New Mexico State Road 63 is a beautiful drive that parallels the Pecos River as it winds up and into the southern most portion of the Rockies, otherwise known as the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, in the Santa Fe National Forest. It is a gorgeous drive that has at least 13 separate campsites with many campgrounds in each one. It’s a great place to stay and camp although since it is indeed high up, it can get quite cold.

The Pecos River that runs alongside the road is also a fantastic place to do some fishing. There are also many meadows for meandering through and enjoying. Also along the road are rock climbing routes that my friend and his father put up decades ago. They’ve also filmed some scenes from the show Longmire on the road and near this awesome old bridge.