Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area — Local services in New Mexico

Enjoyed a wonderful day snowshoeing here with my family. The staff/owners were incredibly friendly and helpful from my first phone call to inquire about a visit, all the way through the rental and orientation process. Great equipment including not only well-fitting snowshoes but also warm, dry and comfortable boots (which also kept our personal footwear warm and dry back at the office/cabin. The trails are beautiful and well maintained- even in the current conditions with very little fresh snow for the past several weeks. The 3 mile loop was perfect for our afternoon outing and we had a nice snack break at the Midway Yurt. We were even treated to a free “guide”- specifically the very friendly and beautiful (owners) dog, Osita, who accompanied us for the entire loop. We all fell in love with her. After our loop we enjoyed visiting with the owners back at the cabin, hearing about the amazing history of the Enchanted Forest (see their website for the written version) and learning more about the Taos and Red River areas. Overall, a wonderful day with the family in beautiful surroundings. Well worth the trip and will definitely...

During the summer, the Red River Community Center has hiking here once a week. The leaders were nice and informative. The hike we went on was ~5 miles roundtrip. There are a couple of port-o-potties along the trail near the yurts. Once at the top, there were beautiful scenic views looking over the towns of Upper Valley and Red River. There were a lot of hills, and some of the climbs were tiring, but lots of flat and slightly downhill areas. It was a nice day, a little chilly at the beginning (morning) and while resting at the top. Bring a jacket just in case. I took 8 water bottles on the hike, but only ended up using 6. Overall, this hiking trip was a great family and...

We had a great time - highly recommend making a nice afternoon of it! The trails were gorgeous and we found the rental xc skiing equipment to be so comfortable. The temp was in the teens, and it was snowing the whole time so we bundled up and had a blast. There's also a little "warming yurt" midway through the trails which was a nice little break in our afternoon. We are beginners so we mostly stuck to the greens and blues but there are some double blacks too. Chain gave us a 5 minute (don't) crash course in xc skiing and he was just generally awesome and super helpful. Will definitely be...