A trip on the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway transports you above deep canyons and breathtaking terrain a distance of 2.7 miles. See some of nature’s more dramatic beauty unfold before you. At sunset the desert skies produce a spectacular array of color, and your vantage point from the observation deck atop 10,378 foot Sandia Peak in the Cibola National Forest affords an 11,000 square-mile panoramic view of the Rio Grande Valley and the Land of Enchantment. Located on the eastern edge of Albuquerque in the Sandia Foothills at the end of Tramway Road.

Information Line

Tramway: 505-856-7325
Group Rates for 20 or more: 505-856-6419
Sandia Ranger Station for Info about the Cibola National Forest: 505-281-3304

Remember!

• DON'T HIKE ALONE. Bring plenty of water and notify someone of your route and destination. Weather conditions can change unexpectedly in the mountains which may cause the Tramway to close without notice.

• For more information, contact the Sandia Ranger Station at 281-3304

• Bikes and pets are NOT PERMITTED on the tramway

• Tram Ride 15 minutes from dock to dock

• Wheelchair Accessible

• Temperatures at the top of the tramway can be as much as 30 DEGREES COOLER

News & Events

Spring Maintenance Closing

The Tram will be Closed for Spring Maintenance

Closed April 2-12,

Open April 14-15,

Closed April 16-19,

and Open at 12 noon on April 20, 2018.

The Tram is otherwise open daily, weather permitting, from 9AM to 8PM, except Tuesdays, open 5PM to 8PM                              

Sandiago's Grill at the base of the Tram is open daily with special hours during the tram closure.

Mon-Thur:  4:30pm-8pm

Fri & Sat:   11:30am-9pm

Sun.           11:30am-8pm 

The Restaurant atop the Tram has been demolished and construction of a new facility to replace it has begun with an anticipated opening of Spring 2019.

No Food service is available at the top at this time.

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The NM Ski Museum and Hall of Fame has a new website. Check it out at

www.nmskihall.org