- Santa Rosa Visitors Center, +1 575 472-3763.
Get in
[edit]Interstate 40 and US Routes 54 and 84 intersect at Santa Rosa.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Route 66 Auto Museum, 2436 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-1966. M-S 7:30AM-6PM (April–October) or 8AM-5PM (winter hours); Su 10AM-5PM year-round. Numerous antique automobiles and Route 66 memorabilia. $5.
- 2 Rock Lake State Fish Hatchery, 1025 Hatchery Loop (off of River Rd), ☏ +1 575 472-3690.
Do
[edit]- 1 Blue Hole, ☏ +1 575-472-3763. Year round, 24 hours. This famous scuba diving spot is a crystal clear 80 ft (24.4 m) deep. Over 7,000 divers pull permits here each year. Basic dive shop on site.
- Janes-Wallace Park & Dam. Stocked for fishing.
- Park Lake. Family swimming, water park, fishing, tennis, basketball, softball.
- Park Lake Ponds. Stocked with trout, free fishing for kids and seniors only.
- Perch Lake (Off Route 91). Diving, swimming.
- Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club, 121 North Fourth St, ☏ +1 575 472-9987. 9 holes, par 36.
- 2 Santa Rosa Lake State Park (North of town on NM 91), ☏ +1 575 472-3110. Camping (some but not all sites developed), fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing and wind surfing on and around a man-made reservoir. Several short hiking trails offer great views. Fee $5/vehicle for day use; additional fees for camping.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Carl's Junior, 1028 NM-156, ☏ +1 575 472-1169.
- Comet II Drive-In Restaurant, 1257 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-3663.
- Sun & Sand Restaurant, 2050 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-3092.
Drink
[edit]- Bar B Que Cafe at Santa Rosa Campground, 2136 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-3126.
- Joseph's Bar & Grill, 1775 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-3361. Historic Route 66 icon.
Sleep
[edit]- Best Western Santa Rosa Inn, 2491 Historic Route 66, ☏ +1 575 472-5877. This hotel has an outdoor pool with a couple of trees so you won't get cooked if you're napping in the chase.
- Americas Best Value Inn, 120 Highway 54 West, ☏ +1 575 472-3898. With the old fashioned motor inn look. $70.
- Comfort Inn City Of Natural Lakes, 2524 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-2663. Indoor pool here.
- Days Inn, 2255 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 303-2822. For the more rugged travel enthusiast.
- Holiday Inn Express, 2516 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-5411. Indoor pool/spa and always such nice cinnamon rolls.
- La Loma Lodge, 1709 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-4379.
- La Mesa Motel, 2415 Historic Route 66, ☏ +1 575 472-3021.
- La Quinta Inn, 2277 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 339-2826.
- Sunset Motel, 1835 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 472-3762. The chance to stay at one of those vintage Route 66 motor court places, as shabby as it may be.
- Super 8, 2075 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 303-0634. $70.
- Travelodge, 2533 U.S. Rte 66, ☏ +1 575 219-4731. Indoor pool as well.
Camping
[edit]- Santa Rosa State Park, ☏ +1 575 472-3110. 48 developed sites with showers, flush toilets, electrical hook-ups and water. Other tent sites, too.
- Santa Rosa Campground, 2136 Historic Route 66, ☏ +1 575 472-3126.
Go next
[edit]- Santa Rosa is the key decision point for travelers following the Route 66 itinerary: follow the standard "historic" route directly to Albuquerque, or the "original" route to Santa Fe? Either continue west on I-40 or jog north on US 84 just west of town, respectively.
Routes through Santa Rosa |
Albuquerque ← Moriarty ← | W E | → Tucumcari → Amarillo |
El Paso ← Alamogordo ← | W E | → Merges with → Tucumcari |
Santa Fe ← Las Vegas ← | W E | → Fort Sumner → Clovis |
Albuquerque ← Moriarty ← | W E | → Tucumcari → Amarillo |