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Smokey Bear Historical Park

Completed in 1979, the Park was established to honor Capitan's favorite son Smokey, the little bear cub found with burned paws after a 17,000 acre forest fire in 1950 on the Capitan Mountains. You'll find exhibits about forest health, forest fires, wildland/urban interface issues, and fire ecology. An outdoor exhibit features six of the vegetative life zones found in New Mexico and an outdoor amphitheater, as well as a playground, picnic area, and the town's original train depot.

Smokey Bear Historical Park
118 Smokey Bear Blvd.
Capitan, NM 88316
Phone: (505) 354-2748
www.smokeybearpark.com

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