35 near Lake Roberts, cutting southeast through the picturesque and secluded Mimbres Valley down to San Lorenzo, where it intersects with the western terminus of the Geronimo Trail byway. It’s just a 45-mile drive, but allow 90 minutes. 15 from Silver City, passing through Pinos Altos, over the Continental Divide, along a ridge that leads across sweeping White Horse Mesa, and to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
The Trail of the Mountain Spirits National Scenic Byway () runs north along N.M. 152 up through Hillsboro and Kingston before switchbacking through the Black Range over 8,228-foot Emory Pass. From the northeast, hop onto the 50-mile southern leg of the Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway (), which begins in Caballo and follows N.M. Here are 25 attributes of Silver City that make it such a charmed place to live and visit.Įvery road into Silver City is a stunner two of New Mexico’s national scenic byways pass through the region. My hope is that predictions about Silver City’s imminent transformation into the next this or that prove forever incorrect. Adjacent to a minimally inhabited national forest nearly the size of Connecticut, Silver City might just be New Mexico’s ultimate destination for getting away from it all without actually having to forgo exceptional dining, distinctive accommodations, and top-notch arts and cultural attractions. 152, I quickly delighted in the remarkable variety of one-of-a-kind restaurants and funky boutiques along downtown’s colorful commercial drag, Bullard Street. Entranced by the slowgoing drive through the Black Range along breathtakingly circuitous N.M. I fell hard for Silver City the first time I visited, about 15 years ago. Many who live in this sunny hilltop town of about 10,000 on the fringes of the Gila Wilderness still work in the mining industry, but Silver City and surrounding Grant County also claim a sizable number of artists, entrepreneurs, retirees, educators, students, and outdoorsy individualists who love it here precisely because it’s unlike any other place in the Southwest-or the world, for that matter. Silver City was founded 150 years ago, on the heels of a silver-mining boom. From Albuquerque to Zuni, no town is quite like any other. But one thing that makes New Mexico special is the diversity and singularity of its communities. “Too far from the interstate,” he added.ĭon’t get me wrong-I love my former home city of Santa Fe.
“It never happened.” Her husband nodded in agreement. “Twenty years ago they were calling this town the next Santa Fe,” said a woman who looked to be in her mid-fifties. WHILE EATING BREAKFAST at downtown Silver City’s Tre Rosat Cafe, I overheard a couple chatting at a nearby table. Above: Boston Hill's summit is a handy vantage point for getting the lay of the
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