bowlins continental divide trading post

Stopped in to find something for the family and was kind of disappointed. Most of the items...jewelry in particular was not from the area...I had hoped to find some native jewelry. Did buy some wraps from Mexico and the price was very reasonable.

In addition to your regular boots best to bring snow boots now in your suv. Was very peaceful and quiet. About 7 miles in from route 96, 1 mile before the post office. forest route 100, drive app. 7 miles and see ribbon on tree on right and trail is on left. The first part is old route 100 A and then goes up the hill Follow the blue signs and piles of rock on the path.Obviously hikers need to bring their own food and lots of water.

Like almost all the "trading posts", the freeway signage and overselling of what is there is the best part. Inside this one and most of them are indian looking items made anywhere else than the USA and by anyone other the Native Americans. Postcards and trinkets and jigger glasses are in abundance and you can send a postcard of that jackalope home to the cousins. There is also an area of honest to goodness Native American crafted items with the gallery prices as well. This is a fun stop for restrooms and a stretch of those legs.

This looks like the oldest Bowlins. The parking lot is gravel. But it's great fun like all the rest. It breaks up the monotony of the highway. It's a great place to entertain kids of all ages as well as dogs. You can pick up a pair of moccasins and stock up on Indian dolls or jewelry. And if you're headed east you can look forward to Bowlins Butterfield Stage, Akela Flats, and the Running Indian before you reach Las Cruces. Going west you can look forward to The Thing and Picacho Peak in Arizona. Have a great time!

Two of us stopped at Continental Divide on a road trip, after seeing an almost endless series of billboards offering everything from local handicrafts to food and drink to cultural artifacts. In fact, it's an enormous barn full of cheap souvenirs and a smaller selection of expensive trinkets. Fine if you want to pick up a souvenir for the folks back home, but nothing is really impressive except the sheer size of the place. The comparatively nice items, like high quality dolls in Native costume and a few ceramic pieces, are very expensive. We bought several decorative wooden rings for the grandchildren, for 25¢ apiece, and used the restroom, and that was the extent of our interest in the place.