Notable park · McKinley, New Mexico
Marquez Wildlife Area
Marquez Wildlife Area is a park in McKinley, New Mexico.
Marquez Wildlife Area: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Marquez Wildlife Area
Season: Year-round, evenings.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Marquez Wildlife Area — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.40059, -107.33005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Marquez Wildlife Area
- Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~28 km · Must-see
- Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~36 km · Must-see
- Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~38 km · Must-see
- Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~39 km · Must-see
- La Mesita Blanca · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~45 km · Must-see
- Dirty Point · viewpoint · Cibola · ~57 km · Must-see
- Rio Puerco Bridge (historic) · attraction · Bernalillo · ~67 km · Must-see
- Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~70 km · Must-see
- Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~71 km · Must-see
- Vulcan Volcano · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~73 km · Must-see
- Black Volcano · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~73 km · Must-see
- J A Volcano · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~74 km · Must-see
- Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~2 km
- Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~3 km
- Lagunita · lake · McKinley · ~5 km
- Cerrito Ojo Frio · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~6 km
- Cerro del Durazno · viewpoint · McKinley · ~8 km
- B-52 Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~8 km
See everything within a day’s drive of Marquez Wildlife Area
Other parks near Marquez Wildlife Area
- Rio Grande Nature Center State Park · park · Bernalillo · ~82 km · Must-see
- New Mexico Habitats · park · Bernalillo · ~85 km · Must-see
- Tingley Field · park · Bernalillo · ~88 km · Must-see
- Jemez State Monument · park · Sandoval · ~90 km · Must-see
- Roosevelt Park · park · Bernalillo · ~91 km · Must-see
- Cliff's Amusement Park · park · Bernalillo · ~91 km · Must-see
- Mount Taylor Historical Marker · park · Cibola · ~39 km
- Ojito Wilderness Study Area · park · Sandoval · ~50 km
- Rio Grande Rift Historical Marker · park · Cibola · ~51 km
- San Jose de Laguna Mission Historical Marker · park · Cibola · ~51 km
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Frequently asked
Is Marquez Wildlife Area open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Marquez Wildlife Area yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Marquez Wildlife Area?
Year-round, evenings. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Marquez Wildlife Area?
Nearby: Guadalupe ruins (fort, 28 km), Mesa Prieta (viewpoint, 36 km), Cabezon Peak (sanctuary, 38 km), Mount Taylor (viewpoint, 39 km), La Mesita Blanca (viewpoint, 45 km), Dirty Point (viewpoint, 57 km).
Is Marquez Wildlife Area worth visiting?
Marquez Wildlife Area is listed as a notable park in New Mexico on Spotwander.