Capulin Volcano National Monument · New Mexico

Nature Trail

0.1 mi of trail, end to end · 7,246 ft–7,248 ft · concrete surface · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

ExhibitsVisitor centers

7,246 ft 7,248 ft · 0.1 mi high 7,248 ft

Along the way Basalt Interpretive Exhibit Chokecherry Interpretive Exhibit Currants and Gooseberries Interpretive Exhibit Juniper Interpretive Exhibit Lava Flow Surface Interpretive Exhibit Lava Squeeze Up Interpretive Exhibit Lichens Interpretive Exhibit Oakbrush Interpretive Exhibit Pinon Pine Interpretive Exhibit Ponderosa Interpretive Exhibit Prairie Grasses Interpretive Exhibit Prickly Pear Cactus Interpretive Exhibit and 6 more

All 7 trails in Capulin Volcano National MonumentFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.