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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF FARMINGTON Experience Native American Culture and Traditions. Explore one of the many ruins around the Four Corners area PHOTO COURTESY OF AZTEC TRADERS
PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF FARMINGTON Golf at one of the nation's premier public golf courses. Pinon Hills remains "America's best public golf course bargain."
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SPORTSMAN'S GUIDE SERVICE, NAVAJO DAM, NMEnjoy the world renowned fly fishing in the Quality Waters of the San Juan River. Snow skiing is only a few hours north in Southwestern Colorado.
 In the areas near Farmington, hikers can find various kinds of terrain, from the Bisti/De-na-zin Wilderness, a federally protected area with strange geologic formations, petrified logs and fossils, to the backcountry trails of Chaco Culture National Historical Park or Angel Peak, a 40-million-year-old geologic formation where trails wind around the desert floor below the overlook. Farmington's River Corridor has over 5 miles of interconnecting walking paths along the Animas River.
ROAD APPLE RALLY PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF FARMINGTON Mountain biking opportunities are abundant throughout San Juan County. The Road Apple Trail , a marked trail behind San Juan College, provides sandy washes and arroyos, hilly jumps, steep climbs and numerous side trails. The Farmington area Bureau of Land Management cooperates with bike shops in the area to mark and maintain the trail. Kinsey's Ridge , at the end of Foothills Drive, provides about 6 miles of rolling hills and a great view.
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