Self-Guided Tour: Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge
Courtesy of Molly Bell
The very welcoming visitors center provides information and maps of the walking trails. It takes about 2 hours to walk the loop, plus time to enjoy the habitats, wildlife, and art installations.
See p. 37 of Mosaics of Central New Mexico Booklet/PDF.
Distance from Hotel Albuquerque:
Approx. 20 min drive
Recommended allowing approx. 4 hours for route
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
Free admission
Visitors Center
Bathrooms available
Address
7851 2nd St. SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105
Hours
Tues-Sat: 9am - 4pm
Sun-Mon: Closed
Walk the even terrain of the 2.6 mile Bosque Loop trail.
Fridays and Saturdays, an electric shuttle bus (seats 9) to take guests to see the mosaics with fewer steps!
Butterflies, Rabbits, Birds, and Fish: a total of six large-scale, 3-D (over 7 feet) mosaics are placed along the trail within this 570 acre urban wildlife refuge.
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