Red River - New Mexico Ghost Town

RED RIVER

NAME: Red River
COUNTY: Taos
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 2
CLIMATE: Mild winter, warm summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Spring, winter, fall

COMMENTS: Now summer resorts
REMAINS: Some original remains

There was Red River of yesterday and there is now Red River of today. About 1894 the Red River of yesterday began as a gold mining camp. Within a year and a half, the town had a dozen saloon, two general stores, several hotels, a barber shop, a blacksmith shop, a livery stable a dance hall and several thousand residents. The gold mining boom lasted only a few years but during that time several well know mines were discovered including the Golden Treasure, the Jay Hawk and the Black Copper. Gradually the town, decreasing in population, became a sleepy mountain hamlet. In the 1930s Red River re-awakened to become one of the most famous summer resorts of the Southwest. Courtesy Henry Chenoweth.	Carabel Mine just up from Red River Courtesy James Vincent Red River Courtesy James Vincent Red River Courtesy James Vincent

There was Red River of yesterday and there is now Red River of today. About 1894 the Red River of yesterday began as a gold mining camp. Within a year and a half, the town had a dozen saloon, two general stores, several hotels, a barber shop, a blacksmith shop, a livery stable a dance hall and several thousand residents. The gold mining boom lasted only a few years but during that time several well know mines were discovered including the Golden Treasure, the Jay Hawk and the Black Copper. Gradually the town, decreasing in population, became a sleepy mountain hamlet. In the 1930s Red River re-awakened to become one of the most famous summer resorts of the Southwest. Courtesy Henry Chenoweth.

Carabel Mine just up from Red River
Courtesy James Vincent

Red River
Courtesy James Vincent

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