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Greater Belen EDC
100 South Main St
Belen NM 87002
(505) 864-8221
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RECREATION
The Belen area offers a multitude of recreation for the entire family. Below are only a few of the exciting and fun filled "Things to do" around us.
Wildlife / Birding
Bernardo Refuge
17 miles south of Belen. It is peaceful, and quiet with lots of bird watching available.
The Bosque del Apache Wild Life Refuge
south of Socorro offers unique wildlife viewing opportunities. Year-round residents include mule deer, coyote, porcupine, muskrat, Canada goose, coot, pheasant, turkey, quail, and roadrunner. A 15-mile tour route of The Bosque del Apache Wild Life Refuge allows visitors to enjoy wildlife viewing and photography. The refuge tour route is open from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset every day of the year. Also available are nature trails, wilderness areas, a picnic area, and limited hunting and fishing in legal seasons. The visitor’s center offers displays, videos, and a bookstore. The 57,191-acre Bosque del Apache National Wildlife was established in 1939 “as a refuge and breeding grounds for migratory birds and other wildlife.” The refuge also provides winter habitat for greater sandhill cranes. In 1941, only 17 cranes used the refuge, sandhills now number as high as 17,000 on the refuge.
Parks & Recreation
- Belen Multi-Purpose Park offers baseball & soccer fields, skateboard, basketball & tennis courts, horseshoe, and volleyball. Other amenities to follow.
- Recreation Center: Aerobics, weight room, leagues for adults and children in various sports. Just completed a renovation.
- Anna Becker Park: The site for many family picnics, children playing, growers market (July-October), festivals, annual events and even weddings.
Golfing
Hiking / Camping
Monzano State Park – 13 miles northwest of Mountainair on NM Highway 55.
in the foothills of the Manzano Mountains near Mountainair. The park covers 160 acres at an elevation of 7,600 feet.
Senator Willie M. Chavez Park Campsite – along the Rio Grande in Belen,
is a 110-acre site on the Rio Grande in Belen. Hiking and birdwatching are popular activities.
Manzano Mountain Wilderness -
encompasses 36,970 acres and offers a myriad of trails and picnic grounds, which are located in Belen’s backyard on the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. Accessible trails lie on both sides of the mountain and picnic areas abound. Wilderness elevations range from 6,000 feet in the foothills to 10,098 feet on Manzano Peak. The district office is in Mountainair where advice on trails and recreation is offered.
Skiing
The state has more than a dozen downhill ski areas plus cross-country skiing. Sandia Peak with the world’s longest tramway is just east of Albuquerque, and the Santa Fe Ski Basin is 100 miles north of Belen.
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