New Mexico State Road 204

State Road 204 (NM 204) is a 10.882-mile-long (17.513 km) gravel state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 204's southern terminus at U.S. Route 64 (US 64) just north of Cimarron, and it the northern terminus at the gate at the southern end of Ponil Campsite on the grounds of the Philmont Scout Ranch in Colfax County.^[2] This campsite was formerly the Ranch headquarters, from its inception in 1938 until shortly after its 1941 expansion, when it was moved to its present location south of Cimarron. The road is primarily used by Philmont busses transporting Scouts into and out of the Ranch's North Country at Six Mile Gate and the Ponil Turnaround. The Highway was never paved because the old owner of philmont was afraid people would speed down the Highway and hit their cattle.

State Road 204
NM 204 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	10.882 mi[1] (17.513 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 64 north of Cimarron
North end	Philmont Scout Ranch
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Colfax
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 203 → NM 205

Major intersections

The entire route is in Colfax County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cimarron	0.000	0.000	US 64 – Cimarron, Raton	Southern terminus
​	10.882	17.513	Philmont Scout Ranch	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi