Rio Grande Nature Center State Park

The Rio Grande Nature Center State Park is a New Mexico state park located adjacent to the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. The Rio Grande Nature Center is a 38-acre urban wildlife preserve established in 1982.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Pius X High School and Bosque School.

St. Pius X High School

School

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St. Pius X High School is a private, Roman Catholic middle and high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was established in 1956. It is administered in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe. St. Pius X High School is situated 1 mile west of Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

Bosque School

School

Bosque School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory school for grades 6–12 founded in 1994. The school sits on a 42 acres site along the Rio Grande bosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bosque School is situated 1 mile north of Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town Albuquerque and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.

Old Town Albuquerque

Suburb

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Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, established in 1706 by New Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Old Town Albuquerque is situated 2½ miles south of Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

Village

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Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, also known simply as "Los Ranchos", is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque had a population of 5,874. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is situated 3 miles northeast of Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

Albuquerque

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Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, is a vibrant, sprawling city near the center of New Mexico. Cradled in the Rio Grande Valley beneath the Sandia Mountains, it is by far the largest city in the state, acting as the media, educational, and economic center of New Mexico, as well as the home of the state's only major airport, making it a common entry point into New Mexico.

Rio Grande Nature Center State Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.12962° or 35° 7′ 47″ north

Longitude

-106.68374° or 106° 41′ 2″ west

Elevation

4,964 feet (1,513 metres)

Open location code

857M48H8+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 475911664

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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