RoadRunner Coyote Retreat
Eco-Spiritual Retreat Center
northwest of Santa Fe, NM
RoadRunner Coyote Retreat (RRCR) is a 40-acre parcel west of the small town of Coyote (koh-yoh-teh, /ko'ʝote/), New Mexico, nestled in the Piñon and Juniper woodlands at the base of Loma Coyote.
Scott Godlew serves as Inn Keeper and Caretaker of the land, welcoming guests to an immersive experience in nature with ample privacy and gentle seclusion. RRCR is adjacent to State of New Mexico land, with additional undeveloped 40-acre parcels to the east and west, providing expansive space for retreat experiences and connection with the land.
RoadRunner Coyote Retreat
is set back from State Road 96, a two-lane lightly traveled highway, allowing visitors to enter a quiet, natural environment where they may co-exist with Juniper, Piñon, Cactus, Elk, Coyote, Hawk, Snake, and other beings of the land.
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Within a five-mile radius of RRCR, the landscape features:
Deep red rock layers, broad mesas, rugged canyons, loitering hoodoos, and winding arroyos
Layered cliffs and scattered boulders
Piñon pine, juniper, sage, cactus, and grasslands
This terrain provides both inspiration and context for the retreats hosted here, supporting reflection, wandering, and reconnection with the natural world.
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RRCR sits within a region historically shaped by Ute, Jicarilla Apache, Navajo (Diné), and Tewa Pueblo peoples, with influence from Comanche during the 18th and 19th centuries. Spanish settlers established the town of Coyote in 1808 as part of the San Joaquin Land Grant. The area experienced conflict, migration, and cultural mixing, resulting in a rich Genízaro heritage—a blend of Indigenous, Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. influences.
The name “Coyote” carries multiple layers of meaning: from the animal known as a trickster to cultural and linguistic references in Mexican Spanish, encompassing cleverness, liminality, and mixed lineage.
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The Coyote district sits in the lower 2,000 feet of the Sangre de Cristo formation (Pennsylvanian-Permian age), with striking redbeds, sandstone, and carbonaceous shale. Minerals include small deposits of copper and uranium, often concentrated in localized zones. The unique stratigraphy and rugged terrain of Loma Coyote give the land its distinctive character, setting it apart from the surrounding flatter, younger sediments.
