Dripping Springs Natural Area | New Mexico

Overview

The Dripping Springs Natural Area has over four miles of easy hiking trails, including the Dripping Springs Trail, which shows off desert scrub and low elevation pinon-juniper and oak woodlands. The area also boasts excellent wildlife viewing opportunities, including excellent year-round viewing of red-tailed hawk, Gambel's quail, golden eagle and rock squirrel. It offers very good year-round viewing of desert mule deer and coyote. Also watch for black-throated sparrow, ladder-backed woodpecker, verdin, black-tailed gnatcatcher, lesser nighthawk, Scott's oriole, cactus wren, desert cottontail, and collared and tree lizard in the spring and summer.

Hours

• Year-round: 7 a.m. to sunset.
• Dripping Springs Natural Area is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.

Facilities

• The Dripping Springs Natural Area offers handicapped-accessible restrooms, 12 picnic sites, and one reservable large family/group picnic site. Contact the Las Cruse District Office for more information.
• There is no camping and pets are allowed only on designated trails.

Visitors Center

• The Dripping Springs Visitor Center offers interpretive displays of the Organ Mountains.
• Open: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Contact: (575) 522-1219

Las Cruces District Office Address

1800 Marquess Street
Las Cruces, NM 88005-3371
575-525-4300