Capulin Volcano National Monument provides access to nature’s most awe-inspiring work. Come view a dramatic landscape—a unique place of mountains, plains, and sky—born of fire and forces continually reshaping the earth’s surface.
Explore a historic chimney made of lava rock on the Boca Trail! Near a collapsed lava tube, this chimney is all that remains of a picnic shelter dating back to the time when Capulin Volcano National Monument had a campground.
Hike the Boca Trail for an amazing view of two other volcanoes in the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. Standing on the hardened remains of a lava cascade, the Quaking Aspen Overlook provides an excellent view of the volcanic geology near Capulin Volcano.
Drive to the top of a volcano and view the western part of the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field as well as the crater of Capulin Volcano from this parking area.
