| State: | NM |
| Type: | SR |
| Route: | 196 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | NM 196 highlighted in red |
| Length Mi: | 11.659 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Direction A: | South |
| Terminus A: | Costilla Ski Basin |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | in Costilla |
| Counties: | Taos |
| Previous Type: | NM |
| Previous Route: | 195 |
| Next Type: | NM |
| Next Route: | 197 |
State Road 196 (NM 196) is a 11.659adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 196's southern terminus is at Costilla Ski Basin, and the northern terminus is at NM 522 in Costilla.