NM 95 begins at the west end of CR 322 at the north ends of the
El Vado Reservoir and the
El Vado Lake State Park. (CR 322 heads westerly toward the
Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation and
Dulce. CR 322 initially follows the former routing of NM 95, which proceeded westerly, then southerly [via
Lindrith] to end at
New Mexico State Road 96 [NM 96] in
Regina.) from NM 95, August 2025 From its western terminus NM 95 proceeds northeasterly toward
Heron Lake. After passing through
Heron Lake State Park, including crossing
Willow Creek on the
Heron Dam, NM 95 continues northeasterly until it reaches its junction with the west end of
New Mexico State Road 572 (NM 572) on the western edge of the
unincorporated community of
Plaza Blanca. (NM 572 officially heads west to
ford the
Rio Chama before ending at the west end of
New Mexico State Road 153 in the unincorporated community of
La Puente. However, after NM 95 was extended west from
Rutheron in 1969, the state has not maintained the river crossing [nor the adjacent sections of dirt road] along NM 572. Therefore, the ford of the Rio Chama is likely impassable.) In Plaza Blanca, NM 95 briefly turns north to pass through the unincorporated community of Rutheron before curving to head briefly east and then resuming a northeasterly course again. NN 95 then turns east again and, immediately after entering the
census-designated place of
Los Ojos, crosses over the
Rio Chama and quickly reaches its eastern terminus at US 64 / US 84 at a
T intersection. (Eastbound US 64 / US 84 heads south toward
Tres Piedras,
Española,
Taos, and
Santa Fe. Westbound US 64 / US 84 heads north toward
Chama.) ==History==