The Lincoln Forest Circuit is an area of isolated communities in southeastern New Mexico which borders along highway 54 on the east, 380 on the north and northeast, and 506 to the south.
White Sands National Monument is a United States national monument located in the state of New Mexico on Route 70 approximately 16 miles southwest of Alamogordo.
The Tunnel Vista offers spectacular views of the Tularosa Basin. Located alongside US82 just west of the actual tunnel, this site is a nice opportunity to stop.
Caves, a water fall and a swimming hole at the end of a hiking trail are waiting for those who love exploring.
The Mescalero Lake is located on the Mescalero reservation at the Inn of the Mountain God’s Resort.
The lake is stocked with fish and there are paddle boats, row boats, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards available for rent.
Scenic views and a monster multi-use trail system open to hiking, biking, and horseback riding. Fishing is allowed and lake is regularly stocked with rainbow trout, catfish, and smallmouth bass. Boating is allowed year-round.
Enjoy the new Wibit waterpark addition!
A local landmark; Sierra Blanca offers stunning views, gondola rides, hiking trails, and a lookout site.
It is southern New Mexico’s highest peak, as well as the most prominent (5,533 feet) and the 40th highest in the entire state.
Valley of Fires recreation area is located immediately adjacent to the Malpais Lava Flow.
Approximately 5,000 years ago, Little Black Peak erupted and flowed 44 miles into the Tularosa Basin, filling the basin with molten rock. The resulting lava flow is four to six miles wide, 160 feet thick and covers 125 square miles. The lava flow is considered to be one of the youngest lava flows in the continental United States.
From a distance, Valley of Fires appears as barren rock but when you walk through the nature trail there are many varieties of flowers, cactus, trees and bushes typical of the Chihuahuan desert.
Animals include bats, roadrunners, quail, cottontails, mule deer, barberry sheep, and lizards. It’s also a virtual birdwatcher’s paradise with great horned owls, burrowing owls, turkey vultures, hawks, gnat catchers, cactus wrens, sparrows and golden eagles.
Sunspot is an unincorporated community in the Sacramento Mountains in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It is located within the Lincoln National Forest, 18 miles south of Cloudcroft, and an elevation of 9,200 feet. It was named after the nearby National Solar Observatory on Sacramento Peak.
The sole road that drives into Sunspot is New Mexico State Road 6563, named for the brightest wavelength of hydrogen emission, H-alpha. The night time Apache Point Telescope and Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope is about 1/2 mile from Sunspot.
