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id: "11304"
name: Guadalupe Back Country Byway
distance: "30"
duration: 90 minutes to drive or a day to enjoy the byway.
description: This backway follows NM-137 in southern New Mexico. It begins at the NM-137/US-285 junction near Brantley Dam State Park and proceeds southwest to Sitting Bull Falls in the Lincoln National Forest.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/guadalupe-backcountry-byway
    name: Bureau of Land Management
websites:
  - url: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03e6d455024b42129d9cb1ea087211b0#ref-n-0zt0XB
    name: New Mexico Scenic Byways Program
  - url: https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/scenic-byways/the-guadalupe-back-country/
    name: New Mexico Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/new-mexico/guadalupe-back-country-byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/office/carlsbad-field-office
    name: BLM Carlsbad Field Office
designations:
  - BLM Back Country Byway
states:
  - NM
ll:
  - -104.38237099999998
  - 32.513626000000045
bounds:
  - - -104.630698
    - 32.21116800000004
  - - -104.38237099999998
    - 32.513626000000045

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The Guadalupe Back Country Byway follows NM-137 for 30 miles through the Chihuahuan Desert, the Guadalupe Escarpment, and Lincoln National Forest. A varied landscape thrives here; from limestone outcroppings to thick pine forest stands to underground caves.

Recreation abounds within these public lands. Go hiking, backpacking, mountain biking or horseback riding along one of many trails. Interact with animals either by watching wildlife or by hunting. Some of the animals that make their homes here include deer, pronghorn antelope, foxes, and a wide range of birds. If you're feeling extra adventurous, go caving and explore the Carlsbad Caverns that lie beneath the surface.