Enjoy local activities year-round.
Here are a few local communities with great places to visit.

Cloudcroft, NM - Appx. 26 minutes, 17 miles

Cloudcroft

The Lodge Resort

Cloudcroft (wikipedia)

Cloudcroft Online

Cloudcroft, NM is a unique mountain community with many activities, making it the travel destination of thousands of visitors each year. A visit to The Lodge is a must. Cloudcroft also features nearby Ski Cloudcroft.

Alamogordo, NM - Appx. 54 minutes, 36 miles

Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce

Alamogordo Info

Alamogordo (wikipedia)

Referred by the locals as "Alamo", Alamogordo, NM features some exciting attractions. Some of these include the Alameda Park Zoo, the NM Museum of Space History and the White Sands National Monument.

Inn of the Mountain Gods, Mescalero, NM
   Appx. 1 hour 27 minutes, 48 miles

Inn of the Mountain Gods

Ski Apache

Mescalero (wikipedia)

Inn of the Mountain Gods is a world class resort and casino featuring live concerts, championship golf and nearby Ski Apache.

Ruidoso, NM - Appx. 1 hour 33 minutes, 53 miles

Ruidoso Info

Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

Ruidoso (wikipedia)

Hubbard Museum of the American West

Ruidoso, New Mexico is nestled in the mountains of southern New Mexico. Towering above the village of Ruidoso is the ski resort, Ski Apache.

Although Ruidoso in best know for its Ski Apache, its also packed with other activities,such as Billy the Kid Casino, Casino Apache, nearby Ruidoso Downs, NM horse racing and the Hubbard Museum of the American West.

(all travel times and travel distances are on major roads
from New Mexico Skies and are approximate)