NM Rails-to-Trails Association (NMRTA) was organized in 1994 in Cloudcroft, NM, with the following goals:

Converting abandoned railroad lines located in the Sacramento Mountains of Southern New Mexico into multi-use, multi-access recreational trails.

Staging events like the Annual Poker Hike and Bigfoot Scavenger Hunt to promote hiking in the national forest surrounding Cloudcroft.

Helping preserve railroad history working with partners like the Sacramento Mountains Museum and The Sheldon Trust to place historical markers along National Forest Service trails commemorating the railroad.

NMRTA has over 100 business, family and individual members throughout the United States.

NMRTA is a 501 (c) (3) organization.  All officers, directors, and work crews are volunteers.