Valley of Fires Recreation Area

New Mexico · United States of America

Valley of Fires Recreation Area, United States of America
Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution., Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring and autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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One of the youngest lava flows in the continental United States, spreading black basalt across the desert near Carrizozo. A short trail crosses the rugged malpaís where plants have colonized the fractured rock.

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