The Links at Sierra Blanca

Classic Scottish style course; consistently ranked as one of the Best Courses in New Mexico by Golf Digest

18 hole regulation length course - Public golf course - 72 par - 6,793 yards - 71 rating - 121 slope - Bent grass

The Links at Sierra Blanca Website

Book your tee time online (You can book up to two weeks in advance.)

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 1.0 miles

Shopping

Chamber of Commerce Shopping Directory

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 2.9 miles

Billy the Kid Casino and Racetrack

Live horse racing from Memorial Day until Labor day each year. In 1999 the casino was added, which has 300 slot machines.

Billy the Kid Casino and Racetrack Website

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 6.5 miles

The Spencer Theater

Opening in October of 1997, the $22-million dollar Spencer Theater attracts world-class performers and connects attendees to a powerful experience of the performing arts.

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 9.7 miles

Windy Point

Windy Point is a lookout located on Ski Run Road (aka 532) located at mile marker 10, and is about 3/4 of the way up to the base of Sierra Blanca's ski base. We stopped here in the summer of 2007 and took a bunch of cool photos.

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 13 miles

Ski Apache

Ski Apache is the second largest recreational ski area in the state of New Mexico.

Ski Apache Website

Ski Apache Snow Report

Large Trail Map (One of the cool things about this map is you can click on video and camera icons to get a glimpse of the mountain.)

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 16 miles

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site is one of the few locations in the Southwest set aside solely because of its rock art. It is also one of the few sites giving visitors such direct access to petroglyphs. (read more)

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 60 miles

White Sands National Monument

Like No Place Else on Earth

Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and created the world's largest gypsum dune field.

Distance from our Ruidoso Cabin: 67 miles