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Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano, Grants, NM
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Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano

Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano is an outdoor activity in Grants, NM, part of the Albuquerque & Santa Fe guide. Cost: under $25.

12000 Ice Cave Road · Grants, NM

Why you should go…

A family-owned natural attraction along old Route 66 near Grants, New Mexico, with self-guided walking trails to the Bandera Volcano cinder cone and a lava-tube cave that holds ice year-round. The cave formed more than 3,000 years ago and its internal temperature never rises above 31 degrees Fahrenheit. An on-site trading post displays Native American artifacts found in the area.

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