Santa Rosa (New Mexico)

Santa Rosa, the "City of Natural Lakes", is a town (pop. about 3000) in northeastern New Mexico. The nickname sounds improbable for a town in the middle of some very dry country, but it's appropriate because of the presence of the Blue Hole and several other lakes based on springs. Santa Rosa is on historic Route 66.


 * Santa Rosa Visitors Center, +1 575 472-3763.

Get in
Interstate 40 and US Routes 54 and 84 intersect at Santa Rosa.

Go next

 * Santa Rosa is the key decision point for travelers following the Route 66 itinerary: follow the standard "historic" route directly to Albuquerque, or the "original" route to Santa Fe? Either continue west on I-40 or jog north on US 84 just west of town, respectively.