The El Malpais National Conservation Area at sunrise.

Rio Puerco Field Office

Many who visit New Mexico are struck by our history, people and the underlying quiet spirit of the land. We welcome all to envelop themselves in the outdoor recreation adventures of the nearly 1 million acres of public land managed by BLM’s Rio Puerco Field Office, all of which are within a short drive of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The Field Office also administers 3.6 million acres of Federal mineral estate.

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El Malpais National Conservation Area
The El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA) was established in 1987 to protect nationally significant geological, archaeological, ecological, cultural, scenic, scientific, and wilderness resources surrounding the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field. El Malpais translates to "the badlands" in Spanish.
Blue skies, over the El Malpais National Conservation Area in New Mexico.
Ojito Wilderness Area
The Ojito Wilderness is a desert landscape of steep-sided mesas, rocky terraces, retreating escarpments, box canyons, deep meandering arroyos, and austere badlands. Bands of multi-colored shale, sandstone, and limestone draw attention to cliff sides.
The desert landscape of the Ojito Wilderness.
Cabezon Wilderness Study Area
The Cabezon WSA is located in the northwestern part of the New Mexico and consists of a large volcanic plug - a steep-sided symmetrical neck of volcanic rock.
Cabezon Peak Wilderness Study Area, Rio Puerco Field Office.

Leadership

Adam Lujan

Field Manager
Phone:
505-761-8700
Fax:
505-761-8911
Email:

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Mailing Address:
100 Sun Avenue, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Email: blm_nm_comments@blm.gov
Phone: 505-761-8700
Fax: 505-761-8911
Hours:
8 a.m.-12 p.m. 1-4:30 p.m., M-F

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