Ten drives worth taking.
Ruidoso keeps its calendar full in every season, in town and up the mountain.
Midtown Ruidoso
In townGalleries, shops and restaurants along Sudderth Drive, close enough for an easy dinner run.
Grindstone Lake
5 to 10 minTrails around the water, a swim beach, the Wibit course in summer and stocked fishing.
Ruidoso Downs
About 6 minSummer race meet from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the All American Futurity every Labor Day and a year-round casino.
Inn of the Mountain Gods
10 to 15 minCasino, golf and the lake sitting directly below Sierra Blanca.
Noisy Water Winery
15 to 20 minLocal wines and a patio in Alto.
Screaming Eagle Mountain Coaster
15 to 20 minFive thousand one hundred feet of track with a 360-degree helix at up to 25 MPH, from $25 a ride. Drivers must be at least 9 years old and 52 inches tall.
Spencer Theater
20 to 25 minPerforming arts in Alto.
Smokey Bear Historical Park
20 to 25 minCapitan is the real bear's hometown, an easy drive down the hill.
Ski Apache
25 to 40 minFifty-five runs and a gondola climbing toward 11,400 feet.
Lincoln
35 to 45 minBilly the Kid country, with a preserved 1800s main street.
Base camp is the easy part.
Every one of these drives starts and ends at your site on the terrace. Call the office and we will hold one for you.