New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Campus Travel Information (Alamogordo, NM)

Alamagordo - Carrizozo - Cloudcroft Area Campgrounds A 30-minute drive can take you from harsh desert to cool, pine-covered mountains. Of course, that’s true in other places in the state, but the contrast is even greater here. At the foot of the Sacrame... Alamogordo, NM

Couldcroft: Alamogordo to Cloudcroft A 20-mile paved highway that climbs from the Tularosa Basin desert to the lush forests of the Sacramento Mountains. The west flank of the Sacramento Mountains above Alamogordo is a towering wall of cl... Cloudcroft, NM

Heart of the Sands Drive: White Sands A short 8-mile drive through part of the largest gypsum dune field in the world. White Sands National Monument occupies only part of a vast sea of gypsum dunes that blankets part of the flat Tularosa ... Alamogordo, NM

On the Trail of Billy the Kid: From Las Cruces to Three Rivers Of all the outlaws associated with the history of New Mexico, the most notorious by far was Billy the Kid. He is said to have killed 21 men during the late 1800s, including Lincoln County Sheriff Will... Alamogordo, NM

Sunspot Scenic Byway A 14.8-mile route high atop the forested Sacramento Mountains. This paved, two-lane highway with scenic turnouts winds through a cool evergreen forest along the front rim of the Sacramento Mountains. ... Cloudcroft, NM

Other Activities

• Southeast New Mexico Scenic Drives and Road Trips
• Southwest New Mexico Campgrounds and Camping Trips

Taylor Ranch Ramble (Distance: 0.4 mi) I have cyclist Chisom Wilson and the bike shop Outdoor Adventures in Alamogordo to thank for this city perimeter loop- it’s a great spin. Chisom and I rode on a beautiful November day, leaving from th...

Alamogordo, NM - Road Biking - length:30.9 mi

La Luz Canyon (Distance: 7.8 mi) This ride is a great tour of some of the Sacramento Mountains’ prettiest country. At the highest point you will be cruising through conifer forests common to an alpine environment. These deep piney fo...

Cloudcroft, NM - Mountain Biking - length:15.4 mi

Dog Canyon (Distance: 10.2 mi) Holding permanent running water and a steep route over the rampart of the southern Sacramento Mountains, Dog Canyon has been tramped by Mescalero Apaches, Mexican and American soldiers, and Texas ranc...

Alamogordo, NM - Hiking - length:9 mi

Dog Canyon (Distance: 10.7 mi) Dog Canyon is one of several canyons in the steep western escarpment of the Sacramento Mountains. The rugged west face of the mountains rises more than 5,000 feet within a few miles from the Chihuahua...

Alamogordo, NM - Hiking - length:8.4 mi

Sacramento Rim (Distance: 11.4 mi) The mountain range around Cloudcroft has the same name as the entire series of ranges that stretches from the Jicarilla Mountains far north of Ruidoso to a point far south of Cloudcroft. The subrange ...

Cloudcroft, NM - Hiking - length:14 mi

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Desert Lakes Desert Lakes Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6491 yards, par 72 2.5 miles from center of New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Campus

Apache Mesa Apache Mesa Golf Course Private Non-Equity, 9 holes 3379 yards, par 36 9.1 miles from center of New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Campus

Lodge The Lodge Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2387 yards, par 34 12.8 miles from center of New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Campus

Ponderosa Pines Ponderosa Pines Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2305 yards, par 34 17.0 miles from center of New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Campus

Timberon Timberon Golf Course Public, 9 holes 3433 yards, par 36 23.5 miles from center of New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Campus

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