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MUSEUM/VISITOR CENTER & OTHER EAGLE NEST EVENTS
MOST EAGLE NEST VISITOR CENTER/GATEWAY MUSEUM EVENTS
BEGIN AT THE VISITOR CENTER LOCATED AT
580 E. THERMA DRIVE, EAGLE NEST, NM 87718
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OTHER EVENTS? CLICK HERE FOR EAGLE NEST CHAMBER SPONSORED EVENTS​
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MOST EAGLE NEST VISITOR CENTER EVENTS ARE HELD
DURING OUR PEAK SUMMER TOURIST SEASON.
THEY INCLUDE LECTURE/FIELD TRIPS ON:
*EAGLE NEST DAM *GEOLOGY *OUTLAWS, BUMMERS & VIGILANTES
*GOLD, GOLD, GOLD! *MORENO VALLEY HISTORY
*RANCHING & HISTORIC RANCHES
*FLY FISHING
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SCHOOL GROUPS:
THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL TRIPS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS, MOST RECENTLY IN OCTOBER FOR ALL EAGLE NEST MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHICH INCLUDED
A FIELD TRIP TO EAGLE NEST DAM, LECTURES ON WATER IN THE SOUTHWEST,
STREAMSIDE ECOLOGY & FLY FISHING DEMONSTRATION.
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FOR 2025 MUSEUM/VISITOR CENTER EVENT SCHEDULE
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EAGLE NEST DAM TOUR
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​SEPTEMBER 28 SATURDAY
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration -9 AM Presentation.
Learn the history of Eagle Nest Dam. Then drive your personal vehicle to view the dam's face on the downstream side. Made possible by NM Game & Fish, Office of the State Engineer, and Insterstate Stream Commission.
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FISH FEST & PIKE ROUNDUP ON EAGLE NEST LAKE <CLICK THE LINK
SEPTEMBER 26 thru 29
AT THE PEAK OF AUTUMN LEAVES....WORLD CLASS FISHING IN AN ALPINE SETTING...FOOD, DRINK, LODGING IN EAGLE NEST....
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CIDER & FIBER FEST <CLICK THE LINK
SEPTEMBER 28 & 29 – Featuring quilters and fiber artists
​MISS NEW MEXICO SALOON GIRL CONTEST <CLICK THE LINK
ANNUAL WORM EATING CONTEST <CLICK THE LINK
SEPTEMBER 28 AT THE LAGUNA VISTA SALOON IN THE CENTER OF EAGLE NEST.
MUSIC IN ENCHANTED EAGLE PARK
AUGUST 30 - 7 PM El Loco Fandango - ZZ Top cover band.
Experience that little ole band from Texas" at Enchanted Eagle Park, 1 Willow Creek Dr., Eagle Nest
Open seating, rain or shine; bring chairs/blankets, etc.
This will be a great way to kick off your Labor Day weekend in Eagle Nest NM!!!! $5 donation suggested
ellocofandango.com
MUSIC AT COMANCHE CREEK BREWERY
AUGUST 31 Noon - 8 PM The Padded Valley Boys and Ry Taylor joined by D.G. Flewellyn from Lubbock. Music from , 5 Comanche Creek Rd, Eagle Nest - 575-377-2337. No charge but donations will be
FREE FREE FREE ! TALES OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ! DO NOT MISS THIS!
New Mexico Council & National Endowment for the Humanities
Stories from Northern New Mexico told by Storyteller Paulette Atencio
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​AUGUST 17 @ 5:30 PM Gateway Museum, 580 E. Therma Drive, Eagle Nest
Paulette Atencio brings to life legends and folktales of Northern New Mexico that she learned over the years growing up in Penasco. Paulette is a professional storyteller and author who continues the tradition of storytelling to ensure that this important part of the Hispanic heritage continues. Paula's books "Cuentos from My Childhood", "Cuentos From Long Ago" and "Box of Memories" will be available at the event. New Mexico Humanities Council funding support is made possible through grant funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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EAGLE NEST BALLOON FEST '24 <CLICK THE LINK
​AUGUST 16 - 18 THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF HOT AIR!!!!
GREEN CHILE CHEESE BURGER CHALLENGE & PIE CONTEST <CLICK THE LINK
​AUGUST 17 NOTHING SAYS NUEVO MEXICO MORE THAN CHILE!!!!!! Green Chile Cookoff, entry fees for Cookoff will go to the winners - Pie Contest and Sale. Proceeds from the pie sale will go towards 2025 Fireworks. Kara Mutz will be providing musical entertainment. 2pm to 7pm – Enchanted Eagle Park.
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​JULY 13 CONFIRMED
$15 per person suggested donation
8:30 PM Registration - 9AM Presentation
Learn about ranching in the West and here in the Moreno Valley. Then saddle your horse or drive your personal vehicle down the valley to visit two historic Centennial Ranches. Giddyup!
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GEOLOGY TOUR MORENO VALLEY & CIMARRON CANYON
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​JULY 20
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation
Learn how and when the Moreno Valley & surrounding mountains were formed. The story behind the Palisades Rock Formation in Cimarron Canyon! By museum board member John Miesse.
​JULY 25 Cover band for the “Eagles” will be at Enchanted Eagle Park for an evening concert –
​JULY 27 &28
High Country Artisan Festival - Juried fine art show in Enchanted Eagle Park and Eagle Nest Community Center downtown Eagle Nest. Contact: Carol.Rupp@yahoo.com
GEOLOGY TOUR MORENO VALLEY & CIMARRON CANYON
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​AUG 3
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation
Learn how and when the Moreno Valley & surrounding mountains were formed. The story behind the Palisades Rock Formation in Cimarron Canyon! By museum board member John Miesse.
HISTORIC RANCH TOUR
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​AUGUST 10
$15 per person suggested donation
8:30 PM Registration - 9AM Presentation
Learn about ranching in the West and here in the Moreno Valley. Then saddle your horse or drive your personal vehicle down the valley to visit two historic Centennial Ranches. Giddyup!
EAGLE NEST DAM TOUR
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​JULY 6 SATURDAY
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration -9 AM Presentation.
Learn the history of Eagle Nest Dam. Then drive your personal vehicle to view the dam's face on the downstream side. Made possible by NM Game & Fish, Office of the State Engineer, and Insterstate Stream Commission.
EAGLE NEST DAM TOUR
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​JUNE 29 SATURDAY
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration -9 AM Presentation.
Learn the history of Eagle Nest Dam. Then drive your personal vehicle to view the dam's face on the downstream side. Made possible by NM Game & Fish, Office of the State Engineer, and Insterstate Stream Commission.
GEOLOGY TOUR MORENO VALLEY & CIMARRON CANYON
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​JULY 29 CONFIRMED (MAY BE ADDITIONAL TOURS, CHECK BACK/CALL FOR DATES)
$15 PP suggested donation. J8/J29/A19/S2
8:30 AM Registration -9 AM Presentation
Learn how and when the Moreno Valley & surrounding mountains were formed. The story behind the Palisades Rock Formation in Cimarron Canyon!
​OUTLAWS, BUMMERS & VIGILANTES
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​JULY 1 CONFIRMED (MAY BE ADDITIONAL TOURS, CHECK BACK/CALL FOR DATES)
$15 per person suggested donation J1/J29/S2
1:30 PM Registration - 2 PM Presentation
We follow the Owl Hoot Trail with Black Jack, Butch Cassidy, their gangs, shootouts & hideouts around Eagle. Then drive your horse (car!) to Ute Park & Elizabethtown.
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EAGLE NEST DAM TOUR
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
​JULY 8 CONFIRMED (MAY BE ADDITIONAL TOURS, CHECK BACK/CALL FOR DATES)
$15 PP suggested donation. J29/A19/S2
8:30 AM Registration -9 AM Presentation
Learn the history of Eagle Nest Dam. Then drive your personal vehicle to view the dam's face on the downstream side. Made possible by NM Game & Fish, Office of the State Engineer, and Insterstate Stream Commission.
personal vehicle a short way down the valley and visit two historic Centennial Ranches. Giddyup!
FLY CASTING LESSONS ON PRIVATE POND
"HOW TO READ WATER" ON PRIVATE STREAM
DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
$50pp SUGGESTED DONATION TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM
BRING YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT,
NM FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED FOR STREAM SEGMENT,
CALL FOR MORE INFO 505-603-9985