Santa Fe For Kids & Families

Explore ancient Anasazi villages. Experience relics of the Old West. Take close-up views of both traditional and modern life of Native American Pueblo Indians. Delve into culture. Play and ski on the slopes of Ski Santa Fe. Enjoy the autumn splendor of changing colors and amazing landscape views of the Sangre de Christo Mountains. Visiting Santa Fe is a different kind of vacation where beauty and tranquility replaces hustle-bustle. There’s a reason why Travel & Leisure Magazine readers rate Santa Fe the fifth most popular vacation travel destination in America and Canada. You’ll soon discover why.

Suggested Santa Fe attractions for families with children:

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas
An ideal place for kids to learn about the colonial days of Santa Fe. It’s a living museum of Spanish Colonial Life covering 200 acres on the historical old Camino Real. Experience 18 th century buildings, a millpond, domestic animals and demonstrations of rope making and yarn-spinning by people dressed in the style of the era.

More information: (505) 672.3861 http://www.golondrinas.org/

The Santa Fe Children’s Museum
The emphasis is on learning through doing. Experience different museum stations, a performance area and a greenhouse with a small petting zoo and water garden.

More Information: (505) 672.3861 http://www.santafechildrensmuseum.org/

Bandelier National Monument
See ancient Anasazi cliff dwellings and walk a 1-mile interpretive trail that wanders in-and-out of carved-out rooms, ceremonial caves and kivas. Hike a long trail system through this 32,000-acre archeological site.

More Information: (505) 672.2261 http://www.nps.gov/band/

Santa Fe Railroad Excursion
The Santa Fe Railroad offers 3-hour excursion trips with a strop and turnaround in Lamy, NM. Expect little to do in Lamy except picnic but the views along the way are spectacular.

More Information: (505) 989.8600 http://www.sfsr.com/

Santa Fe Ski Area & Scenic Chairlift
Enjoy the scenic ride of 16-miles from Downtown Santa Fe. Experience the colorful autumn splendor of fall viewing from chairlifts rising to 11,000 feet in the Sangre Christo Mountains high above the aspens. The fall chairlifts run daily from about mid-September to early October. Take the chairlift and enjoy hiking during mild temperatures and sunny days before winter snow sets in.

During the winter months it transforms into a winter recreation area of world class skiing. The children’s center provides both ski lessons and daycare convenience. The ski area generally opens late November.

More Information: (505) 982.4429 http://www.skisantafe.com/index.html

Winter is generally the slower season in Santa Fe. For attractive low rates, visit our Santa Fe Hotel selection guide.