Santa Fe Trail
Driving Directions

Driving the Byway

Colorado Section

• The Colorado section of the Santa Fe Trail starts at the Kansas border just east of Holly, CO on US-385/50.
• Head west through Lamar and Las Animas.
• Continue west through La Junta to where US-50 and US-350 split.
• Take US-350 southwest through Trinidad.
• At Trinidad, take I-25 south over Raton Pass.
• The Colorado section of the Santa Fe Trail ends at the CO/NM border.

New Mexico Section

CO/NM Border to Springer, NM

• The New Mexico section of the Santa Fe Trail begins on I-25 at the New Mexico state line.
• Take I-25 south to Raton.
• In Raton, follow Moulton St. to Second St.
• Then take Second St. to US-64.
• Follow US-64 south to Cimarron.
• In Cimarron get on NM-21 and go to Springer, where the byway branches south and east.

Springer, NM to NM/OK Border

• Take US 56 east to the junction with NM-453.
• Take NM-453 north to Grenville.
• In Grenville turn east onto US-64 and travel to Clayton.
• In Clayton get onto US-56 for a short journey east to the junction with NM-406.
• Turn north on NM-406 and follow the road to the NM-OK border.

Springer, NM to Santa Fe, NM

• Start in Springer and take US-85 to Wagon Mound.
• Get on NM 120 and go to Watrous.
• In Watrous, get on NM-161 and follow it through Fort Union and on to Buena Vista.
• Once in Buena Vista, get on NM-518 and go to Las Vegas-Grand Ave.
• From there, get on US-85 and go through Romerville, Tecolote, and Bernal.
• In Bernal, get on NM-3 and go through San Miguel del Vado, San Jose, and Rowe.
• Get on NM-63 in Rowe and go to Pecos National Park.
• Take NM-50 to Pecos.
• In Pecos, get on I-25 and go to Canoncito.
• From there, take US-85 to Canada de los Alamos.
• Then go on to County Road 67C.
• Take 67C to Santa Fe Plaza in Santa Fe where the byway ends.