Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
a day / 13 miles / 26 minutes
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway follows New Mexico State Highway 475 through the Santa Fe National Forest.
Day 1
9:00 - 0.4 miles / - 9:00
The Palace of the Governors is the beginning point for the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway. Built in 1610, this adobe edifice is the oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States. At one time, the Palace was the government seat of the Spanish colony. In 1909, New Mexico state legislature decided to establish it as a state history museum, and the building has been used for that purpose for nearly a century.
9:00 - 13.0 miles / 25 minutes - 9:26