Best places: Parks in Doña Ana County, United States

Rocky, mountainous park with scenic, moderate-to-strenuous hikes, campsites & a visitor center.

👍👍 Great mountain not very far form Las Cruces. There are several trails here. You can walk around the base of the mountain or you can hike up to the top on several trails. The ascent is somewhat steep but not too difficult. On the top you will have very good views of Las Cruces and the Organ and Dona...

Scenic mountain range, canyon & woodlands with hiking, horseback riding, camping & mountain biking.

👍 Small park south of Las Cruces. Tucked away and not easy to find. Sidewalk makes it easy to walk through the park. Doesn't seem to be very frequently used. View of Organ mountains. Benches and picnic tables. Small play area. There was exercise equipment but it has been vandalized.

👍👍 Great place to walk your dog- Only once have I seen an off leash dog- I really appreciate that when walking my dog!!

👍👍 An Easter tradition. This is such a fun park to go to. Easy parking, trees along the edges so there's at least a little shade. They do provide port a potties, and there is a gazebo/basketball courts as well. It's large enough that you can run around without getting in anyone else's way.

👍 Interesting (to an earth scientist anyway), well-preserved crater of an extinct shield volcano, surrounded by a basalt field (which spilled from this crater as basalt lava). The most recent lava flow (easily identifiable on Google Earth as the darkest area to the east/northeast) was approximately 16...