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Area guide.
Secluded, not remote: half a mile off I-25, 30 minutes from Santa Fe, on the edge of the Pecos Wilderness.
Getting here
Finding the Cliff House.
74 County Road B41ASan Jose, NM 87565
We're about 30 miles east of Santa Fe and 20 miles west of Las Vegas, New Mexico, half a mile off Interstate 25 on a county road maintained year-round.
Not every GPS or map app shows our address. Search for "Pecos River Cliff House", or navigate to the Pecos River Station in San Jose, less than a mile away. Detailed directions come with your booking.
Flying in
- Santa Fe (SAF): about 35 miles
- Albuquerque (ABQ): about 90 miles, 1.5 hours
- Amarillo (AMA): about 3.5 hours
Groceries & essentials
Stocking up.
The nearest full grocery stores are in Pecos, Las Vegas and Santa Fe, so we recommend shopping on your way in.
Pecos River Station
San Jose · under 1 mile
Gas, drinks, snacks and grocery basics, just down the road.
Pecos
About 12–17 miles
Family Dollar (with groceries) and Griego's Market & Liquor.
Las Vegas, NM
About 20–25 miles
Full-size grocery stores including Lowe's Market and a Walmart Supercenter.
Santa Fe
About 35 miles
Everything: Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Sprouts, Albertsons, Natural Grocers and more.
Dining
Our local favorites.
Hours change often in rural New Mexico, so please call ahead.
Papa Angel's Pizzeria
San Jose · about 1 mile
Take-out pizza; call ahead and pick it up 15 minutes later.
La Choza & The Shed
Santa Fe
Two Santa Fe institutions for red and green chile.
L'Olivier & Andiamo!
Santa Fe
French and Italian when you want a special dinner out.
Sightseeing
History, hot springs & wilderness.
Pecos National Historical Park
- About 17 miles
- Ancestral pueblo and mission ruins spanning more than 10,000 years of history
Pecos Wilderness
- Protected high country in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- Trailheads, lakes and peaks, including Truchas Peak at 13,103 ft
Villanueva State Park
- About 16 miles
- Riverside park on the Pecos with trails and picnic areas
Las Vegas, NM
- About 25 miles
- Historic plaza, Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
Montezuma Hot Springs
- Just outside Las Vegas, NM
- Free, rustic roadside soaking pools of varying temperatures
Bandelier National Monument
- Near Los Alamos
- Cliff dwellings and canyon trails
Santa Fe
The City Different, 30 minutes away.
Spend a day among Santa Fe's galleries and adobe streets: the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, the Plaza, Canyon Road and the immersive art of Meow Wolf. Families will enjoy the Santa Fe Children's Museum.
Santa Fe is also one of the country's great mountain biking towns, with trails for every level in the surrounding mountains. In winter, Ski Santa Fe is an easy day trip, and the trout keep biting back at the Cliff House.
Come home to the river
After the day, the Pecos.
The entire private property along both banks of the Pecos, just for your group.
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