Placitas Open Space — photo spot in 75-1 Cloud View Ct, Placitas, NM 87043, USA
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Placitas Open Space
Placitas Open Space offers low, scrubby desert hills with sweeping views of the Sandia Mountains, volcanic necks and broad New Mexico skies — great for wide landscapes, intimate desert details and night sky work. Best at sunrise/sunset for warm side-light and long shadows; spring brings wildflowers, winter can yield crisp air and dramatic clouds. Trailhead parking on Cloud View Ct; easy-to-moderate hikes on unpaved trails. No permits typically required; weekdays reduce crowds. Watch for wind, r-
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Placitas Open Space
Placitas Open Space offers low, scrubby desert hills with sweeping views of the Sandia Mountains, volcanic necks and broad New Mexico skies — great for wide landscapes, intimate desert details and night sky work. Best at sunrise/sunset for warm side-light and long shadows; spring brings wildflowers, winter can yield crisp air and dramatic clouds. Trailhead parking on Cloud View Ct; easy-to-moderate hikes on unpaved trails. No permits typically required; weekdays reduce crowds. Watch for wind, r-