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toonsarah Says: The first mission was built here between 1615 and 1626, but during the Pueblo uprising of 1680, the local Piros and the Spanish settlers fled south. It wasn’t until 1816, that a small group of Spaniards resettled Socorro and rebuilt the church, completing it in 1821....
toonsarah Says: About half a block south of the Plaza in a quiet street near the County Hall is this odd-looking memorial. This is a fragment from Jumbo, a rather cute name for a rather sinister object. Jumbo was the huge steel vessel designed to contain the explosion of the first ever...
toonsarah Says: If you pass by Socorro on I25, or even if you leave the Interstate and drive through on the main thoroughfare, California Street, you could be forgiven for thinking that there is nothing to the town apart from chain motels, fast food restaurants, supermarkets, shopping...
Basaic Says: The tall building with the advertisement painted on the side was built in the 1880's as the Knights of Pythias Hall. The building next door was built around the same time. Some of the extra touches used in constructing the building show the benefit derived from the mining...
Basaic Says: The Manzanares Historic District extends east of the highway towards where the railroad depot was. The beautiful Val Verde Hotel was built in 1919 using the Spanish Mission Revival style of architecture and was considered a very luxurious hotel. It has a very nice courtyard...
Basaic Says: This two story brick building was built in 1880. It housed a drugstore that was once the oldest operating drugstore in the state, and was founded by a relative of Conrad Hilton. It also held a Masonic Lodge. Today it houses the Chamber of Commerce.
Basaic Says: This home was built around 1870 for Juan Jose Baca, grandson of one of the founders of Socorro. Baca maintained a business in his home and the two story part of the home was a general merchandise store. The home has 18 inch thick walls, a small courtyard and an elaborate...
Basaic Says: Probably the most famous building in Socorro after the mission is the Garcia Opera House. It is located a short distance from Kittrel Park and was built by Francesca Garcia in 1884 using money left to her by her late husband. The opera house was built with curved walls 34...
Basaic Says: Isidro Baca Park also contains a piece of "Jumbo", a huge steel vessel designed to contain the first nuclear explosion at nearby Trinity Site. Socorro offers trips to Trinity Site in April and October.
Basaic Says: Isidro Baca Park, also known as Veterans Memorial and Park, runs from Kittrel Park to the Socorro County Courthouse. It contains monuments to area veterans and an anti-aircraft gun. It is named for PFC Isidro Baca the first soldier from Socorro killed in Vietnam.
Basaic Says: When the town was first laid out there was a plaza north of Kittrel Park. Kittrel Park was nothing more than an open Army field in 1850. By the 1880's Kittrel Park was called the "Plaza". Dr. L. W. Kittrel, a dentist and postmaster was instrumental in keeping the park...
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1 Review and 65 Opinions We chose Socorro as an overnight stop primarily for its convenience, being a reasonable driving...
Socorro Springs Restaurant & Brewery: Great Dining With Beer
Basaic Says: Socorro Springs is probably THE place to go in town to eat. They offer various pizza, calzone, pasta dishes and a salmon dish along with a great 12 ounce rib-eye cooked over a pecan wood fire. There are also soups, salads, burgers and sandwiches if you are less hungry. They...
Socorro Springs Brewery: Take the Kids!
lisa85202 Says: From the outside, this restaurant appeared a little upscale- at least, for us to be taking our kids. We stayed in the hotel next door on New Years Eve. We were pleasantly surprised that we were quite comfortable eating here with our family. The prices were very reasonable,...
Socorro Springs Brewery: Pizza and beer – what more do you want?
toonsarah Says: I had read good reviews of the Socorro Springs Brewery here on VT and elsewhere, and as the dining options in Socorro are fairly limited (unless you want fast food chains) it seemed the natural place to head for on our one evening here. And while I have to say that while we...
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: A favorite activity for birders is to go out to the Bosque del Apache at dawn to watch the snow geese get up in the morning (it's much more exciting than it sounds!). You can drive in and sit in your car, but sooner or later you'll have to get out -- and it can be REALLY cold. I wore a fleece hat, 2 jackets, a turtleneck, heavy corduroy pants, long underwear, wool gloves, wool socks, and fleece-lined boots -- and I STILL nearly froze! But it's usually dry during the winter, although snow is possible, so I've never needed rain gear.
Photo Equipment: Telephoto lenses advised -- most of the birds are rather blase about human beings, and there's even a bird blind in one area; but if you want to get eyeball-to-eyeball with a bald eagle, you'll need a good lens.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Bring binoculars, for the same reasons you want telephoto lenses.
There are a couple of short hiking trails off the main tour loop, and you don't need boots for those (I've done them in sandals!).
There's also a longer trail that runs up a mountain, which I haven't taken; but, given the distance and the elevation gain, I'd advise footwear with sturdy soles and good ankle support.
Updated Feb 1, 2005
toonsarah Says: The Very Large Array, or VLA as it is commonly known, is an amazing sight, and one not to be missed if you are anywhere near this part of New Mexico, in my opinion! The huge radio telescopes, 27 of them, rise majestically out of the huge, otherwise almost empty, Plains of...
toonsarah Says: If you are going to drive to the VLA (see next tip) from Socorro (and I strongly recommend that you do), then you will pass through Magdalena. But please don’t just pass through – stop and explore for a short while at least. There’s nothing in particular to see but the...
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
toonsarah Says: A little to the south of Socorro lies one of the most interesting bird-watching venue in New Mexico, considered worth a visit even if you're not a "serious" birder – which neither of us is. For a short while in late October/early November it becomes a focus for birding...
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AGBAT Says: Well by clicking on this map it gets big enough to at least read some place names. The different colors on the map represent different ownership. Green for national forest, blue for state land, Gold is federal, and white is private. Most of NM is public land either federal...
AGBAT Says: Just south of Socorro at exit 139 on I-25 is the turn off to Bosque Del Apache and San Antonio. San Antonio is famous for the Owl Café---Which is famous for greasy hamburgers. I do not recommend them, but all the nostalgia freaks seem to choke them down and claim they are...
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Socorro means to give aid or succour; this town in the heart of New Mexico’s central plains was named for the help given to early Spanish settlers by the inhabitants of what was then the Teypana...
The Socorro County Courthouse was built in 1940 using the Spanish Pueblo Revival Style of architecture. It replaced the one built in 1884 using the High Victorian style of architecture that was...
The Bosque del Apache, about 16 miles south of Socorro, is the most interesting birdwatching venue in New Mexico, and worth a visit even if you're not a "serious" birder. From about October through......
Everytime that I go down into this section of New Mexico I fall in love. It's the path of the original Spanish settlers, the Rio Grande, and somewhere beyond them hills in the direction of Roswell...
This is one of those Historic Markers you will see in New Mexico. This one is for the area around the Very Large Aray west of Socorro. If you click on the map you should be able to make out a symbol...
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