Thrift stores in Taos

Thrift stores reward the patient. In Taos, New Mexico that patience currently stretches across 2 mapped shops — 1 of them are charity shops and 1 are independent second-hand stores, so Taos gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.

This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Taos (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Re-Threads and CAV thrift store — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Taos's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Taos thrift lineup

2 in Taos, plus 2 more around Taos below:

What the map tells us about thrifting in Taos

2 of the 2 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Taos — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Taos; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.

The two mapped shops sit on 302 Paseo del Pueblo Sur and 1509 Paseo del Pueblo Sur — close enough to make a single outing of it.

The Taos thrift circuit

Making a day of it in Taos? Work this order: Re-Threads on 302 Paseo del Pueblo Sur and CAV thrift store on 1509 Paseo del Pueblo Sur. That's 2 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack.

Thrifting tips for Taos

Thrifting in Taos goes better with a little prep:

• Inspect electronics in the store at Re-Threads. Plug it in before you pay. Most thrift shops sell electronics as-is, and a cheap record player can be an expensive paperweight.
• Ask when new stock hits the floor at CAV thrift store. Shops restock on rhythms — truck days, volunteer shifts. One question at the counter tells you when to come back.
• Visit at opening time. Serious pickers arrive at opening. You don't have to be one of them, but the first hour has the best pick of the day's restock.
• The housewares aisle rewards patience. Cast iron, Pyrex, good knives — they all surface eventually. Check the bottom shelves; heavy things live low.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Taos — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Taos can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 2, or a shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.

Prices at Taos's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Taos included.

Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Taos

2 more within about 40 km of Taos, nearest first: