At the base of the highest mountains in New Mexico, the Williams Lake hike is one of the most beautiful in the state. The fresh mountain air is revitalizing for anyone needing a city escape and the high altitude means a fair to strenuous hike depending on how far you’d like to go. In summer, it’s a wild and wonderful landscape teaming with life while in winter, the mountains, trails and lake are buried in a thick layer of snow making for amazing snowshoeing or a challenging if not comical hike as trekkers attempt not to sink into the snow.

Hiking Williams Lake