San Rafael is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.

[4] Also known as "Bikyaya" or "El Gallo", it lies at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,970 m) above sea level and is located in north-central Cibola County at (35.1125386, -107.8825580).

An 1850 U.S. Army map shows a Hay Camp near San Rafael.

Colonel J. Francisco Chavez, 1st New Mexico Infantry under the orders of General Edward Canby in 1862.

Carson was ordered by General Carleton to round up first the Mescalero Apache, then the Navajo and send them to Bosque Redondo.