Sacred / Religious Sites and Spiritual Retreats

Below is a list of sacred sites, places, events and retreats in New Mexico. We will be adding individual articles on each entity as we progress.

New Mexico is famed around the world for its unique brand of spirituality and we hope you will find plenty to stimulate your imagination in our collection of immersive experiences.

Sanctuaries

Aztec Ruins, The Great Kiva, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, NM

El Santuario de Chamayo, Chamayo, NM

Islamic Musalla, Taos, NM

Los Portales Shrine, Seboyeta, NM

La Capilla de San Ysidro Labrador, Santa Fe, NM

La Conquistadora Chapel and Shrine, St, Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Santa Fe, NM

Loretto Chapel Miraculous Staircase, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM

Miraculous Tortilla Shrine, Lake Arthur, NM

San Francisco de Assisi Church, Ranchos de Taos, NM

Santuario de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Santa Fe, NM

Santo Nino de Atocha Chapel, Tularosa, NM

San Lorenzo Mission, San Lorenzo, NM

San Miguel Church, Socorro, NM

Santa Rista Shrine, Hanover, NM

Viet Nam Veterans National Memorial Chapel of Peace & Brotherhood, Angel Fire, NM

Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery, Silver City, NM

Retreats

Inn at the Halona, Zuni Pueblo, NM

Bodhi Manda Zen Center, Jemez Springs, NM

Centre for Action and Contemplation Tepeyac Guest House, Albuquerque, NM

Father Fitzgerald Center, Jemez Springs, NM

Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM

Lama Foundation, San Cristobal, NM

Mabel Dodge Luhan House Inn & Retreat, Taos, NM

Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiu, NM

Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, Ojo Caliente, NM

Our Lady of Guadalupe Benedictine Abbey, Pecos, NM

Canyon del Rio, Jemez Springs, NM

Spiritual Renewal Center, Albuquerque, NM

Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM

Vallecitos Mountain Refuge, Taos, NM

Mandala Center, Des Moines, NM

Casa del Gavilon, Cimarron, NM

Black River Center for Learning, Carlsbad, NM

Casitas de Gila, Gila, NM

Holy Cross Retreat, Mesilla Park, NM

Sacred Places

Chaco Canyon, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, NM

El Malpais National Monument, Grants, NM

El Morro National Monument, Ramah, NM

Rock with Wings, Shiprock Pinnacle, Shiprock, NM

Tsoodzil (Mt. Taylor), Acoma, NM

Cerro Pedernal (Flint Peak), Santa Fe National Forest, Youngsville, NM

Corrales Bosque Preserve, Corrales, NM

D.H. Lawrence Memorial, San Cristobal, NM

Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, NM

Heron Lake, Heron Lake State Park, Los Ojos, NM

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, Cochiti Pueblo

Kit Carson Memorial Park Cemetery, Taos, NM

La Vista Verde Trail, Rio Grande Gorge, Pilar, NM

Petroglyph National Monument Rinconada Canyon, Albuquerque, NM

San Antonio Mountain, (near) Tre Piedras, NM

Shrine of the Stone Lions, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, NM

Tsankawi Indian Ruins, Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos

Capulin Volcano National Monument, Capulin, NM

Hermit Peak, Las Vegas, NM

Mills Canyon, Kiowa National Grassland, Clayton, NM

Gran Quivira Ruins, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Mountainair, NM

Rattlesnake Springs, Carlsbad, NM

Sitting Bull Falls, Lincoln National Forest, Carlsbad

Three Rivers Petroglyph, BLM Caballo Resource Area, Las Cruces, NM

White Sands National Monument, Alkali Flat Trail, Holloman AFB, NM

Datil Well Woodlands, Socorro, NM

Gila Cliff Dwellings, Silver City, NM

Gila Riparian Preserve, Cliff, NM

Kneeling Nun Mountain, (near) Hanover.Silver City, NM

La Cueva, BLM Dipping Springs Nature Area, Las Cruces, NM

Lady on the Mountain, Magdalena, NM

Spiritual Events

Shalako Dance, December, Zuni Pueblo

Cambalache, October 1, Questa

Las Posadas, December16-24, Ranchos de Taos

Procession of the Virgin, December 24, Taos Pueblo

Saint Francis of Assisi Feast Day, October, 3-4, Nambe Pueblo

San Geronimo Day, September 20-30, Taos Pueblo, Taos, NM

San Lorenzo Feast Day, August 9-10, Picuris Pueblo

Santa Domingo Feast Day and Green Corn Dance, August 4, Santa Domingo Pueblo

Zia Pueblo Feast Day, August 15, Zia Pueblo

Zozobra, 1^st Thursday after Labor Day, Santa Fe, NM

Dia de Los Muertos Celebration, Calavera Coalition Oct 31-Nov 1, Mesilla, NM

Pilgrimage in Honor off La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dec 9-12, Tortugas, NM