New Mexico route stop · Enchanted Circle

Angel Fire

a resort valley with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Featured driveEnchanted Circle
StateNew Mexico
Drive length~84-mile loop
Trip timefull day

Angel Fire is one of the places Roamward flags on the Enchanted Circle because it gives the drive its texture: a resort valley with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Use it as a planned pull-over instead of letting the route become a blur between towns.

How it fits the drive

The Enchanted Circle runs Taos loop, NM. A high-desert loop around New Mexico’s tallest peak.

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