Smokey Bear Historical Park, Capitan, NM

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Smokey Bear Historical Park was established in 1976 to honor Capitan’s favorite son, Smokey Bear. Nearly three decades earlier, Smokey was an orphaned little bear cub with burned paws, found in the aftermath of the Capitan Gap wildfire. This was a very small park but we enjoyed a walk through. We learned a bit more about Smokey the Bear.

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