Las Placitas Association

Eleven years ago a goal for developing walking and biking trails along Highway 165 was written into the Placitas Area Plan (a Sandoval County document). Since then a lot has happened, but nothing has been done to improve the safety of walking or biking along 165 through Placitas. Shoulders are nonexistent in many places and where they do exist they are more often than not in very poor condition. Share your opinions with us and help us find a solution.

Placitas is part of a larger multi-jurisdictional area affected by decisions at the County, State and Federal level by agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Department of the Interior, Sandoval County Planning and Zoning, New Mexico Environment Dept. and more.

We strive to keep you informed of announcements and meetings that affect you so you can participate. If you have joined LPA or signed up for news alerts, this information will be delivered to your inbox.

We are currently either actively involved in or monitoring

• Forest Service’s Resource Management Plan
• BLM’s Rio Puerco Resource Management Plan
• energy corridor
• gravel mining
• pipeline safety

We also regularly post educational articles and schedule educational and recreational events.