June 4, 2023 - Casa Grande Trading Post, (Cerillos, NM) We stopped in here on a Sunday afternoon after a reconnaissance mission to check out the Cerillos Hills State Park (which does not have a Yelp presence). Looks like there are some good hiking and mountain bike trails there. There is also an outfitter nearby where they do guided horseback rides. We had been here a couple years ago after having lunch at the Black Bird Cafe in town, a good spot for burgers and a beer. The trading post has lots of turquoise and copper related rocks and more glass pin electric wire insulators than you could ever imagine. Glass pin insulators were used to insulate electric line and telegraph line wires from support structures that hold them off the ground. The period from 1875 to 1930 might generally be thought of as the "heyday" of the glass insulator. Hundreds of millions of these glass "bells" were produced during this time. Thay also have a small animal pen at the Trading Post that has a llama, goats, and various birds. You can buy feed in the store for $4 to feed to the animals. There is a viewing area just outside the Trading Post where you can check out the nearby riverbed an a few rock formations in the distance. read more

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Seriously rude owner and junky shop. No reason at all to stop here. There are plenty of friendly places to spend your money. Our visit here was the only negative of our week in the area. read more

The owner was very rude. I asked if there was a public restroom and instead of just saying no, he sarcastically commented that I had to go around the block to find one. The merchandise was pretty cool, but just your typical crystals and rocks you would find in any other place in the area. The petting zoo was only 2 llamas and some chickens. We went out of our way to get there. Not worth the effort! read more

Nearly everything is significantly overpriced, but the place is so much fun and has such a wide variety that it's pretty danged easy to overlook the price points. The owners are pleasant to talk with too. It's dusty and old west-y and the next time I see you there, you can sing the lead, and I'll take the harmony: Me and Billy the Kid Never got along I didn't like the way he cocked his hat And he wore his gun all wrong We had the same girlfriend And he never forgot it She had a cute little chihuahua Til one day he up and shot it read more

Casa Grande Trading Post - Now my baby sings harmony with me To "La Cucaracha" She winds her silver pocket watch And pets her new chihuahua - Jewelry Near Me - Cerrillos, New Mexico

The gentleman owner is quite quirky and reminds children right away you touch it you buy it. LOL. He also kept asking how much item is. I wonder if there's a bartering process here? I found the prices were fine for trinkets. The silver jewelry was very thin though and maybe why it it's not very costly. My son got a silver eagle necklace $15, I got turquoise studs $30, and a small tomahawk for $20. The fee to feed the animals is $4 per bag. You can't really pet any of the animals. It's kind of a gimmick. And also, it's a teeny bag which is probably best as the goats are obese. The llamas were skittish but would eat the corn and seed mixture from the metal bowl. The chickens with the fluffy feathers on their head were cute. You may want to limit the feeding to minimize their size. read more

We went there as soon as they opened, it was hard trying to find it at first, theres no internet service there, ( we had no bars) ,I wanted to buy few things on our way back home, but there credit card machine was down! only taking cash, bummer! I had no cash at the time, still it was great little shop lots of turquoise. a little bit of the old south west. by the way, they had some cute animals rhat we didnt get to see, We will be back! read more

Cerrillos looks like a ghost town driving up on HWY 14 -- and so we thought we would quickly drive through, take some cool pictures and move on. And so slowly we made our way through this incredibly picturesque town and took some great pictures, and at the end of town found ourselves at the Casa Grande Trading Post. Check out the photos of this place -- it's stunning. And the merchandise inside represents some of the coolest turquoise peices mined right in Cerrillos. Seriously -- we had grown sick of the shops in Santa Fe and Taos and found the merchandise and setting of this store to be very authentic feeling, well priced, and well edited. Take the drive to Cerrillos and Madrid and make your way to this trading post -- it's really a special spot. read more

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On our way down the Turqoise Trail to Madrid, Porko saw a sign for the petting zoo, squealed, and exited to Cerrillos. We found a tiny little gift shop with random items, a museum, and a "petting zoo" which was really more of a gated off area with a llama, three goats, and super chickens. The chickens were awesome because they were wearing pantaloons and hats. Not really, but their feathers made it seem that way. $2 for a bag of animal feed, priceless pictures, and you can go on your merry way. read more

Don't go here. As you walk in to the left there are necklaces and earrings. They are arranged on a tilted surface that is covered with a slick cloth material. The jewelry just slides off while you stand there and the owner accuses you of breaking it and wants you to pay! Disgusting. He was also rude, even before that, to our visitors that we took there. read more

Some things are worth the trip, this was not. We took a trip there to give the kids a little something different to do, since they advertise a petting zoo. Petting zoo is a strong word, more like Pay $2 for some crushed corn to feed my goats and chickens. The look out views of the different points of interest were partially blocked by trees and there was very little explanation of what we were supposed to be looking at. The trading post (store) was pretty junky and looked like a place that the TV show "American Pickers" would avoid. read more

I thought this was a neat little stop. I love petting zoos though. They have mainly chickens and goats with some baby goats and one llama. It's not a full-service petting zoo. You can buy a small bag of feed for $2 otherwise the petting zoo is free! The Trading Post itself sells turquoise that the owners mine from their very own turquoise mine out back. They also sell an assortment of Minerals and Gems for the amateur collectors. There is also a pretty extensive looking mining Museum that you could visit for $2, though we were on a time crunch and didn't go. If I had the time I would. I admire the owners for running this business. It seems pretty cool to mine turquoise, make jewelry out of it and then sell it for a living read more

Disappointed...owners with 0% personality like they didn't want you there. Would have stayed longer, bought more but the owners were gruff and rude. Only negative of a week in New Mexico. Shop had nice merchandise, views were cool, petting zoo was just ok. Skip giving them your $ and take pictures for free of this little town from yesteryear! read more