Official Web Site for Silver City and Grant County, New Mexico, presented by the Silver City

We are now accepting applications for the Executive Director position. Please send resumes to careers@silvercity.org.

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Formed of volcanic ash 30 million years ago and sculpted by wind and water into rows of monolithic blocks, City of Rocks State Park takes its name from these incredible rock formations. Cactus gardens and hiking trails add to this unique destination... Learn more.

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Remnants of the riches of the 1880s silver boom...
"Phoenix Home and Garden"
March 2009: With two dozen art galleries and studios, plus antiques stores and a tile workshop, Silver City, New Mexico, appears to be on its way to becoming a gestating arts center. Set on a hillside at the edge of the 3.3 million-acre Gila National Forest, the town is an appealing mix of sophistication and down-home “comfyness.” Read more!
ROOM WITH A VIEW At the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico
"Los Angeles Times", December 12, 2008
In Southwestern New Mexico, more than 750,000 acres of unspoiled terrain form the heart of the Gila National Forest ï¿½ 3.3 million acres of publicly owned forest and range land. Read more!
Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico is the untamed West
"Los Angeles Times", September 12, 2008
Like thousands of travelers who visit the wilderness annually, I had come to see the hardscrabble patch of New Mexico that became the model for every protected wilderness in the country. I came to explore the same rocky trails cut by the Apache warrior Geronimo, homesteaders and gun-packing fugitives. But most of all, I wanted to see whether America's first wilderness area -- protected 84 years ago from roads, cars and other modern intrusions -- was still as pristine and untamed as Leopold had intended. Read more!
50 Best Places to Live: The Next Great Adventure Towns
"National Geograpgic Adventure Magazine", September, 2008
Quaint, friendly, and affordable, southwestern New Mexicoï¿½s Silver City is what Santa Fe was before trustafarians took over. Hike or bike seven miles of rocky trails in the rolling Boston Hills, a reclaimed historic mining area overlooking town. Or hook up with the nearby Continental Divide Trail ascending the Pinos Altos Mountains in 3.3-million-acre Gila National Forest. Read more!
Bordering a wilderness area, historic mining town mixes rustic settings with strong community spirit
"Where to Retire," Dec. 2007
Combine a gentle high-desert climate, intense natural beauty where solitude and wilderness reign and an average of 300 sunny days a year, throw in a low-key, informal vibe and Old West charm, and what do you get? Silver City, NM: an off-the-beaten path town boasting vast scenic splendor and a burgeoning arts scene.
America's Top Ten Bargain Towns for Boomers
"55-Alive!"
Dark, billowing clouds that cover Silver City on summer afternoons cast ominous shadows across the mountains and plains, presenting a variety of multihued colors in the evening's brilliant sunset. More than three million acres of the Gila wilderness awaits the hiker, mountain biker, camper, or wildlife observer, and plenty of lakes are strewn about the gorgeous desert terrain. The landscape draws people here, but its low property taxes, attractive housing costs, a state-of-the-art health center, and top-notch university keep them he re.Read this article!
"Dozen Distinctive Destinations"
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Once an Apache Indian campsite, later the boyhood home of the notorious gunslinger Billy the Kid, and more recently a silver and copper mining boomtown, Silver City, N.Mex. (pop. 12,500) is as strikingly beautiful as it is historic... Read this article!
"Top Public Hunting Areas" — Outdoor Life Magazine
"The Gila and Cibola national forests of Catron and Grant counties ... are legendary for large mule deer."

The Silver City Museumï¿½s local history library offers extensive resources for researching early residents, including indexes to early newspapers and local records, biographical files, information on historic properties, and a history database. Click here for more information.

Carl Scholl's web page has cemetery, genealogy and death records for Grant County dating back more than 120 years.

Rodeway Inn

3420 Hwy 180 E
Silver City NM 88061
575-538-3711

The Rodeway Inn® hotel is ideally situated near historic downtown Silver City and is just three miles from Western New Mexico University. Additional attractions close to this Silver City, NM hotel... Learn more!

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arts and crafts market
May 11 to October 25

Historic Silver City New Mexico's 6th Annual
Community Arts and Crafts Street Fair/Market
703 N Bullard St.Silver City, NM
every Saturday (May-October), from 9 am till 2 pm.
Local handmade artwork
Professional and emerging artists will be coming together to make Silver City's local Saturday market a fun and exiting event destination.
live music, artists, food, entertainment, and more! new artist every week.
come meet the artists!
Location: 703 N Bullard St. Phone: 575-313-6468