Links of Interest for Ruidoso Day Trips

Carlsbad Caverns …about 150 miles southeast … this is a great stop on your way to or from Ruidoso, New Mexico. Carlsbad Caverns is like nothing you can experience in the country.

Three Rivers Petroglyphs…40 miles to the southwest, this BLM site is a treasure trove of southwest pre-history. Take this great day trip and travel back in time 1000 years!

Las Salinas National Monument… 75 miles to the northwest in the middle of “Nowhere” New Mexico exist some of the Southwest’s best reserved Anasazi and Spaniard archaeological ruins.

Valleys of Fires National Monument…45 miles to the northwest and better than Hawaii, this flow covers 125 square miles 160 feet thick and is estimated to be the youngest on the mainland. 

Fort Stanton… 35 miles to the northeast, BlackJack Pershing, Kit Carson and the legendary Buffalo Soldiers all slept here … at the best preserved cavalry frontier fort in the nation.   

White Sands National Monument… 60 miles to the southwest this place is one of a kind with its expansive dunes and bluebird sky. Interesting geology and flora and fauna as well. 

The Trinity Site…70 miles to the northwest, this is the birthplace of the Atomic Age. When you arrive you’ll understand why they chose New Mexico as the test site for the first atomic bomb. 

Bosque del Apache… 68 miles to the northwest, if you like birds this is one of the best sites in the nation. A migratory bird flyway stop which attracts an incredible variety of feathered friends.