Enjoy New Mexico Mountain Type Resort Getaways

Hiking / Biking Fishing / Riding Best Western Pine Springs Inn Horse Racing/Golfing Winter & Fall Getaways Sledding / Hunting

Get away from it all and head to beautiful Ruidoso, New Mexico, a peaceful mountain type resort blessed with pine-kissed mountains, spectacular landscapes, and several state and federal parks for seasons of adventure, fun and romance.

Enjoy a New Mexico ski vacation, a relaxing golf getaway, or a fishing adventure in Ruidoso, where mountain views are breathtaking, breezes rustle mountain pines, and trout leap from streams and lakes.

New Mexico Spring & Summer Mountain Getaways. Explore the mountains and foothills of beautiful Southern New Mexico, where unlimited outdoor recreation beckons. The bucolic mountain type resort of Ruidoso is dotted with mountain trails for hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders. Enjoy fishing, golfing, climbing, caving, bird-watching, boating and sightseeing among majestic mountains and woodlands as you clear your head with fresh mountain air.

New Mexico Hiking. Explore miles of scenic hiking trails in the Lincoln National Forest, which are easily navigated by hikers and backpackers. Most of these trails tie into the crest Trail #25 which runs southwest from Monjeau Lookout to the Ski Apache ski area and north to Nogal Canyon. Explore the beautiful trails that wind through beautiful mountain, forest and desert lands.

Mountain Biking. The mountain and canyon trails in Ruidoso are perfect for avid mountain bikers, with challenging elevations and breathtaking scenery. Discover the beautiful Upper Canyon or ride the expansive Fort Stanton mesa and scenic mountain bike trails in Lincoln National Forest. Rental bikes are available.  [Top]

New Mexico Fishing. Ruidoso is a fishing heaven, where rainbow trout leap from mountain streams and stocked lakes. Fish the pristine waters within the White Mountain Wilderness below the majestic Sierra Blanca Peak, Seeping Springs Trout Lakes, Bonito Lake, and Grindstone Lake, which offers excellent trout fishing and boating. Cast your lines into the waters of Alto Lake, Bonito Lake, Carrizo Creek, Eagle Creek, Rio Ruidoso, Tularosa Creek, Mescalero Lake, Eagle Lake, and Silver Lake.

Horseback Riding. Enjoy a variety of horseback riding adventures in the Ruidoso area - from an hour ride through the pines to a half- or full-day excursions into the wilderness and magnificent backcountry of the Lincoln National Forest.  [Top]

New Mexico Horse Racing. Feel the excitement at Ruidoso Downs Race Track, featuring the best quarter horses in the world and the finest thoroughbred racing in the southwest.

Ruidoso Golfing. Tee off at Ruidoso’s three public championship golf courses, the Links at Sierra Blanca, Cree Meadows Golf Course, and Inn of the Mountain Gods Golf Course, one of the top 20 resort golf courses in the country. Chase birdies, soak up the sun and savor mountain vistas.  [Top]

New Mexico Winter & Fall Getaways. Winter in New Mexico is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful snow-spangled mountains, the crisp pine-scented air, or a horse-drawn sleigh ride through the snowy canyons. Revel in clear blue skies as you ski, snowboard and tube the high peaks of the lower Rocky Mountains - where winter bliss is not to be missed!

Mountain Skiing & Snowboarding. For the best warm weather powder skiing and snowboarding in the world, ski the slopes, trails, open bowls, vertical downhills, jumps and rails at Ski Apache, the largest ski area in New Mexico. Located on the 12,003-foot Sierra Blanca Peak, Ski Apache offers the ultimate ski and snowboarding experience in the Southwest. Blessed with spectacular snow conditions, moderate temperatures, average annual snowfall of 15 feet, and the highest lift capacity in the state, Ski Apache offers powder hounds the finest skiing and boarding in the Southern Rockies.  [Top]

Tubing & Sledding. Enjoy snow tubing and sledding at Ruidoso Winter Park in the Eagle Creek Sports Complex, featuring giant tubes (3 to 10 riders), cable tows, bib rentals, twilight/evening tubing and glowing bon fires. For a magical winter wonderland, winds through the historic Upper Canyon of Ruidoso on a multi-horse sleigh ride.

Hunting. Lincoln National Forest offers one million acres of hunting adventure and big game, such as deer, elk, bear and turkey. For guided hunts, the Mescalero Apache Reservation (505-464-9770) offers big game hunts, and Pancho Peaks Ranch (505-653-4505), 45 minutes from Ruidoso, offers 11,000 acres of controlled hunting.  [Top]