Vermejo

Vermejo Connect with nature on over 550,000 private acres of re-wilded New Mexico wilderness. Engage with kindness and consideration.
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With snowcapped alpine tundra, 19 fishable lakes, and over 550,000 stunning acres of picturesque lands, Vermejo is the jewel of northern New Mexico. Its diverse landscape is home to a wide variety of wildlife including elk, bison, black bears, and mountain lions. Whether riding horseback through open fields, exploring turn-of-the-century charcoal kilns, or fly fishing for Rio Grande cutthroat trou

t, Vermejo has something for everyone.

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We’ll celebrate three decades of visionary conservation at Vermejo this September. 🌿 Join us for immersive and memorable...
08/26/2026

We’ll celebrate three decades of visionary conservation at Vermejo this September. 🌿 Join us for immersive and memorable experiences honoring Ted Turner’s legacy. Whether you visit this fall for the celebration or in the future, your stay helps support the conservation and restoration that will continue.

Learn more about this important milestone: https://tedturnerreserves.com/vermejo-30th

📸 Sean Fitzgerald Photography Ben Clark Noël Russell Aiden White Tiger Adventure Vehicles Chris Greer Deann McBride Rhett Turner Greg Pope

🐻 The name American black bear (Ursus americanus) suggests a dark coat, but it can range from blond and reddish to cinna...
08/25/2026

🐻 The name American black bear (Ursus americanus) suggests a dark coat, but it can range from blond and reddish to cinnamon, brown, and black. View the ombre of coat colors that have been spotted at Vermejo. 👉 New Mexico Department of Wildlife reports cinnamon is the most common found in New Mexico.

Vermejo partners with universities and government agencies to collar and study black bears. The collars typically last about two years, and the data collected is used to determine black bear habitat preference, movement patterns, hibernation locations, reproductive status, and interactions with other wildlife.

📸 Scott Dubois Sean Fitzgerald 🅰 🅽 🅳 🆁 🅴 🆆 Deann McBride Adventucation Ryan Griffin

08/23/2026

🐴 Meet Cade. The leader of the horse herd is beloved by guests and wranglers alike. Wranglers Katie and Sydney say he is a steady ride with more than a little style – including a mustache. Whether you are horseback riding or just visiting the barn during your stay, make sure to say hello and give him a pat or two. 🤠

🎥 On August 28, PRESERVED will premiere at The Ellen Theatre in Bozeman, Montana. After the film, local author Todd Wilk...
08/22/2026

🎥 On August 28, PRESERVED will premiere at The Ellen Theatre in Bozeman, Montana. After the film, local author Todd Wilkinson will moderate a live conversation with director Ben Clark, Turner Natural Resources Director Mike Phillips, and wildlife ecologist and PERC senior researcher Sophie Gilbert.

PRESERVED tells the story of the people, ideas, and persistence behind Vermejo’s 30-year conservation legacy.

The panel will explore:
• What can happen when we give conservation enough time?
• What role can you play in restoring wildlife and ecosystems?
• And what can the West learn from a place where those ideas have been put into practice for decades?

🎟️ General admission is $25. Proceeds will support PERC's working lands conservation programs.

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🌞 If it's possible to put sunshine in a glass, Vermejo's bartenders can do it. When the time comes to relax on the veran...
08/21/2026

🌞 If it's possible to put sunshine in a glass, Vermejo's bartenders can do it. When the time comes to relax on the veranda and enjoy the view, they are ready to make a customized cocktail that harnesses your favorite flavors and the season's best ingredients.

08/20/2026

👋 Say hello to a little visitor recently spotted outside the lodge. Known as the American ermine, stoat, or short-tailed weasel, this small and fierce predator is wearing its summer coat. The species is photoperiodic and will transition to a white coat with a black-tipped tail as the days grow shorter.

New Mexico is at the southernmost extent of the short-tailed weasel’s range in North America. As obligate carnivores they are opportunistic and dine on mice, voles, insects, fish, small birds, rats, and rabbits.🐇

📸 Lindsey Wideman

08/16/2026

Our river trail leads to a hearty cowboy breakfast 🍳 where the views are almost as good as the eggs, green chile biscuits and gravy, and cinnamon rolls that beg you to return for seconds. 🤠 Offered every Tuesday until Labor Day.

🗺️ Our Reserve Ambassadors are behind the scenes of every guest's stay, helping friends, families, groups, and solo trav...
08/16/2026

🗺️ Our Reserve Ambassadors are behind the scenes of every guest's stay, helping friends, families, groups, and solo travelers unwind and find inspiration across our 558,000 acres. If you love to plan travel, join our team while embarking on your own adventure in the Land of Enchantment. Learn more and apply: https://tedturnerreserves.com/careers

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08/14/2026

🐍 Witness a rare glimpse of prairie rattlesnakes mating, a special sighting for anyone fascinated by the hidden lives of wildlife large and small. This moment was captured by Vermejo Natural Resources Manager and Wildlife Biologist Lance Bernal.

Prairie rattlesnakes typically mate between mid-summer and early fall, with young born between August and October. The size of the offspring is proportionate to the size and body condition of the female. As both predator and prey, they play an important role in the ecosystem by helping regulate rodent populations, limiting disease-carrying parasites, and serving as a food source for hawks, owls, coyotes, and bobcats. 🦅

🥾 Our guides help guests explore Vermejo safely alongside native wildlife. Awareness is the best tool since these reptiles would rather remain hidden, warn with their rattles, and move away rather than stand their ground.

In this month's issue of Sunset, editor-in-chief Hugh Garvey explores the inspiration behind Ted Turner Reserves. 🦬 "Tod...
08/13/2026

In this month's issue of Sunset, editor-in-chief Hugh Garvey explores the inspiration behind Ted Turner Reserves. 🦬

"Today these lands function as a kind of ecological laboratory: part conservation preserve, part luxury wilderness destination. If the model works, the theory goes, the land pays for its own restoration."

View these photos from Sunset Magazine by Thomas J. Story and read the full story here: https://sunset.com/travel/hotels/ted-turner-vermejo-wilderness-preserve

"Walking through the grasslands of Vermejo, watching elk move across valleys and trout slip through clear streams, it’s hard not to feel that something meaningful is happening here. An experiment. A dream. Maybe even a blueprint."

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40 Miles West Highway 555
Raton, NM
87740

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