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La Cueva Guided Hike

January 12 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Free

Join us for a guided hike to La Cueva to learn about the ethnobotany and history of the area.

MORE INFO:

Informational guided hike to visit La Cueva Archeological site from the first trailhead

Discover the resources used by and the history of Indigenous people, Giovanni de Agostini, and ranchers in the La Cueva area.

about 3 miles- Easy-Intermediate

Trail contains some steep climbs

Led by Tom Dormody

NO DOGS ALLOWED ON THIS HIKE

PARKING:

Head to Dripping Springs Natural Area following University Ave/Dripping Springs Rd. (If you are at the Visitor Center at Dripping Springs, you drove too far.)

Take a left into the La Cueva area, approximately 0.5 miles before reaching the Dripping Springs Visitors Center

The meeting spot will be at the second parking lot in the La Cueva Picnic Area (Keep driving past first parking lot)

This is a free event but there is a $5 parking fee

 

RECOMMENDED GEAR:

Plenty of water

Good hiking shoes

Snacks

Sunscreen/Bug spray

 

 

Details

Date:
January 12
Time:
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

La Cueva Picnic Area
Las Cruces, NM 88011 United States + Google Map

Organizer

Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks
Email
jessica@organmtnfriends.org
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