Plan Your Visit

Visitor Center Courtyard
Begin your visit in our beautiful adobe Visitor Center. The architecture is designed after a traditional Spanish Hacienda and a courtyard features displays and exhibits relating to the site's history. Staff are available in this area to orient and assist visitors.

Printed Trail Guide
These newly-updated guides are available at the front desk and include a map of the property on the front page to navigate you through the site. Printed trail guides are complementary but donations are encouraged.

Virtual Ranger Tour
Use your personal smart device to follow Ranger Rebecca as she virtually guides you through 12 points of interest and explores the history of Los Luceros. Each of the 12 QR codes open videos and detailed photos of the interiors of the buildings at each stop.

Barn
A short distance from the Visitor Center, you can catch a glimpse of the Navajo Churro sheep that call Los Luceros home. Please refrain from feeding the animals.

Victorian Cottage
The first historic building on the trail is a quaint cottage that was built in the late 1800s. This cottage was home to Abel Lucero whose family were the last of the Luceros to live on the property.

Capilla
This beautiful chapel was deeded to the Archdiocese by the Ortiz family and is believed to have been initially constructed in the early 1700s. It is filled with religious folk-art by award-winning santera Clare Cresap Villa of Alcalde, NM.

Hacienda
The Casa Grande, or Hacienda, is the oldest structure on the property. Archaeological evidence suggests it initially started as an Indigenous field house and was built upon during the Spanish Colonial, Territorial, and American periods.

Gardens
Los Luceros features many secret gardens, most of which were developed or rehabilitated by Frank Cabot during the early 2000s. Many plantings are local varieties, but there are a few exceptions such as chestnut trees and varieties of peony.

Río Grande
Once the border between Mexico and Territorial New Mexico, the property boasts almost one mile of riverfront access. Visitors can experience this unique riparian environment via trails and picnic areas.

Bosque Loop Trail
A 3/4 mile trail that winds through the old-growth cottonwoods along the river, this area is undergoing a long-term restoration and is one of the most peacful areas of the site.

Pond Loop Trail
A former apple orchard irrigation basin now acts as a refuge for wildlife. If you quietly approach this small body of water you can catch glimpses of waterfowl and potentially even an otter or beaver!

Apple Orchard
Early spring is the time for pruning fruit trees in northern New Mexico. During the spring, visitors can walk through the orchard, but we ask that they keep a 50-foot distance from arborists working on the trees.