Alvarado Gardens Houses for Sale

Alvarado Gardens’ name nods to its verdant surroundings in an otherwise sandy, high-desert setting. “It’s in the greenbelt along the Rio Grande, which we call the bosque. It’s where you get the most trees we have here. We don’t have a lot of trees in the desert, but we do along the river,” says David Stafford, the owner and qualifying broker of 360 Venture Real Estate. “It feels rural, but you’re still in the middle of town.” While some streets have access to the iconic bike trail that cuts through the bosque, others back up to an expansive nature center known for its wildlife. The neighborhood has access to the famous Paseo del Bosque Trail, which carves through cottonwood forest and willow thickets along the east bank of the Rio Grande for more than 16 miles. “The cool thing about the trail is that it’s miles of paved bike trail in the bosque without ever having to see a car,” Stafford says. “It goes under or over the roads. There are people who ride 25 miles round trip and never have to worry about cars.” Directly north of the neighborhood, the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park is known among birdwatchers for its location on the Rio Grande flyway. An indoor viewing area with