Radium Springs in Doña Ana County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Paraje San Diego

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

1. Paraje San Diego Marker

Inscription. This paraje, or stopping place, provided travelers along the Camino Real with a final opportunity to water their stock and prepare their caravans before leaving the Rio Grande Valley and entering the desolate Jornada del Muerto. Caravans on their way to Santa Fe started in the evening and traveled non-stop until they reached the Paraje de Fra Cristobal 100 miles to the north.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro series list.

Location. 32° 33.033′ N, 106° 55.233′ W. Marker is in Radium Springs, New Mexico, in Doña Ana County. It can be reached from Interstate 25 at milepost 22.8, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in the northbound rest area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Radium Springs NM 88054, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Rio Grande Valley.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Gadsden Purchase,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jornada del Muerto (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Jornada del Muerto (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Paraje San Diego (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Selden State Monument

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Changing Upland Plants (approx. 3.9 miles away); A Diversion Dam for the Valley (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rio Grande Bosque (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rio Grande Means Life (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Radium Springs.

Rear of Paraje San Diego Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

2. Rear of Paraje San Diego Marker

Paraje San Diego Marker (on left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

3. Paraje San Diego Marker (on left)

Jornada del Muerto On the Camino Real Marker is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,205 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.