Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is a city on Route 66 with approx. 2.600 inhabitants
The small town is located between Albuquerque and Tucumcari, on the Pecos River.
Don Celso Baca founder of the city named it after his mother, Saint Rosa of Lima, in 1890 the name of the city before Aqua Negra Chiquita
Santa Rosa has an unusually large number of natural lakes for the desert climate, which earned the city the nickname “City by the Lakes”.
Santa Rosa has a bunch of Route 66 Motels and Roadside Attractions.
- Route 66 Restaurant
- Route 66 Auto Museum
- Rio Pecos Ranch
- La Loma Motel
- Sun ´n Sand Motel
- La Mesa Motel
- Western Motel
- Tower Motel
- Joseph’s Bar and Grill
- Comet II Drive In & Restaurant
- Club Cafe (gone)
- Sahara Lounge (closed)
| Name of the Roadside Attraction: | Santa Rosa |
| Parking: | all over town |
| Time required: | 1-2 hours for all of the attractions in town |
| Descripton: | Small Route 66 town |
| Next town: | Tucumcari, NM |
| Findable: | easy - next to the road |
| Fee area: | no fee |
| Giftshop: | yes - some in town |
| Food or drinks: | yes - several restaurants in town |
| Kind of attraction: | Route 66 |
| Best time to vistit: | all year |
| Address: | Santa Rosa, New Mexcio |
| Directions: | Follow Route 66 through New Mexico |
| Opening Hours: | 24/7 |
| Last visited: | September 2014 |
