▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Am boy ▁Cr ater ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁ext inct ▁vol cano es ▁along ▁the ▁entire ▁route , ▁so ▁gener ations ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 6 6 ▁travel ers ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁could ▁bo ast ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁clim bed ▁a ▁real ▁vol cano . ▁Vis its ▁decre ased ▁after ▁Inter state ▁ 4 0 ▁opened , ▁but ▁have ▁increased ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mitchell ▁Ca ver ns , ▁M oj ave ▁National ▁Pres erve , ▁and ▁renew ed ▁historical ▁tour ism ▁interest ▁in ▁" old ▁Route ▁ 6 6 ". ▁ ▁Vis iting ▁The ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ▁( BL M ) ▁recomm ends ▁using ▁the ▁Western ▁C one ▁Tra il ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁vol cano ▁peak ' s ▁rim , ▁a ▁ste ep ▁and ▁rock y ▁h ik ing ▁trail . ▁The ▁trail head ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁Am boy ▁Cr ater ▁day - use ▁par king ▁area , ▁which ▁provides ▁sh aded ▁and ▁open ▁pic nic ▁tables ▁and ▁public ▁rest rooms . ▁Reg ular ▁desert ▁pre ca utions ▁apply ▁here : ▁being ▁alert ▁for ▁r att les n akes ▁and ▁old ▁military ▁explos ives , ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁hat , ▁sun screen , ▁st ur dy ▁sho es , ▁and ▁abund ant ▁drink ing ▁water . ▁Edu c ational ▁and ▁organized ▁groups ▁are ▁ad vised ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁B LM ▁before ▁heading ▁out ▁to ▁Am boy