Basic Information

GIS Data and Information

For Geographic Information System data regarding El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, please visit the Resource Information Management page of the National Trails office website.

 

Physical Address

Trail sites are located across 400 miles, two states, and two countries. The Trail is administered jointly by the NPS office located at the location below, and the Bureau of Land Management. 

National Trails Office Regions 6, 7, & 8
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Directions

You can visit many sites along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail over the 404-mile U.S. historic route (with thousands of additional miles in Mexico) that crosses New Mexico and Texas.

Directions Details

Operating Hours & Seasons

All Park Hours

• Every Day:Open 24 hours

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail is not a clearly marked hiking trail. Instead it is a route that passes through communities, urban areas, public lands, and Wilderness. The route travels across a variety of land ownerships and management, including private land. Beyond the United States, the trail reaches Mexico City, Mexico. Each location varies as to the hours of operations and access. Please contact individual trail sites before your visit for more information.

Weather

Due to the length of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, be sure to consult local weather sources for the region you'll be visiting. Check out the forecast with the National Weather Service and search for the area you'd like to visit: weather.gov

National Weather Service

Fees & Passes

Entrance Fee-free

This site is fee-free year-round. No entrance fee or pass is required.

Internet & Cellular Access

Public WiFi is not available.

The El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail is a mixture of private, municipal, tribal, federal, and state lands that stretches for hundreds of miles. Services, including public WiFi and Cellular access, vary from location to location. Contact the individual Trail sites you are planning to visit to find out if internet and/or cell phone service is available.

Internet & Cellular Access Details

 

Trail Administration

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail runs through the heart of the Rio Grande Valley. The Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service administer the trail together to foster trail preservation and public use. These agencies work in close partnership with El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Trail Association, American Indian tribes, state, county, and municipal governmental agencies, private landowners, nonprofit heritage conservation groups, and many others. Trail sites are in private, municipal, tribal, federal, or state ownership. Please ask for permission before visiting any trail sites on private lands and check with public sites for visiting hours and regulations.

Protect the Trail

To foster trail preservation, do not use metal detectors, dig at sites, collect artifacts, or remove anything. Please respect these historic places.

 

More Trip Planning Information:

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  Trail Brochures

  Find brochures, maps, guides, and other literature about the Trail.

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  Find Trail Sites to Visit

  Places To Go

  Where can you visit the trail? Use the interactive map to find places to visit.

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  Co-administered with the BLM

  Bureau of Land Management

  Learn more about the Trail from our partners at the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office.