Ruidoso New Mexico … a Great Place to Vacation!

With a pleasant walk through Midtown Ruidoso you’ll find many unique gift shops featuring New Mexican jewelry, Western antiques and collectibles, fine art, handmade clothing, couture and much, much more. When you’re hungry, Ruidoso provides many culinary delights ... Chinese to Italian to French to Mexican and standby American Steakhouses and burger places ... along with confectionary stores and a host of great coffee shops including a brand new Starbucks.


We’ve nightclubs, music performances, great name act concerts 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 and more slots than you can pull in a week. When you're ready to bed down for the evening Ruidoso offers many warm, comfortable styles of New Mexico lodging, from quaint and somewhat rustic cabins to more comfortable mountain-styled lodges to full service resorts and hotels.

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Plan a visit to Ruidoso, New Mexico! We’re nestled in a quiet valley, high atop the Southern Rockies and Ruidoso, New Mexico is definitely "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 spirit, there’s fishing at Bonito Lake, Mescalero Lake, Grindstone Lake and the Rio Ruidoso, hiking and mountain biking in the Lincoln National Forest, horseback riding along historic trails and skiing and snowboarding at Ski Apache! 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, a Smithsonian affiliate, and art galleries and artists studios abound.