Forest · Typically May-October; raptor nesting mid-February through late May (consider through August) · Multi-pitch trad
Climbing · Around the county Dead Cholla Wall BLM Taos Field Office (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument) · Year-round; east-facing (morning sun) · Mostly 5.10-5.12 sport/trad/mixed
Fishing · Around the county John Dunn Bridge (Arroyo Hondo river access) BLM Taos Field Office (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument)
Climbing · Around the county John's Wall (John Dunn Bridge area) BLM Taos Field Office (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument) · Year-round · Sport and trad; old fixed gear (check bolts)
Trails · Around the county Rio Grande del Norte National Monument BLM Taos Field Office (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument) · Year-round
Rafting · Around the county Taos Junction Bridge river access BLM Taos Field Office (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument) · Year-round
Climbing · Around the county Tres Piedras rocks USFS Carson National Forest (some formations on private land) · Raptor nesting awareness mid-February through August · Trad, some sport/top-rope; bouldering
Climbing · Around the county Vista Verde Crag BLM Taos Field Office (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument) · Year-round · Mostly sport, some trad
Climbing · Arroyo Seco Mountain Skills Rock Guides (Climbing School USA) Outfitter · Year-round (rock); winter snowshoe and backcountry ski tours · from $195
Climbing · Taos Ski Valley Taos Ski Valley Via Ferrata Outfitter · Summer (2026 opened July 1)