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Old Santa Fe Plaza
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Old Santa Fe Plaza

Length1.2 mi
Elev. Gain29.5 ft
Est. Steps3000
Park
Parking
Places to sit
Stroller friendly
Kid friendly
Historic site
Created by Curt

Old Santa Fe Plaza Introduction

Old Santa Fe Plaza is a 1.2 mile (3,000-step) route located near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 29.5 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Evening walk around the Santa Fe Plaza. Most of the stores were closing, but enough lights were on to make everything pretty.

Attractions Near Old Santa Fe Plaza

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La Fonda on the Plaza

Tourist Attraction
La Fonda on the Plaza is a historical luxury hotel, located at 100 E. San Francisco Street and Old Santa Fe Trail in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico adjacent to the Plaza. La Fonda simply means "the inn" in Spanish, but the hotel has been described as "the grand dame of Santa Fe's hotels."

Santa Fe Plaza

Park
The Santa Fe Plaza is a National Historic Landmark in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico in the style of traditional Spanish-American colonial cities. The plaza, or "city-square", was originally, and is still to this day, the center gathering place in town. Many know it as "the heart of Santa Fe". The landmark has since grown into a playground for many tourists interested in Spanish, Native American, and Mexican cultures, and includes music, design, jewelry, art and dance.

Palace of the Governors

Tourist Attraction
The Palace of the Governors (Spanish: Palacio de los Gobernadores) (1610) is an adobe structure located on Palace Avenue on the Plaza of Santa Fe, New Mexico, between Lincoln Avenue and Washington Avenue. It is within the Santa Fe Historic District and it served as the seat of government for the state of New Mexico for centuries.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe)

Building
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, commonly known as Saint Francis Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.The cathedral was built by Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy between 1869 and 1886 on the site of an older adobe church, La Parroquia (built in 1714–1717).

La Conquistadora

Place
La Conquistadora (Our Lady of the Conquest or The Lady Conqueror) is a small wooden statue of the Madonna and Child now in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was the first Madonna brought to what is now the United States. The statuette is carved out of wood, and measures approximately three feet in height.

Fort Marcy Officer's Residence

Place
The Fort Marcy Officer's Residence, also known as the Edgar Lee Hewett House, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was built in the early 1870s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.It is located at 116 Lincoln Ave., at Fort Marcy. It was built by the U.S. Army. It was home of Edgar Lee Hewett.

Don Gaspar Bridge

Place
The Don Gaspar Bridge, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, brings Don Gaspar Avenue over the Santa Fe River, between Alameda and E. De Vargas Streets. It was built in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.The bridge's design introduced, to the area, use of reinforced concrete to make a thinner, more appealing appearance.

Loretto Chapel

Building
The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, is a former Roman Catholic church that is now used as a museum and a wedding chapel.It is known for its unusual helix-shaped spiral staircase (the "Miraculous Stair"). The Sisters of Loretto credited St. Joseph with its construction. It has been the subject of legend, and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder were considered miraculous by the Sisters of Loretto.

Todos Santos Chocolates

Place
Todos Santos (All Saints in Spanish) is a chocolate shop opened by Hayward Simoneaux in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1999. He began shaping his confections in the shape of Milagros, "small charmlike silver and gold offerings made to saints" in traditional Hispanic cultures, using custom molds and coatings of silver and gold leaf.

Soldiers' Monument

Historical
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

1.2 mi

Elev. Gain

29.5 ft

Est. Steps

3000
Created by
Curt
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