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Visit Smokey Bear Historical Park
NEW MEXICO
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This is the final resting place of the original living Smokey Bear. Found clinging to a burnt tree in 1950, the small cub was rescued and nursed back to health. He lived for the next 25 years in the National Zoo in Washington, DC and upon his death, was transported back to the Smokey Bear National Historical Park in Capitan, NM where he was found. God Speed Smokey.
Took a trip that included three National Parks/Monuments, three state parks, and two museums over Memorial Day weekend 2017. Made it to Smokey Bear park on our way home to Albuquerque, 5/30/2017.
Smokey Bear Historical Park, located in Capitan, New Mexico, honors the famous fire prevention mascot Smokey Bear, who was rescued as a cub from a 1950 wildfire in the nearby Lincoln National Forest. The park features a small museum with exhibits on wildfire prevention, Smokey's life story, and forest conservation, along with outdoor trails, picnic areas, and the bear's gravesite. Visitors can learn about the history of the Smokey Bear campaign through displays and interpretive signs.
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