Event Details

Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) offers extended hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into LLHS is FREE for New Mexico residents with ID. Enjoy bird watching, listen to a children’s story led by a ranger, and participate in hands-on activities.

Take a guided bird walk with staff from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 7 a.m. Sign-up ahead of time online at https://peecnature.org/events/.

At 1 p.m. Interpretive Ranger Kara will offer Read with a Ranger story time, reading the story Little Green Donkey by Anuska Allepuz. This book is about is a silly donkey who is a very picky eater and unwilling to try new exciting foods when his mother suggests them. Because of his stubbornness, he eats so much grass that he turns green! He can’t hide his green fur and has to mope back to his mother. Will he finally be willing to try new things and will he ever stop being green? Kara will lead a children’s craft activity after the story.

Visitors are free to explore the historic buildings, nature trails, and farm animals. Los Luceros offers a unique opportunity for people to explore and enjoy the site from dawn until dusk on the first Sunday of each month. Entrance is free for New Mexico residents with ID. Regular admission for non-residents is $7/adult and free to children 16 and younger.