Albuquerque Tijeras Mountain RV Resort
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Labor Day Weekend at the Resort: Booking the Last Big Weekend of Summer in the East Mountains
Labor Day 2026 falls on Monday, September 7, making the holiday weekend September 5 through 7, and this year is shaping up to be a genuinely record one for travel. If you’re still deciding whether to book a spot for the last big weekend of summer, the current data gives
Cheering on the Lobos: A Fall Football Guide for East Mountains RVers
This is a genuinely good year to be a Lobos fan. After the program’s best season since 2007, New Mexico enters 2026 as the actual preseason favorite to win the Mountain West Conference, and that changes the whole energy of a fall spent camping just down the road from University
First Cold Nights: When Freeze Risk Starts Earlier in the Tijeras Mountains Than in the City
Albuquerque’s average first frost lands around October 17, and it’s tempting to assume Tijeras follows the same calendar just because it’s only a twenty-minute drive away. It doesn’t. The elevation difference between the two is real and significant enough that freeze risk genuinely arrives earlier up here, and knowing the
New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival: A Grape-Stomping Weekend Trip From the East Mountains
New Mexico’s Harvest Wine & Music Festival lands on Labor Day weekend every year at Balloon Fiesta Park, and it’s genuinely one of the bigger wine events in the country, not just a regional stop. Before you picture yourself barefoot in a vat of grapes, though, here’s an honest look
Apple Picking Near Albuquerque: A September Orchard Day Trip From the East Mountains
A quick, honest note before anything else: actual u-pick apple picking near Albuquerque tends to lean more toward late September into October than early September specifically, and it shifts year to year depending on how the season’s weather treated the trees. Here’s the real picture of where to go and
Cool-Water Fishing Escapes Near the East Mountains: Where to Cast a Line in August
Albuquerque proper bakes in August, but climb a few thousand feet into the East Mountains and the whole equation changes — cooler air, cooler water, and a genuinely different fishing experience than anything you’ll find down in the valley. If you haven’t fished up here before, here’s where to actually