Planning a trip to Chama

Getting There -- From Santa Fe, take US 84 north (2 hr.). From Taos, take US 64 west (2 1/2 hr.). From Farmington, take US 64 east (2 1/4 hr.).

Visitor Information -- The New Mexico Visitor Information Center, P.O. Box 697, Chama, NM 87520 (tel. 575/756-2235), is at 2372 US 17. It's open daily from 8am to 6pm in the summer, from 8am to 5pm in the winter. At the same address is the Chama Valley Chamber of Commerce (tel. 800/477-0149 or 575/756-2306; www.chamavalley.com).