While the weather is sure to draw more people outside, the U.S. Forest Service is getting ready to shut down a big area at ...

Road access to the Sandia Crest Recreation Area will be blocked for nearly 2 years. The Forest Service plans to thin the ...

The mysterious mountains of New Mexico are home to one of the most fascinating and controversial discoveries in the history ...

Sandia Crest visitors should plan ahead: trail, road, and parking lot closures are coming in April as a multi-phase forest restoration and reconstruction project begins.

There’s a new challenge in the Sandia Mountains. The Cibola National Forest recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly revamped Challenge Trail, which winds through the upper reaches of the ...

BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who was hiking with his family in the Sandia Mountains has died after falling off a ledge. Multiple agencies responded to the scene on Thursday after receiving a ...

The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands are planning prescribed fire pile burns in the Sandia Ranger District. Fire managers are conducting burns following recent precipitation, snow ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was supposed to be a transformative theme park-like ride built on the top of the Sandia ...

BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. — Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies spent the night working with other local agencies to rescue three hikers from the Sandia Mountains. A Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 10—With its 2.7 miles and a ride time of 15 minutes up 4,000 feet, the Sandia Peak Tram, a bi-cable double reversible aerial ...