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| Bonito Lake Ruidoso New Mexico |
Want to escape the summer heat and humidity of the southern
states? Well, look no further than the
cool mountains of southeast New Mexico. At 7000’ Ruidoso offers it all; clean
mountain air, golf, hiking and mountain biking, great shopping and restaurants,
three casinos, good fishing and live racing Memorial Day through Labor Day at
Ruidoso Downs race track.
If you are here during the winter season, Ski Apache offers excellent warm weather powder skiing and snowboarding.
There are many RV parks and campgrounds, B & B’s, cabins
and lodges, condominiums, hotels and motels, ranging in price from economy to
upper end. We are staying at the Circle B RV Park, which is big rig friendly
and offers 50amp full hookups, cable and WiFi as well as a full RV parts store
and on site/mobile RV repairs.
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| Our site at Circle B RV Park |
The history of the area is fascinating and stories abound
about one of the local characters, Billy The Kid who made his presence known in
the town of Lincoln which is
located 35 miles northeast of Ruidoso.
Fort Stanton
is another great find for history buffs and is located on Highway 220 and Billy
The Kid Scenic Byway. Fort
Stanton has over 155 years of
southwestern history ranging from a military garrison, an internment camp for
German seaman during WWII, and as a hospital for tuberculosis patients. The fort was used during the Civil War by
both the Union and Confederate Army. The Buffalo Soldiers, Billy The Kid, and Kit
Carson also spent time at the fort. The
museum at the Fort Stanton
is excellent and the docents are friendly and knowledgeable about the forts
history. During the month of July, Fort
Stanton has military reenactments
and historical presentations.
Check out the near by towns of Alamogordo,
Capitan, Carrizozo, Cloudcroft, Lincoln,
Mescalero and Ruidoso Downs all of which offer their own unique experiences and
great day trips.
Ruidoso Downs has a Super Walmart which is located off of Hwy 70 and has big rig parking. Casino Apache Travel Center and Casino off of Hwy 70 on the way to Alamogordo offers big rig parking and diesel fuel. I have also noticed several rigs boomdocking in their large parking lot. They have a shuttle that runs to the Inn of the Mountains Gods which offers big name entertainment, a golf course, a beautiful lake and excellent restaurants, and lodging as well as Vegas style gambling. There is an RV park located near the casino, however, The Inn of the Mountain Gods is NOT rig friendly, park at Casino Apache and take the shuttle.
The Billy The Kid Scenic Byway Interpretive Center in
Ruidoso Downs can provide you with information and maps of the local area. Don’t forget to visit the Hubbard
Museum of the American West which
is located next door.
So much to do and see in the area you might have to return
again and again and you can’t get much better summer weather than this!
Websites www.RuidosoVistorGuide.com
Check out the Ruidoso Web Cam
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| Hiking area in Ruidoso |
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| One of the many hikes in Ruidoso |
