ADVENTURE
New Mexico
Roswell is the perfect hub to park for a week or two and truly embrace the culture of Southeastern New Mexico. Explore sites that have existed for 4-6 million years! Plan your trip below.
Bitter Lake Wild Refuge
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(11 MILES)​​
Originally designated the Carlsbad Bird Refuge in 1935, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge first appears as a desolate, barren landscape dotted by occasional stumps, sparse grasses and shrubs. Upon closer examination the various geologic features, bubbling springs and unique desert wildlife make the refuge a true oasis.
Smokey Bear State Park (66 Miles)
Completed in 1979, the Park was established to honor Capitan's favorite son Smokey, the little bear cub that was found with burned paws after a 17,000 acre forest fire in 1950 on the Capitan Mountains near Capitan, New Mexico. After living in the National Zoo in Washington D.C. for 26 years, Smokey passed away and was returned to the Village of Capitan to be buried at what is now the Smokey Bear Historical Park.
Lincoln NM (54 Miles)
For Western Lovers-
Billy the Kid & Pat Garrett
Lincoln Historic Site is unique in that it manages most of the historical buildings in the community of Lincoln. This most widely visited state historic site in New Mexico is part of a community frozen in time—the 1870's and 1880's. Through a gift from the Hubbard Family Trust, the historic site now includes 17 structures and outbuildings, 7 of which are open year round and 2 more seasonally as museums.
Ruidoso Downs (78 Miles)
Ruidoso Downs Race Track hosts both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing, notably the All American Futurity, the world's richest Quarter Horse race.
Carlsbad Caverns (80 miles)
RESERVE IN ADVANCE- Carlsbad Caverns National Park is in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico. It features more than 100 caves. The Natural Entrance is a path into the namesake Carlsbad Cavern. Stalactites cling to the roof of the Big Room, a huge underground chamber in the cavern.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
(85 Miles)
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, formerly the Living Desert Zoological and Botanical State Park, is a zoo and botanical garden displaying plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert
Sitting Bull Falls (95 Miles)
Sitting Bull Falls is a series of waterfalls located in a canyon in the Lincoln National Forest southwest of the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Valley of Fire State Park
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 4 to 6 miles wide, 160 feet thick and covers 125 square miles. The lava flow is one of the youngest lava flows in the continental United States.
White Oaks Ghost Town
(100 Miles)
White Oaks is a ghost town in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the outskirts of the Lincoln National Forest, it became a boomtown in 1879 following the discovery of gold and coal in the nearby Mountains. Also known for Billy the Kid stomping ground.
Cloudcroft NM (121 Miles)
(Where the locals go!)
Cloudcroft is a village in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, and is located within the Lincoln National Forest.
SUNSPOT Observatory (125 Miles)
The National Solar Observatory is a United States federally funded research and development center to advance the knowledge of the physics of the Sun.
White Sands National Park
(132 Miles)
The park covers 145,762 acres in the Tularosa Basin, including the southern 41% of a 275 sq mi field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
Bottomless Lakes State Park
(12 miles)
Bottomless Lakes State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New Mexico, located along the Pecos River, about 15 miles southeast of Roswell. Established in 1933, it was the first state park in New Mexico. It takes its name from nine small, deep lakes located along the eastern escarpment of the Pecos River valley.
Inn of the Mountain Gods
(77 Miles)
Casino, Horseback riding, Batting Cages, Zip line, Restaurants, Fishing, Paddle Boats, Golf
