
CIENEGA PICNIC SITE
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About this site
Overview Beautiful, shady, cool and green are just a few words that recreationists have used to describe the Cienega Group Picnic site. It is fairly flat, accessible, semi-private and accommodates up to fifty people. There are grills, bear proof trash containers and vault toilets provided and no shelter other than the surrounding shade trees.
A stream, which draws birds and other wildlife, runs through the area. There is no overnight camping at Cienega. Cienega's accessible interpretive trail/sidewalk winds around the picnic site and provides a great learning experience for those who take the time to check it out.
There is an accessible patio near the beginning of the interpretive trail that is suitable for a picnic. The larger Cienega Picnic Area provides additional dispersed picnicking opportunities and access to a number of trail systems. This is a popular area for horse riders and mountain bikers.
Recreation A variety of biking, hiking, and horseback riding trails are available from within the picnic area, including one leading to the mountain crest. The nearly 10-mile round-trip trail winds through a fir forest, abundant with wildflowers. Much of the hike is in the shade, although the terrain can be rough.
Day hikes are available along the route. In non-drought times, the trails follow a mountain stream with a beautiful travertine waterfall. Make sure to bring a detailed trail map such as the Sandia Mountain Wilderness map, or the Sandia Mountain Trails Guide .
An accessible interpretive trail leads along the nearby stream and meadow, called "La Cienega" which means wet meadow. This unique trail was cooperatively built, by the New Mexico Association for the Blind and the Forest Service, for persons with a disability or otherwise limited physical mobility. Facilities The picnic site offers a semi-private space that can accommodate up to 50 people.
There is no shelter, however, the trees provide plenty of shade.
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