El Prado is an unincorporated

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and

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on the north side of

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, in Taos County,

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, United States. It is generally bounded on the south by the town of Taos, to the east by

Taos Pueblo Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos language, Taos-speaking (Tiwa languages, Tiwa) Native American tribe of Puebloan peoples, Puebloan people. It lies about north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. T ...

lands, to the north by Arroyo Seco and Arroyo Hondo, and to the west by the Rio Grande Gorge. The elevation is 7,123 feet.

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and New Mexico State Roads

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and 522 run through El Prado. El Prado has a post office, assigned ZIP code 87529. The 87529

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had a population of 2,727 at the 2000 census. El Prado ZCTA had 1,622 housing units; a land area of 18.89 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 144.40 people per square mile at the time of the 2000 census. El Prado is within Taos County Commissioner Districts 1, 3 and 4. County commissioners designated it as a Traditional Historic Community in 2021. El Prado is the home of the nonprofit Metta Theatre and Metta Young Artists, who train, produce and perform there.

Attractions

Millicent Rogers Museum The Millicent Rogers Museum is an art museum in Taos, New Mexico, founded in 1956 by the family of Millicent Rogers. Initially the artworks were from the multi-cultural collections of Millicent Rogers and her mother, Mary B. Rogers, who donated ...

* KTAO studio offices and Solar Center Music Venue *

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" or the "High Bridge", is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. Roughly above the Rio Grande, it is the List of bridge ...

Notable person

* R. C. Gorman, artist

Healthcare

* Holy Cross Hospital – one of the only acute care hospitals in the area. Established in 1936 through a donation from

Mabel Dodge Luhan Mabel Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced ''LOO-hahn''; née Ganson; February 26, 1879 – August 13, 1962) was an American patron of the arts, who was particularly associated with the Taos art colony. Early life Mabel Ganson was the heiress o ...

. * Taos Urgent Care - Currently the only urgent care located in the area besides the hospital. * Questa Health Clinic – Operated by Presbyterian Medical Services and focuses on primary care, dental, and behavioral health services. It is the successor to the United Presbyterian Church's Medical Mission work in the Southwest, which began in 1901. * El Centro Family Health – a local sliding scale health clinic * Shadow Mountain Recovery – a male-only residential substance abuse treatment center * Vista Taos Renewal Center – CARF-accredited residential substance abuse treatment center that utilizes a person centered approach and works alongside a 12 Step model.

References

External links

El Prado community profile
Unincorporated communities in New Mexico Unincorporated communities in Taos County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub