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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic TrailDetail of handmade adobe bricks in sunshine with shadows
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Directions
 

Getting to El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail

Plane

You can reach the national historic trail by flying into a number of airports, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas.

Car

You can reach most trail sites by auto along the I-25 corridor. Some sites are along unpaved roads.

Traces of a dirt road, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, stretch across a southern New Mexico desert landscape  

Did You Know?
For 25 years (1821-1846), when New Mexico was part of the Republic of Mexico, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was the road that Missouri merchants - known as Santa Fe traders - used to reach Mexico's interior markets. Dry goods and hardware were traded for bullion and mules.

Last Updated: July 28, 2006 at 20:42 EST