Ponderosa Pines Golf Club Travel Information (Cloudcroft, 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

Silver Springs Loop (Distance: 0.3 mi) This route provides a good tour of the rolling mountains and winding canyons around Cloudcroft, their beautiful alpine forests of mixed conifers and their aspen glades that turn a brilliant yellow in ...

Cloudcroft, NM - Mountain Biking - length:11.9 mi

Sunspot Scenic Byway Cruise (Distance: 0.3 mi) The ride up to the National Solar Observatory along the Sunspot Scenic Byway is a great workout without being as steep and grueling as some of the state’s ski area roads. Along the way you can stop at...

Cloudcroft, NM - Road Biking - length:26.6 mi

Cloud Climbing Rail Trail (Distance: 0.5 mi) The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway was built at the turn of the century to harvest timber in the heavily forested Sacramento Mountains. To build the railroad up into the mountains from the...

Cloudcroft, NM - Hiking - length:2.2 mi

Pumphouse Canyon (Distance: 0.7 mi) This ride is perfect for a shorter outing and serves as a good introduction to the beautiful, rolling, wooded mountains of the Sacramento Range. While cruising through the forests and canyons of these...

Cloudcroft, NM - Mountain Biking - length:11.4 mi

Rim Trail (Distance: 0.8 mi) The Rim Trail traverses the spine of the Sacramento Mountains, winding through miles of gorgeous spruce and pine forests. Views from this ridge are fantastic. To the west bright dunes of white sand ca...

Cloudcroft, NM - Mountain Biking - length:18.8 mi

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Lodge The Lodge Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2387 yards, par 34 0.2 miles from center of Ponderosa Pines Golf Club

Ponderosa Pines Ponderosa Pines Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2305 yards, par 34 6.6 miles from center of Ponderosa Pines Golf Club

Desert Lakes Desert Lakes Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6491 yards, par 72 14.5 miles from center of Ponderosa Pines Golf Club

Inn of the Mountain Gods Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort Public, 18 holes 6834 yards, par 72 19.1 miles from center of Ponderosa Pines Golf Club

Apache Mesa Apache Mesa Golf Course Private Non-Equity, 9 holes 3379 yards, par 36 21.9 miles from center of Ponderosa Pines Golf Club

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