The New Mexico - Colorado Road trip Itinerary

As we went further into summer 2025, we embarked on a southwest adventure made of a New Mexico - Colorado road trip. Any year where you make two trips to New Mexico is a great one! The landscape is gorgeous and diverse - always has been one of our favorites!

Mapping of the trip, flying to Albuquerque, driving south to Alamogordo and then working our way all the way up to Fort Collins before flying home from Denver.

The itinerary:

• Flight to Albuquerque

• 1 day in Albuquerque to adapt to the elevation change and enjoy the Sandia mountains

• Drive to Alamogordo, NM

• Explore White Sands National Park

• Scenic drive along the Turquoise Trail to Santa Fe

• A week in Santa Fe with plenty of hiking, art, great food, and enjoying some time at the Santa Fe Opera

• A day in the beautiful Taos, NM

• Explore Great Sand Dunes National Park

• A few days in Colorado Springs, including Garden of the Gods and a trip to the top of Pikes Peak

• A few days in Fort Collins with a visit to Rocky Mountain National Park

• Then head home with a flight out of Denver

Now, let's go to the mountains!

Some desert and mountain views flying into Albuquerque