Things To Do
Ranches, Farms & Orchards
Chihenne Ranch
Chihenne (pronounced chi-hay-nee) Ranch is located in the beautiful foothills of the Black Range near the Gila National Forest. Elevations on the ranch range from 6500 feet at the ranch house to over 8500 feet at the tops of the mountains. A working cattle and horse ranch of over 12 1/2 square miles, the ranch offers an opportunity for every-day visitors to experience life on a working cattle ranch. Visitors can enjoy horseback riding, Indian site visits, excellent hiking, gold and silver mine visits, cattle roundups, cattle branding, 4-wheel off road trips, unsurpassed panoramic scenery, visits to ghost towns and much more. The ranch also hosts camps for Boy Scouts and Youth groups.
Farmer’s Market
Local farmers and artisans sell their finest wares each Saturday morning at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing in Sunland Park, NM, 12 minutes from downtown El Paso and 5 minutes from Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. Breakfast and lunch are served on the patio, often accompanied by musical entertainment. Market is seasonal: opened late spring through autumn. Call for times, details and directions.
Harvest Market
The Mission Trail Harvest Market is a program administered by the City of Socorro in partnership with the City of El Paso, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe, and the Texas Cooperative Extension.
The Market brings farmers into the city and provides them with direct-sales opportunities to ensure that the farmers continue farming our precious rural farmlands, keeping them economically viable and intact.
Lyles Family Farms
The Mesilla Valley Maze and Lyles Family Farms is brought to you each year by Steve and Anna Lyles of Las Cruces New Mexico. They began farming in the Mesilla Valley in 1985 with 35 acres and a field full of dreams. With determination and innovation, the farm has grown to over 1000 acres, providing fresh produce to markets across the country. Steve, a farmer's son from Hagerman, New Mexico is an award winning chile producer and graduate of New Mexico State University. Anna, wife, mother and Maze Manager, has been named New Mexico's Educator of the Year because of her work at the farm: sharing with children the importance of agrictulture in each and everyone's life.
There's something for everyone at the Mesilla Valley Maze! Enjoy hayrides, pumpkins, gem mining, school tours, trike track, and duck races and much more!
Join us during the months of September and November and pick your own veggies at the U-Pick Garden! Located adjacent to the Mesilla Valley Maze, the garden offers field fresh produce and cut flowers. Enjoy tomatoes, chile, eggplant, sweet corn, okra, squash, watermelon, cucumber and so many other home grown veggies!
Rio Grande Valley Ranch
Set on 20 acres next to the Rio Grande River about 20 minutes west of downtown El Paso. Services available include trail rides, parties in an outdoor pavilion, rodeos and arena rentals for various activities.
Stahmann Farms/Stahmann’s Country Store
As you drive the back way up scenic NM Highway 28 toward Las Cruces from El Paso, you can’t help but notice a lush 3-mile green canopy, created by the overlapping branches of pecan trees, shading the highway. This is Stahmann Farms, the world’s largest family-owned pecan grove. Stop! There’s a shop called Stahmann’s Country Store where you can sample (and buy) mouth-watering chocolates, pecan
pie and other pecan confections. Don't forget to ask for a tour of Stahmann’s shelling facility and candy factory.
The Bowen Ranch
The Bowen Ranch, at the edge of the sprawling city of El Paso, sits in a time capsule of days gone by. Hereford cattle graze along the mountain slopes while buffalo roam the flatlands. A historic working cattle ranch, one of few that still exist today, with a breathtaking view of the colorful Franklin Mountains, complete guest services are provided. Plan your tour group, parties, weddings get-togethers, cattle drives, and more. Visit the Edge of Texas Steakhouse and Saloon
