Rio Grande Gorge - Road Trip to Taos New Mexico

Rio Grande Gorge - Road Trip to Taos New Mexico

In this video we are taking a road trip up the Rio Grande Gorge to visit Taos New Mexico. There are several scenic routes to Taos, and on this trip we are driving along what is known as the ‘Low Road to Taos’ which is highway 68 from Espanola and it follows the Rio Grande river. We’ll stop at the Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center and make our way to the scenic Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.

There are two scenic routes to Taos from the Santa Fe area. These are coined the 'high road' to Taos and the 'low road' to Taos. In this video, I take the low road to Taos which follows the river along highway 68.

At the town of Pilar we stop at the Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center to learn more about the recreational opportunities, history, and artifacts found in the area. Several rafting outfitters leave from this parking lot. This is also a great place to stop for the restroom!

Continuing on through Taos, the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is located 11 miles NW of Taos on Highway 64. This bridge has been featured in several notable movies- this was the place Mickey and Mallory were married in the 1994 film Oliver Stone movie: Natural Born Killers featuring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis.

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[MannyExploresVlog]

The Canyon is really gorgeous, sad to hear about the suicide issue in the bridge, really good video.

[minitip]

Great I definitely enjoy following along in this video👍
Glad to see here 🌼 friend

[ThePlacesWhereWeGo]

Nice overview of the area - and important points made about the bridge

[DikiNianto]

Yes..This is beautiful place....Watching from Jakarta

[artisaprimus]

Ive made that drive and its incredibly beautiful. Its certainly worth the trip

[KritikaSarin]

Nice video my friend..will stay connected to you!! Great job..enjoyed watching this!!

[stacytravels]

Absolutely beautiful. Love to visit your

[crsreenivasan]

Beautiful place. Great documentary by you.

[JavierCarpio-nwjr]

Thanks for this info, I'm planning a trip there

[OpenRoadTwo]

Great video, we always know we are going to see some beautiful footage and interesting information on Swifty Travels! We will for sure be adding this to our list of destinations.

[ManzanoMan_Adventures]

The drive to Taos along the Rio Grande is beautiful. I enjoy this section of New Mexico. The gorge is really neat to check out and so worth a stop. I was fortunate to fly my drone there once and you are right, it is a great spot. Thanks for taking us along.

[trvlnthru]

This canyon is gorgeous. Kayaking or rafting on the Rio Grande would be awesome. The Rio Grande Gorge visitor center looks informative. It is sad to think about suicides here. I am glad they put the Crisis Hotline callbox there. The views from the bridge are so beautiful. The bridge itself even has a really cool look to it. Thanks for taking us along!

[dustykatz]

We'll be going next month in October, love the clouds.

[thetravellingwelshman]

This is exactly the kind of trip that I would love to do!! Must be so amazing with so many amazing landscapes passing by! 😁🙌🏻

[JJ-gcdu]

Your videos are stellar...you're not trying to sell anything; just straight honest talk. And you answer all the questions that come up in a viewer's mind as we listen: location, altitude, ticket costs, getting parking validation. We're leaving mid-September (2023) to see the "tri-cities" as I call them (Alb; S.F.; Taos) and now we know about wonderful places you've shown that we definitely would have driven right past. Well done! Keep up the good work!
Now, do you have an "in" on the line where I can order up some nice warm days and cool, clear nights?? Pleeezzzz?? :)

[romanandfizah]

Such beautiful video.
This place look beautiful.
My words are less to describe your video.
Thanks for sharing !!!

[RonnieWisdom]

I found you tonight & I love your style and energy in the way that you record and share your travels!!! So uplifting!

[roryandsage]

Wow! Great descriptions and information. Loved the music and beautiful footage at 3:30

[SantosChronicles]

Your videos are so well done with the maps, description, and time lapse. I cam tell how much time you spend editing your videos. NM is so pretty. I remember Natural Born Killers, that movie was so crazy. So sad about all that suicides on that bridge. Thanks for taking us around.

[CactusAtlas]

Wow. I see the fall color did not disappoint! I think Glenn managed to see some this week on his trip but here in the valley it's the same as always. 😅 That gorge is gorgeous! (Ba-dum-ching!) We're there with you too... no drone but really would love to have one. That would indeed be a spectacular place to get some footage with one. Loving this trip so far!