Delightfully Unrefined

Located just minutes from the entrance to Canyon Ridge, Chama, New Mexico, is a rough-and-ready 1880's railroad town that has long served as a gravitational hub for train enthusiasts of all ages. Its shops, restaurants, parks, and old-style western saloon and hotels have seen a lot of history and, today, are patronized by thousands of visitors annually who come for a variety of world-class outdoor sporting and recreational activities.

The centerpiece of Chama is the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad—the highest narrow-gauge railway in the nation—whose history is inextricably entwined with that of the towns it unites. Operational since the 1880's, with departures daily from May through October, the Cumbres & Toltec offers a jaw-dropping ride through the southern fringes of the majestic Rocky Mountains