New Mexico hiking trails - Bancos Loop, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Rio Arriba County LOCATION Latitude: 36.05944 Longitude: -106.4425 User input for Bancos Loop, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: Be the first to submit input for Bancos Loop. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines   A long drive separates Los Alamos from Bancos Loop, but It's always fun to hike here. Can’t wait to get out in nature, Bancos Loop in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is a perfect place for getting out. Bancos Loop is pretty dried out usually; August is the wettest month with most rain while April is mostly the driest month. Summertime highs at Bancos Loop usually tend to be in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's; all through the dark hours in the wintertime at Bancos     Loop temperatures plunge to the 0's. A visit to New Mexico is not complete without some hiking. A nice spot to camp here at Bancos Loop is Las Conchas Campground, and camping is available at Abiquiu Inn. Hiking trails like this one are plentyful in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains where you can truly take in all the beauty of these mountains. Whohoo, so much amusing stuff in one place! The San Juan and Jemez Mountains is unbeatable! People from Los Alamos love to come to Bancos Loop; there's whitewater on Rio Chama for all you adrenaline kick people. El Rechuelos flows through this region, and if you're looking for a tremendous visit, Bandelier National Monument is rather near. Now, you may assume that's loads but there's even more cool stuff to do here at Bancos Loop. East Fork Polvadera Creek is a stream that you may run into during your stay, and there are some tremendous whitewater spots on Rio Chama.   Current weather conditions at Bancos Loop, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico      San Juan and Jemez Mountains Hiking Trails Complete list of all the hiking trails in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. San Juan and Jemez Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. New Mexico Hiking Trails Complete list of all hiking trails in New Mexico sorted by county. Books about Bancos Loop, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico List of books available on Amazon.com about Bancos Loop. Outdoors Recreation Near Los Alamos, New Mexico Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Los Alamos, New Mexico, the metro area neareast to Bancos Loop. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. New Mexico Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of New Mexico.       High quality water resistant topo map of Bancos Loop, San Juan and Jemez Mountains, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. These outdoors activities are available near Bancos Loop.   Trails Near Bancos Loop: Ojitas Polvadera Trail, Rio Arriba County , 1 miles away Puerco Espin Trail, Rio Arriba County , 2 miles away Rechuelos Trail, Rio Arriba County , 2 miles away Highline Trail, Rio Arriba County , 3 miles away Vallecitos Trail, Rio Arriba County , 4 miles away Caballo Trail, Los Alamos County , 9 miles away Guaje Canyon Trail, Los Alamos County , 9 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Bancos Loop: Las Conchas Campground, Sandoval County, 15 miles away Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu, 16 miles away Redondo Campground, Sandoval County, 17 miles away Trailsend RV Park, Jemez Springs, 17 miles away La Cueva Campground, Sandoval County, 17 miles away   Whitewater Near Bancos Loop: Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County County , 14 miles away, Class I-II - 25 miles long (Abiquiu Dam to confluence with Rio Grande) Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County County , 20 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Monastary to Big Eddy) Rio Grande, Sandoval County County , 22 miles away, Class III - 24 miles long (Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir) Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County County , 26 miles away, Class I-III - 33 miles long (El Vado Lake to Abiquiu Reservoir) Rio Ojo Caliente, Rio Arriba County County , 27 miles away, Class I-II - 28 miles long (La Madera to confluence with Rio Chama)   National Parks Near Bancos Loop: Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM , 16 miles away Santa Fe National Historic Trail, Santa Fe - NM , 34 miles away Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque - NM , 54 miles away   Hotels Near Bancos Loop: The Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu , 10 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Los Alamos, Nm, Los Alamos , 14 miles away Ashley Hotel and Suites, Los Alamos , 14 miles away Best Western Hilltop House Hotel, Los Alamos , 14 miles away Comfort Inn Espanola, Espanola , 27 miles away