While the weather is sure to draw more people outside, the U.S. Forest Service is getting ready to shut down a big area at ...

Road access to the Sandia Crest Recreation Area will be blocked for nearly 2 years. The Forest Service plans to thin the ...

Popular trails on the Sandia Crest and the upper section of the main access road — N.M. 536 — will close for nearly two years ...

Sandia Crest visitors should plan ahead: trail, road, and parking lot closures are coming in April as a multi-phase forest restoration and reconstruction project begins.

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BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — Drivers are being warned to stay away from the upper parts of the Sandia Crest Road indefinitely as officials say crews are stretched thin and haven’t been able to ...

The mysterious mountains of New Mexico are home to one of the most fascinating and controversial discoveries in the history ...

BURNING OF ZOZOBRA. IT’S A WINTER TRADITION. THE SANDIA SNOWSHOE CLASSIC. MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE TAKING PART OVER THE WEEKEND, RACING ABOVE 10,000FT ON SNOWSHOES ON THE SANDIA CREST. HERE ARE THE ...

BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands is seeking input on the proposed Sandia Crest Recreation Complex Renovation Project. The project area is located at ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A small fire is burning in the Sandia Mountains. The 10K Fire is estimated to be five acres in size as of 4 p.m. Tuesday. It’s west of the 10K Trail and east of the Ellis Trailhead ...

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said a Texas man was hiking with his brother Thursday near Sandia Crest when he noticed a scenic viewpoint — closer to the edge. BCSO spokesperson Jayme Gonzales ...