Los Cerrillos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

There are several shops and galleries, a post office, and the Cerrillos Hills State Park, which has five miles of hiking trails.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.

[8] Archeological evidence of pre-Columbian human inhabitants includes pottery, vases, cups, eating and cooking utensils, stone hammers, wedges, mauls, and religious items.

[8][10][11] Evidence of established long-term settlements, dating back to the 13th century, includes pit-house villages.

In the 14th century, there was increased upheaval and conflict between communities, including the burning of the Burnt Corn Ruin.

By the time Francisco Vázquez de Coronado arrived in the region, circa 1540–42, a number of indigenous settlements were abandoned.

[9] In 1581, the Spanish identified lead-silver deposits in “Sierra de San Mateo,” the modern Cerrillos Hills.

During the 1660s, however, a drought put economic pressure on the Spanish, while Puebloans abandoned settlements and Plains Indians conducted raids.

[10] However, tumultuous events in the late 17th century – drought, small pox, and ongoing raids – effectively ended Native turquoise mining.

The Tewa people left the area, though there were efforts in the early 18th century to repopulate with reassembled Tanos.

The earliest well-documented Spanish mine claim was registered in 1709 by General Don Juan de Ulibarri.

[12] The main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ran within only three miles of Los Cerrillos.

During the 1880s, the rate of development increased around Cerrillos Station and saloons, a school, churches, stores, and hotels were built.

Some of the buildings still show evidence of past movies filmed ("Young Guns" and "Outrageous Fortune") on Main Street.