Penas Negras Trail   My father and uncles owned property in Penias Negras, new mexico, rio arriba county.  Their names were: Eudoro, Aniceto, Manuel, adolpho.  My grnpas name was Urban Morfin. What happened to their land in Penias Negras? Says Naltazar Morfin This part of New Mexico is always a pleasure to visit during hiking season. Hey, time for a hike don’t you think? Penas Negras Trail in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is a really good place to spend some time. Penas     Negras Trail is a trail quite far from Los Alamos but hiking it is great fun any time. In the San Juan and Jemez Mountains there are many great hiking trails, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains. Whitewater paddling is great on Jemez River; if you came to camp Nacimiento Campground is a good site to do that. Life's too short to enjoy all the entertaining stuff in the San Juan and Jemez Mountains. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Rio Chama. There's so much to do here at Penas Negras Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rio Puerco Campground is a pleasant place for that. A journey to Penas Negras Trail   wouldn’t be complete without a trip to close by Fenton Lake State Park. High temperatures at Penas Negras Trail throughout the months of summer are in the 80's with night lows in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Penas Negras Trail. SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Penas Negras Trail.   Trails Near Penas Negras Trail: Clear Creek Trail, Rio Arriba County , 3 miles away   Campgrounds Near Penas Negras Trail: Resumidero, Coyote , 4 miles away Rio Puerco Campground, Rio Arriba County , 5 miles away Nacimiento Campground, Rio Arriba County , 5 miles away Rio las Vacas Campground, Sandoval County , 5 miles away Clear Creek Campground, Sandoval County , 6 miles away   Whitewater Near Penas Negras Trail: Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Monastary to Big Eddy) Jemez River, Sandoval County , 18 miles away, Class -blank- - 50 miles long (Battleship Rock to Zia Pueblo) Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County , 26 miles away, Class I-II - 25 miles long (Abiquiu Dam to confluence with Rio Grande) Rio Chama, Rio Arriba County , 28 miles away, Class I-III - 33 miles long (El Vado Lake to Abiquiu Reservoir)   Public Lands Near Penas Negras Trail: Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos - NM , 38 miles away Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque - NM , 53 miles away Fenton Lake State Park, New Mexico , 12 miles away El Vado Lake State Park, New Mexico , 33 miles away Heron Lake State Park, New Mexico , 37 miles away   Hotels Near Penas Negras Trail: Comfort Inn & Suites Los Alamos, Los Alamos , 36 miles away Holiday Inn Express & Suites LOS ALAMOS ENTRADA PARK, Los Alamos , 39 miles away Hampton Inn - Suites Los Alamos, White Rock , 43 miles away Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort And Spa, Santa Ana Pueblo , 44 miles away Holiday Inn Express ALBUQUERQUE N - BERNALILLO, Bernalillo , 46 miles away   Lakes Near Penas Negras Trail Deer Lake, Sandoval County , 7 miles away