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2025 EAGLE NEST EVENTS
EAGLE NEST VISITOR CENTER/GATEWAY MUSEUM EVENTS
580 E. THERMA DRIVE, EAGLE NEST, NM 87718
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GEOLOGY TOUR MORENO VALLEY & CIMARRON CANYON
FLY THE PALISADES CLIFFS & CIMARRON CANYON - RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!
TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704
SEPTEMBER 13 TAKE FLIGHT!
FLY WITH OUR DRONE PILOT AND SEE THE PALISADES FROM THE AIR.
MEET AT THE MUSEUM/EAGLE NEST VISITOR CENTER
THEN DRIVE YOUR PERSONAL CAR INTO THE CANYON WHERE...
GEOLOGIST JOHN MIESSE WILL EXPLAIN THE GEOLOGY OF OUR MOUNTAINS & VALLEY
$15 PP suggested donation. 8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation​
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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
OCTOBER 18 Featuring quilters and fiber artists
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​EAGLE NEST BALLOON FEST '24 - GOLDEN EAGLE RV RESORT <CLICK THE LINK
EVENTS HELD AT COMANCHE CREEK BREWERY <CLICK LINK
​AUGUST 15 FRIDAY 7 PM AUGUST 16 7AM AUGUST 17 7AM THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF HOT AIR!!!!
JULY 2 WEDNESDAY - OUTLAWS, BUMMERS & VIGILANTES​
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
4TH OF JULY EVENTS - INDEPENDENCE DAY
JULY 4th EAGLE NEST SENIOR CENTER 11AM - 4 PM $15pp
2:00 PM, MAIN STREET, EAGLE NEST
FIREWORKS OVER EAGLE NEST LAKE! <CLICK THE LINK
SUNSET, EAGLE NEST
​EAGLE NEST DAM TOUR - JULY 5 SATURDAY
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation.
Bring your camera! 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 Interstate Stream Commission.
JULY 6 SUNDAY- HISTORIC RANCH TOUR ​
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation.
Learn the history of ranching in the South West, the Spanish influence, the need for reliable water sources & ranching and farming here in the Moreno Valley. If you brought your horse, saddle up or drive your car down the valley to visit two Centennial Ranches - The Swanson Ranch & The Andreoli Ranch.
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CONCERT IN THE PARK! EAGLES COVER BAND <CLICK LINK
JULY 24 THURSDAY 6pm - 8pm
JULY 26 - 27 HIGH COUNTRY ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL <CLICK THE LINK
9 AM - 3PM EAGLE NEST PARK
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$15 per person suggested donation
8:30 AM Registration - 9:00 AM 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.
JULY 3 THURSDAY - EAGLE NEST DAM TOUR
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation.
Bring your camera! 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 Interstate Stream Commission.
JUNE 28 SATURDAY - EAGLE NEST DAM TOUR
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation.
Bring your camera! 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 Interstate Stream Commission.
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! RARE OPPORTUNITY ! ONLY THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY EVER!
JUNE 29 SUNDAY - EAGLE NEST LODGE HISTORIC TOUR​
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
$15 PP suggested donation.
8:30 AM Registration - 9 AM Presentation
Rare opportunity to learn the history of this incredible lodge and the famous visitors who haunted it.
JUNE 30 MONDAY - GEOLOGY TOUR MORENO VALLEY & CIMARRON CANYON
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
$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! By Geologist & museum board member John Miesse.
JULY 1 TUESDAY- FLY FISHING CLASSROOM INTRO ​
RESERVE BY TEXT OR CALL 505-721-0704 with Tour Date & Name, # Attending.
MEET AT MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER
$15 per person suggested donation
8:30 PM Registration - 9AM Presentation
De-mystify! Simplify! Learn of the many aspects of fly fishing. A comprehensive view that includes the history of American fly fishing, the types of flies, the knots, the equipment followed by a casting demonstration. If you like what you see, HOOK UP with one of Eagle Nest's experienced fly fishing guides for a lesson on the stream.
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​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
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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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​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.
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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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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