Mountain Town

Red River, New Mexico, is a historic mountain town in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains along the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway. Born as an 1890s mining town, today it draws visitors year-round with the Red River Ski & Summer Area, trout fishing, hiking, ATV trails, and a full calendar of festivals from Mardi Gras in the Mountains to Oktoberfest. Discover the town's history, annual events, outdoor adventures, local culture, and small-town charm.

Read more about Where the Mountains Meet Your Spirit

🔴 UPDATED Sunday, October 25, 2026 — Daily ski reports, season pass prices, torchlight parade & fireworks info, and season updates inside!

Read more about Red River Ski & Summer Area

Drive to the west end of Red River, where Main Street gives out toward the canyon, and you reach 110 acres of river meadow that have been hosting travelers for nearly ninety years. Today the property is 4K River Ranch, at 1501 West Main Street. In 1936 it became Lewis Ranch — and the little slab-sided cabins its founder built there are still taking guests.

Read more about Lewis Ranch: The West-End Resort That Became 4K River Ranch

Drive the Enchanted Circle south from Eagle Nest, through the wide Moreno Valley, and you come to the youngest town on the loop. Angel Fire did not grow up around a mine or a railroad. It began as a cattle ranch, and the ski resort at its heart was dreamed up at the family dinner table. The LeBus family came from Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1954, after buying the roughly 10,000-acre Monte Verde Ranch. Two years later Roy LeBus and his brother G.F.

Read more about A Tow Rope That Grew Into a Resort: How the LeBus Family Built Angel Fire

The Pierce-Fuller House in Red River, photographed in 2012.

At Silver Bell and High Street, the Pierce-Fuller House survives from Red River's homesteader days, a sign the mining camp had become a hometown where families put down roots.

Read more about The Pierce-Fuller House: A Two-Story Cabin From Red River's Homesteader Days

The Bobcat Pass summit sign on NM-38 at 9,820 feet on the Continental Divide above Red River.

Mountain roads are dry and open across the Enchanted Circle this Tuesday, with no reported closures and gusty southwest winds near 30 mph tugging at high-profile vehicles.

Read more about Red River Road Conditions: Dry Enchanted Circle, Gusty Winds, and a Midweek Chill Ahead

Eagle Nest Lake and Baldy Mountain along the Enchanted Circle in northern New Mexico.

The 83-mile Enchanted Circle loop stitches Taos, Questa, Red River, Eagle Nest, and Angel Fire into one scenic drive past Cimarron Canyon's granite Palisades and alpine lakes.

Read more about The Enchanted Circle: Driving Red River's 83-Mile Mountain Loop

Main Street in Red River in summer, looking east past Lifts West and the Ponderosa Lodge.

Demolition begins on town-owned rental units as Red River clears the way for Phase I of its workforce housing plan, replacing 33 aging affordable homes for local workers.

Read more about Red River Moves Forward on Workforce Housing as Town Begins Clearing Way for Phase I

Subscribe to Mountain Town

Join the Red River New Mexico Community Group on Facebook

Developed and Designed by Rocky Mountain Madman LLC