Awaken to the Wild
Enjoy expansive vistas, exquisite light, and bird songs, while getting closer to wildlife than you can in almost any other wild place. There are many ways to experience the wonder of this special habitat – you can hike, watch wildlife, photograph, educate yourself, or just breathe, meditate, and relax. Bosque del Apache offers its magic to you in every season.
Read Habitat! and bring it along as a guide on your visit (or pick up a copy at the Visitors Center). Whether you hike the trails, sit in solitude, or drive the tour loop, you can enjoy the wild and make memories here. Participate in our events to educate yourself on many aspects of nature, while having fun with family and friends.
Check the refuge website for the latest news on planned tours. Stimulate your senses in the wild areas all around you at Bosque del Apache, and get in touch with those untamed places within yourself.
“The world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting — over and over announcing your place in the family of things.”
– Excerpt from the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
Upcoming Events
Desert Arboretum Stroll
Enjoy our series of short videos released this spring, as we were unable to hold our annual Desert Arboretum Stroll...
Guided Migratory Bird Watching
Join us for a series of videos to replace our Guided Migratory Bird Watching event that had been planned for May...
Bosque Conservation Days
In past years, the Friends of Bosque del Apache joined forces with Save Our Bosque Task Force, Sevilleta and...
Annual Festival of the Cranes
Unfortunately, we have some difficult news to share. In light of recent announcements by Dr. Anthony Fauci,...
Wildlife Zone @ Festival of the Cranes
Unfortunately, we have some difficult news to share. In light of recent announcements by Dr. Anthony Fauci,...