Location
Forest Road 333B, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM 87122
Access notes
Public U.S. Forest Service picnic area and trailhead on the west face of the Sandia Mountains, reached via Tramway Blvd and Forest Road 333.
Parking
Forest Service trailhead parking at the La Cueva/Juan Tabo picnic site; a day-use fee may apply.
Terminator Salvation· 2009
NowThe Juan Tabo Basin area of Cibola National Forest in the Sandia Mountains was used as a New Mexico filming location for Terminator Salvation.
Lonely Are the Brave· 1962
LocationKirk Douglas's cowboy character flees on horseback and foot through the Sandia Mountains; roughly half the film's mountain footage was shot along Juan Tabo Canyon and near the La Cueva cabin area, with additional summit shots at Sandia Crest.