Nambe Falls & Recreation Area

Nambé Falls & Recreation Area

North Central region of New MexicoNambé Falls and Nambé Lake Recreation Area, located above Nambé Pueblo is a popular summertime location for camping, fishing, picnics, events and organizational gatherings. A fifteen minute hike along the shaded cottonwood trails takes you to the base of Nambé Waterfalls, three of the most spectacular natural falls in the Southwest. A short climb up the side of the canyon brings you to a birds-eye view of the Falls. Sitting above the falls are the Nambé dam and lake, a 56-acre lake for recreational and sport fishing. Nambe FallsThe scenic Nambé Rock Formations are popular with tourists and filmmakers. Several movies have been filmed in part at Nambé Pueblo. Notably, John Carpenter’s “Vampires” movie, as well as the movie “City Slickers”, starring Billy Crystal were filmed here.

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The pueblo is located 18 miles north of Santa Fe off US 84/285 and NM 503.

Nambé Pueblo
Rt. 1 Box 117-BB
Santa Fe, NM 87506
Phone: (505) 455-2036
www.nambefalls.com