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Just north of town along NM 38 lies a photogenic ghost town abandoned since the 1930s.
Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. It is located just off New Mexico State Road 38, between the communities of Eagle Nest and Red River. Elizabethtown is situated just east of the Carson National Forest. The community is a former mining town and lies northeast of Scully Mountain and west of Baldy Mountain.
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Open to fishing, boating, camping, hiking and wildlife viewing, as well as just general sightseeing. The visitor center offers plenty of good information on the area.
A narrow forested canyon along US 64 east of town, offering lovely views, camping, fly fishing, hiking, and wildlife viewing.