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A ready water supply from the looming Sacramento Mountains prompted the town's founding as a railroad terminal in 1898. Alamogordo—Spanish for “fat cottonwood”—grew quickly as ranching, lumber production, farming and tourism were added to its assets. Nevertheless, modern development has been due primarily to the Holloman Air Force Base. Diversified industry, much of it related to space, also contributes to the economy. Learn More...

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GUIDED | 1 DeparturesSouthwest Native Trails11 Days, Guided, 15 Meals

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HotelInn of the Mountain Gods Resort & CasinoMescalero, NM

HotelComfort Inn & Suites MidtownRuidoso, NM

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HotelMCM Eleganté Lodge & ResortRuidoso, NM

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RESTAURANTD.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro - AlamogordoBistro | Alamogordo, NM

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THING TO DORad Ruidoso Scavenger Hunt2 hours

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DRIVE TRIPVegas to National Parks to Vegas857.4 miles (16 hours 0 minutes)

DRIVE TRIPRoute 66 - Western Arizona244.7 miles (5 hours 37 minutes)

DRIVE TRIPRoute 66 - Eastern New Mexico245.8 miles (5 hours 17 minutes)

DRIVE TRIPNorthern Arizona Canyons274.3 miles (6 hours 43 minutes)

DRIVE TRIPRoute 66 - Western New Mexico181.9 miles (4 hours 8 minutes)

DRIVE TRIPRoute 66 - Eastern Arizona236.2 miles (5 hours 13 minutes)

SCENIC BYWAYRed Rock Scenic Byway7.9 miles (0 hours 11 minutes)

SCENIC BYWAYSanta Fe Scenic Byway14.9 miles (0 hours 29 minutes)

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CAMPGROUNDBoot Hill RV ResortAlamogordo, NM

CAMPGROUNDMountain Meadows RV ParkTularosa, NM

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CAMPGROUNDMidtown Mountain Campground & RV ParkRuidoso, NM

CAMPGROUNDSilver Leaf RV ParkRuidoso Downs, NM

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ARTICLEAlamogordo A ready water supply from the looming Sacramento Mountains prompted the town's founding as a railroad terminal in 1898. Alamogordo—Spanish for “fat cottonwood”—grew quickly as ranching, lumber production, farming and tourism were added to its assets. Nevertheless, modern development has been due primarily to theHolloman Air Force Base. Diversified industry, much of it related to space, also contributes to the economy.

NATIONAL PARKApache Sitgreaves National Forests Along the south rim of the Colorado Plateau in east-central Arizona, the Apache-Sitgreaves national forests comprise nearly 2.1 million acres. They are named, respectively, for the Apaches and for Lt. Lorenzo Sitgreaves, who in 1851 led the first military topographical mapping expeditions across Arizona. The forests include the Mount Baldy, Bear Wallow and Escudilla wilderness areas and the Blue Range Primitive Area.

NATIONAL PARKAztec Ruins National Monument In the northwest corner of New Mexico, just north of Aztec on US 516 to Ruins Road, is one of the best preserved Ancestral Pueblo ruins in the Southwest. The misnomer Aztec was given by early settlers who incorrectly identified the builders of these sandstone pueblos.

NATIONAL PARKBandelier National Monument About 50 miles northwest of Santa Fe via US 285 to Pojoaque, then west on SR 502 and south on SR 4, this 50-square-mile site sits on the Pajarito Plateau in northern New Mexico's rugged canyon and mesa country. Pueblo and cliff dwellings constitute the remnants of an Ancestral Puebloan community established 7 to 8 centuries ago.

NATIONAL PARKBig Bend National Park Big Bend National Park is southeast of Alpine on SR 118 and US 385. The park derives its name from a U-shaped bend of the

NATIONAL PARKCapulin Volcano National Monument Three miles north of US 64/87 and Capulin on SR 325, Capulin Volcano National Monument contains one of the best examples of a volcanic cinder cone in the nation. About 60,000 years ago ash, cinders and lava erupted and formed a classic cinder cone that stands more than 1,000 feet above the surrounding prairie. Today, a 2-mile road winds up the volcano, and five trails lead into the crater and around the rim. The view from the summit includes the Rocky Mountains, volcanic features of the Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, and the distant horizons of Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. Ranger-led programs are offered in summer.

NATIONAL PARKCarlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park is 20 miles southwest of Carlsbad off US 62/180. The park covers 46,776 acres in the rugged foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains, with miles of caves cutting through a Permian-age fossil reef. Among more than 117 known caves is Lechuguilla, thought to be the nation's deepest limestone cavern. The park's showpiece is Carlsbad Cavern, a series of enormous rooms that make up one of the world's largest caves.

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