The Albuquerque Rocket Society

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Directions to Rio Rancho, NM

Map of Area

The city of Rio Rancho, NM, is Northwest of Albuquerque, NM, and Southwest of Bernalillo, NM. The primary North-South roads in Rio Rancho are NM 528 and Unser Road (to the west of NM 528). A newly built extension of Paseo del Volcan runs south from Hiway 550, turning west and running into Unser just south of the Rio Rancho Administration Center at King Blvd.

From Up North

	Take I-25 South to the Rio Rancho/Placitas exit, mile 242 (NM44/550).
	Turn right on NM44/550 and drive 3.2 miles west to Paseo Del Volcan.
	Turn left on Paseo Del Volcan and drive 7.2 miles south/west to Unser Blvd.
	Turn right on Unser Blvd. and drive .6 miles north to King Blvd. (Note: A good landmark is the huge salmon pink water tower on the north-west corner of King and Unser. You can see it a long way off! Here's a picture taken a block south of King, on Unser, looking north). Click here for further directions to the launch site.

From Down South

	Take I-25 North to the Paseo Del Norte exit.
	Turn left on Paseo del Norte and drive 4.7 miles west to Coors Rd
	Turn right on Coors Rd. and drive 4.8 miles north to Southern Blvd. (Note: Coors will become Coors By-Pass, and then NM 528...just keep following it).
	Turn left on Southern Blvd. and drive 2.3 miles west to Unser Blvd.
	Turn right on Unser Blvd. and drive 5.1 miles north to King Blvd. (Note: A good landmark is the huge salmon pink water tower on the north-west corner of King and Unser. You can see it a long way off! Here's a picture taken a block south of King, on Unser, looking north). Click here for further directions to the launch site.