Bulk Aggregates for Pathways in Eagle Nest, NM

Order gravel and aggregate delivery in Eagle Nest, NM online. New Mexico Rock Supply sells bulk material by the ton or by the yard, and a dump truck tips it at your site.

Start with base course for drives and pads. Then pick the fines and clean stone your paths, beds and drainage need.

Ground and Conditions in Eagle Nest

Eagle Nest sits in Colfax County, in the northern high country. Expect Stone Screenings and stony mountain soils on the slopes, with sandy clay alluvium and caliche in the basins below.

Thin base shows up fast here. A drive or pad laid on shallow material ruts, pumps and loses its shape under a loaded truck.

The fix is more base course, placed over firm ground. Get the fill and grade right first, then bring the surface up on top of it.

Water arrives faster than these soils take it once the surface has crusted. Snowmelt off the high country runs in spring, then monsoon cloudbursts sheet off steep slopes and shallow ground.

Drain rock, #57 stone and 3/4 crushed rock give that water somewhere to go. Rip rap armors arroyo banks and culvert outlets against flash flow.

The working season runs roughly late spring through October. Frozen ground stops compaction all winter, and the high valleys thaw last.

Colfax County sits in one of the highest air freezing index bands in the state, so plan footing depth with your local building official. Frost depth runs about 24 inches around Santa Fe, and deeper in the mountain towns above it.

Materials for Eagle Nest Projects

Paths and walkways here call for fines and screenings. Crusher Fines are screened crushed rock fines that pack to a firm, walkable crust.

Use crusher fines for garden paths, patios, courtyards, dog runs and xeriscape walkways. Yards sell them by color, so a path can match the house or the beds.

Stone Screenings bed pavers and flagstone and fill the joints between them. Walkway Gravel works on garden paths where a looser surface suits the planting.

For the base under all of it, Base Course is the New Mexico term. It is also called Type I or Type II base course, or 3/4 minus.

Base course carries driveways, parking pads, and slab and shed bases. On a long rural approach, Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops compacted base course.

For drainage, Drain Rock serves French drains, dry wells, foundation drains and downspout splash runs. 3/4 Crushed Rock handles drip strips against a foundation and construction entrances.

RipRap armors slope and erosion work. Rio Grande River Rock and Large River Rock build dry creek beds and drainage swales.

For planting, Top Soil feeds lawns, tree wells and beds over thin ground. Garden Soil fills raised beds, which is how most gardeners here get around a caliche layer.

Mason Sand handles block, stucco and paver joints, and Washed Sand beds flatwork.

Delivery to Eagle Nest and the Surrounding Area

Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you check out.

Pick your delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the material in one pile at your site.

New Mexico Rock Supply delivers across Colfax County, including Raton, Springer, Cimarron, Maxwell and Miami. Have your site ready before the truck rolls in.

Order Your Path and Drive Materials

Size your load on the calculator attached to each product page, then order by the ton or the yard. New Mexico Rock Supply delivers base course, crusher fines, drain rock and soil across Eagle Nest and Colfax County.

Place your order online and a truck brings it to your site.