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Days Trips
Follow the Frontier Trail from White Sands National Monument to the south to Spanish ruins and an old gold mining town to the north. Consider the contrast between the first atomic bomb test site to the west and the historic town of Lincoln to the east. Carrizozo & Capitan are both centrally located for making day trips to the many sites in the area.
Carrizozo and Capitan
Roy's Gift Gallery- Registry of Historic Buildings
Carrizozo Woman's Club - Registry of Historic Buildings
Carrizozo Heritage Museum: History of life in the southwest.
Displays, artifacts, workshops, lectures and giftshop. 103 12th St. (575) 648-1105
Art Galleries and Antique shops on Central Ave and Historic 12th St
Capitan
Smokey Bear Museum & Gift Shop
Capitan Public Library
Capitan Wetlands Bird Viewing Platform
North-Highway 54
Salinas Monument-3 Spanish missions and Pueblos
White Oaks-Visit an old gold mining town with a rich history
Corona - Derived from Spanish for "Crown". Museum
East-Highway 380
Lincoln National Forest-Covering a good portion of Lincoln County
White Mountain Wilderness Area-Wilderness hiking and backpacking
Capitan Wilderness Area-Wilderness hiking, backpacking and hunting
Capitan-Home of Smokey Bear
Lincoln-Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County Wars
Ruidoso-In Sacramento Mountains, Ski Apache ski area
Ruidoso-Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce
Billy the Kid Byway-Drive through the area that Billy rode in
South-Highway 54
Three Rivers Petroglyph Park-20,000 images along a 1 mile trail
Tularosa-30 miles South of Carrizozo. City of Roses
Cloudcroft - Small mountain town with ski area, National Forest,
and nearby Sunspot observatory
Alamogordo- home of Holloman Airforce Base. Space Museum, zoo
White Sands National Monument-incredible white dunes of gypsum. Trails, tours, lectures
West-Highway 380
Valley of Fires Lava Flow-located just a few miles West of Carrizozo,
this flow occurred 1500 years ago. Follow the self-guided trail through the flow to see the amazing lava formations. 575-648-2241
Trinity Site First Atomic Bomb Test Site. Open 1st Saturday in April and October
Follow the Frontier Trail from White Sands National Monument to the south to Spanish ruins and an old gold mining town to the north. Consider the contrast between the first atomic bomb test site to the west and the historic town of Lincoln to the east. Carrizozo & Capitan are both centrally located for making day trips to the many sites in the area.
Carrizozo and Capitan
Roy's Gift Gallery- Registry of Historic Buildings
Carrizozo Woman's Club - Registry of Historic Buildings
Carrizozo Heritage Museum: History of life in the southwest.
Displays, artifacts, workshops, lectures and giftshop. 103 12th St. (575) 648-1105
Art Galleries and Antique shops on Central Ave and Historic 12th St
Capitan
Smokey Bear Museum & Gift Shop
Capitan Public Library
Capitan Wetlands Bird Viewing Platform
North-Highway 54
Salinas Monument-3 Spanish missions and Pueblos
White Oaks-Visit an old gold mining town with a rich history
Corona - Derived from Spanish for "Crown". Museum
East-Highway 380
Lincoln National Forest-Covering a good portion of Lincoln County
White Mountain Wilderness Area-Wilderness hiking and backpacking
Capitan Wilderness Area-Wilderness hiking, backpacking and hunting
Capitan-Home of Smokey Bear
Lincoln-Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County Wars
Ruidoso-In Sacramento Mountains, Ski Apache ski area
Ruidoso-Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce
Billy the Kid Byway-Drive through the area that Billy rode in
South-Highway 54
Three Rivers Petroglyph Park-20,000 images along a 1 mile trail
Tularosa-30 miles South of Carrizozo. City of Roses
Cloudcroft - Small mountain town with ski area, National Forest,
and nearby Sunspot observatory
Alamogordo- home of Holloman Airforce Base. Space Museum, zoo
White Sands National Monument-incredible white dunes of gypsum. Trails, tours, lectures
West-Highway 380
Valley of Fires Lava Flow-located just a few miles West of Carrizozo,
this flow occurred 1500 years ago. Follow the self-guided trail through the flow to see the amazing lava formations. 575-648-2241
Trinity Site First Atomic Bomb Test Site. Open 1st Saturday in April and October