Gay Taos

This tiny town of 4,700 in the New Mexico hills is a long-time home to artists and free spirits and a popular vacation spot for GLBT visitors. About 90 minutes outside Santa Fe, Gay Taos offers great art galleries, top-notch restaurants and plenty of cultural and outdoor pleasures. A mix of Indian, Spanish and frontier themes, the town has been home – or home-away-from-home – to the likes of Ansel Adams, D.H. Lawrence, Georgia O’Keefe and Aldous Huxley. More recent residents have included Julia Roberts and Val Kilmer.

There are two great art museums to visit in town—the Blumenschein Home & Museum and the The Hardwood Museum of Art – as well as the Millicent Rogers Museum, an adobe house filled with decorative arts and crafts. Outdoor activities include white-water rafting, golf, world-class skiing and hiking. Among the prime sites to visit are the Rio Grande River and Carson National Forest. While in town, you also can visit an ancient “living” Indian village that has remained unchanged for centuries – Taos Pueblo. Or you could just linger in one of the region’s spas.

There are plenty of overnight options, from hotels and inns to gay-friendly bed-and-breakfasts and guesthouses. Check out our Taos accommodations list.

The Gay Scene in Taos

There is no central gay scene in Taos but there are many gay-friendly establishments and the town is a safe, accepting and welcoming destination.

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