El Camino Real
Driving Directions
Driving the Byway
The byway can be easily accessed from I-25 near Santa Fe to Anthony, New Mexico.
- Beginning at the San Juan Pueblo (north of Santa Fe), take Riverside Drive (NM 68) south for 5 miles.
- Turn east onto Fairview Lane and drive for approximately 1 mile.
- At the intersection of McCurdy Road (NM 583) and Fairview Lane, go south for approximately 1.5 miles.
- At the junction with NM-76, go west until the junction with NM-106 (approximately 0.5 miles), then continue south.
- After about 7 miles, past Pojoaque Pueblo, take US 84/285 south for 25 miles into Santa Fe.
- From US 84/285, take San Francisco Street to Guadalupe Street.
- From Santa Fe, take NM-16 west to Cochiti.
- From Cochiti, go to Pena Blanca, and then go to NM-22 toward Santo Domingo.
- In Santo Domingo, get on NM-16 to get through town, and then take NM-313 to San Felipe and Algodones.
- In Albuquerque, take Roy Blvd. to Fourth St (NM 313).
- Go to Bridge St. and then to Fourth St.
- Then go to Isleta Blvd.
- Follow NM-147 to Isleta Pueblo, where you get on NM 304 to Belen.
- Stay on NM-304 until US-60, and then take US-60 west to Bernardo.
- In Bernardo, get on NM-408 and go through Chamizal, Lemitar, and Socorro.
- Take NM-1 from Socorro to Monticello, at which point you will take I-25 to Monticello Canyon.
- Follow NM-181 to Truth or Consequences where you will get on Date Street.
- Follow this street to Main Street, and then go to Broadway.
- Follow Broadway to Williamsburg.
- Take NM-187 from Williamsburg to Hatch, and then take NM-185 from Hatch to Las Cruces.
- Next, take NM-188 (Valley Drive) to Avenida de Mesilla, and follow this street to Mesilla.
- Take NM-28 from Mesilla to Anthony, and then take NM-273 from Anthony to Anapra.
