For information about nearby communities:
Raton, NM - 30 miles west of park
Raton Chamber and Economic Development Council 
Clayton, NM - 58 miles east of park
Clayton New Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Nearby New Mexico State Parks
Sugarite Cayon State Park 45mi
Clayton Lake State Park 73mi
Camping, hiking and fishing are available at both parks. 

Folsom, NM
Folsom Museum
A group of Folsom citizens decided to develop a museum to honor the Folsom Man Discovery, to preserve and display local artifacts, and to record pioneer history. The Museum is open daily in summer and by appointment in winter. 

Nearby National Park Service sites:
Fort Union National Monument is 126 miles south of Capulin Volcano on Interstate 25. Fort Union was established in 1851 by Lieutenant Colonel Edwin V. Sumner as a guardian and protector of the Santa Fe Trail.The largest visible network of Santa Fe Trail ruts can be seen here.

Pecos National Historical Park is 180 miles south of Capulin Volcano on Interstate 25. Pecos NHP preserves 12,000 years of  history.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site is 141 miles northeast of Capulin Volcano near La Junta, CO. William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original adobe fort on this site in 1833 to trade with Plains Indians and trappers. The primary trade was with the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians for buffalo robes.

Great Sand Dunes National Park is 175 miles northwest of Capulin Volcano near Alamosa, CO. North America's tallest wind-shaped dunes rise over 750 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a geologic wonderland containing over 30 square miles of massive dunes.