Clayton, NM Road Trips

Plan drives from Clayton, NM with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

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Trip Routes

Longest Drive

532.6 mi

Sunland Park, NM

Quickest Drive

8h 43m

Las Cruces, NM

Plan Around Clayton, NM

Continue From Clayton, NM

Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.

Clayton, NM to Sunland Park, NM 532.6 mi · 9h 28m Clayton, NM to Las Cruces, NM 492.5 mi · 8h 43m

Trips from Clayton, NM

Clayton, NM to Sunland Park, NM

532.6 mi 9h 28m

Clayton, NM to Las Cruces, NM

492.5 mi 8h 43m

Clayton, NM by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

2,680

Median Income

$40,192

Median Home Value

$111,500

Median Age

39.1

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Clayton, NM at a Glance

Founded

1887

Elevation

5,056 ft

Area

0 mi²

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Clayton, NM.

Clayton Public Library

public library in Clayton, United States of America

listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties National Register of Historic Places listed place

Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez

listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties National Register of Historic Places listed place

Clayton Public Schools Historic District

historic district in Clayton, New Mexico

listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties National Register of Historic Places listed place

Luna Theater

movie theater in Clayton, New Mexico, United States

listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q1020722), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Clayton, NM

Clayton is a small town in extreme northeastern New Mexico, in the United States. The historic Santa Fe Trail passed near here.

1 Herzstein Memorial Museum, 22 S 2nd St, ☏ +1 575-374-2977. (updated May 2020) Black Jack Ketchum gravesite. Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum, a famous train robber, was hanged in Clayton in 1901 and is buried here. Clayton-Union County Tourist Information Center, 1103 S 1st St.

1 Luna Theater, 4 Main St, ☏ +1 575-374-2712. Historic theatre built in 1915, now functions as a cinema. (updated May 2020)

1 Eklund Hotel and Restaurant, 15 Main St, ☏ +1 575-374-2551. Historic hotel and restaurant, first opened in 1892. (updated May 2020) 2 Quality Inn & Suites, 1120 S 1st St. (updated May 2020)

Routes 56 and 64 connect the city with I-25 an hour and a half to the west, at Springer and Raton, respectively. To the northeast, Routes 56 and 64 combine and connect Clayton with Boise City, Oklahoma. US 87 connects to Dalhart, Texas.

Travel tips adapted from Clayton (New Mexico) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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