Greetings from Ruidoso, New Mexico ... nestled in a quiet valley, high atop the Southern Rockies we're rising fast above the clouds ... Ruidoso, New Mexico is "Mountain Cool!" You'll be sitting on top of the world taking in the many sights and infinite things to do in our mountain wonderland.
For your adventurous outdoor spirit, we have fishing at Bonito Lake, Mescalero Lake, Grindstone Lake and the Rio Ruidoso, hiking and mountain biking in the Lincoln National Forest and Sacramento Mountains, horseback riding along historic trails, skiing and snowboarding at Ski Apache and inner tubing at Ruidoso Winter Park. For the explorer in you, we have incredible historic sites such as Lincoln, New Mexico, Gran Quivera ruins, the Old Dowlin Mill, the Billy the Kid Scenic Byway, Fort Stanton, White Oaks, Three Rivers Petroglyphs and the Mescalero Apache Reservation. A great museum exists in the Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, a Smithsonian affiliate and art studios, art galleries and artists studios abound.
A pleasant stroll through Midtown Ruidoso will find many unique gift shops featuring New Mexican jewelry, Western antiques and collectibles, fine art, handmade clothing, couture and much, much more. Soon, you'll find yourself hungry for the many culinary delights offered in the Rudioso area ... Chinese to Italian to French to Mexican and standby American Steakhouses and burger joints ... along with homemade candy stores and great coffee shops. We have nightclubs, music performances and our casinos, The Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, Casino Apache and Billy The Kid Casino offer full Las Vegas style gaming including slots and slot machines, blackjack, roulette, poker and video poker, baccarat, war and Spanish "21". When you're ready to bed down for the night you'll find many warm, comfortable styles of New Mexico lodging, from charming rental cabins with wireless internet in rustic settings, mountain-styled lodges and resorts, private rental homes, cabins and condos, hotels and motels and unique bed and breakfast inns.
Nightlife includes incredible live theater at the Spencer Theater of the Performing Arts, live music concerts at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino and the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Dinner Theater at the Flying "J" Ranch and Mountain Annie's and The Strathman Family Theater. And don't forget Ruidoso Downs Racetrack is the quarter horse racing capitol of the Southwest featuring the All American Futurity, the richest quarter horse race in the world!
Come on up to the cool mountains of Ruidoso ... if not for the many well-deserved reasons above, then because it's just ... "Mountain Cool"!
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