Cimarron, New Mexico

About Cimarron

Set in the northeastern part of New Mexico, Cimarron is a tiny community, home to 794 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Cimarron is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.12 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 375 residents per square mile.

📰 Cimarron News Today

• 3.9 magnitude earthquake reported in northern New Mexico KOAT · Jan 30
• Guns once blazed in the Wild West town of Cimarron. Now deer boldly maraud. Santa Fe New Mexican · Feb 14
• Step Back in Time in Cimarrón New Mexico Magazine · Oct 22
• Boy Scout troop completes 120-mile hike in New Mexico The Brunswick News · Jun 26
• Cimarron (NM) High School Sports - Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, and more MaxPreps · Jan 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cimarron Unique

• Positioned in northeastern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Mexico — one of 528 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cimarron

• Burrito Banquet — mexican
• Cimarron House of Pizza — pizza
• Cree-Mee Drive-In — ice cream
• Dining Hall 1 — cafeteria
• Dining Hall 2 — cafeteria
• Hikers Coffee Co. LLC — coffee shop (café)
• Kit Carson — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kit Carson Museum · Museum
• Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza · Attraction
• Covered Wagon · Attraction
• Homebound Ampitheater · Attraction
• Leadership School Campfire · Attraction
• National Scouting Museum · Museum
• Old Aztec Mill Museum · Museum
• Rayado · Attraction
• T-Rex Track · Attraction
• Villa Philmonte · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cimarron

• Blackjack's Hideout reviews ★
• Chase Ranch · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cimarron Veterans Memorial reviews ★
• Vermejo Park Ranch Heck Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cimarron

• CIMARRON ELEMENTARY
• CIMARRON HIGH
• CIMARRON MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cimarron

🏘️ Nearby Communities