Looking for thigs to do while you are in Ruidoso?

Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
A $22-million 514-seat world-class theater which, on the average, hosts a major touring Broadway show, dance or musical performance every 11 days year-round during separate summer and winter seasons. Four major Dale Chihuly glass installations. Check the Spencer site for coming events and online ticket purchasing. Free public tours Tues & Thurs at 10.
Off Mechem/Rt. 48 on Airport Highway 220, Alto, New Mexico 88312
Box office 575-336-4800 or toll free 888-818-7872
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Mountain Annie’s Dinner Theater
Mountain Annie’s is Ruidoso’s Premiere Dinner Theater. Fabulous entertainment, Dancing, Great Food and Ruidoso’s beautiful midtown wedding venue, too. Visit our website at www.mountainannies.com or call 575-257-7982.
2710 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico
575-257-7982
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Ruidoso Jockey Club
The Ruidoso Jockey Club invites you to come and enjoy the races in our elegant surroundings! $17.50 per person per day includes admission, seating and valet parking. No children under 14 admitted. Suitable attire is required (no shorts). Memberships are for sale, however, you do not have to be a member to request a reservation to the club. Visit our website for more information.
575-378-4446
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THE RUIDOSO EQUINE TRAIL RIDING EXPERIENCE
Unique integrated equine experience on beautiful, rare Gaited horses. Smoothest ride in ‘Billy the Kid’ horse country. Groom, saddle, bridle, massage and becoming friends with your mount. Become comfortable and confident riding briefly in our arena. Only when completely at ease do we all head out for the ride of a lifetime on responsive horses. Safety and enjoyment are ensured in spectacular surroundings. Choice of riding locations.
305 Bonito Lake Rd, Alto. Off HWY 37 One mile before Bonito Lake
575-336-1633
Ruidoso Winter Park – Tubing
Twists, turns, bumps, jumps and bobsled curves! Ruidoso Winter Park is a first class tubing area with the most exciting tubing you will find anywhere. Magic Carpet Lifts whisk you to the top on a moving conveyor. There’s no need to walk uphill, which means more tubing and more FUN! Our tubing area has more lift capacity and the largest tubing snow making system in the Rockies. Twilight tubing on selected nights through the Christmas holiday. Call for times and dates.
1/4 mile west of Hwy 48 on Ski Run Rd.
575-336-7079
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The Hubbard Museum of the American West
A long way from being just another museum, The Hubbard Museum of the American West is a monument to times and places that are not quite as far off as you may think. It is a place where the visitor can experience the West and actually participate as one passes through various portals of time; from the day when only Native Americans inhabited the area right up to our modern world. A living, exciting experience that has something for everyone.
841 Hwy. 70 West, Ruidoso Downs, NM
575-378-4142
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Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino
Enjoy live horse racing, hot slots, live entertainment, great food and much more. Live racing kicks off on Memorial Day weekend and culminates Labor Day with the $2 million All American Futurity. Billy the Kid Casino is open daily and features hot slots plus virtual blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em. The Summer Concert Series brings big name entertainers to the mountains while Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill features regional acts all summer. Parking and grandstand admission for the races are free!
1461 Hwy. 70 West, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346
575-378-4431 for more information
575-378-4140 for reservations and ticket info
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Billy the Kid Casino Open daily 10 a.m.; open until midnight Sunday – Thursday, 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Billy’s Sports Bar and Grill, entertainment lounge, gift shop & historical information about Billy the Kid and the early days of Lincoln County. Simulcast horse racing from around the country. Call (575) 378-4431 for more information.
Billy the Kid Scenic Byway Received a Scenic Historic Byway designation from the Federal Highway Commission in June of 1995. Take an online ‘tour’ of the communities along the Byway.
Carrizozo Heritage Museum 575-648-1105 The museum is open year-round, Tuesday through Saturday, 10AM to 2PM. The Carrizozo Heritage Museum currently features a replication of a 1930’s era ranch kitchen, decorated for the holiday season in the tradition of that time.  103 12th Street, Carrizozo, NM 88301
Casino Apache Live Poker, Blackjack, Craps. 24-Hour Video Slots and Poker. Carrizo Canyon Road, Mescalero.
Casino Apache Travel Center Slots & table games. Smokey B’s Grill. 550 on-site parking spaces.  Hwy 70 W, Mescalero
Dowlin’s Historic Old Mill 575-257-2811 Billy The Kid Hideout – The oldest building in Ruidoso still has a working flour mill run by a water wheel.  641 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico
Eagle Ranch Pistachio Grove 800-432-0999 or 575-434-0035 N.M.’s first and largest producing pistachio groves. Tours of the operation Mon-Fri @ 1:30 pm Sept.-May. Tours twice a day, Mon-Fri 10 am & 1:30 pm June-Aug. Gift shop-NM wines.  7288 Hwy 54/70 Alamogordo, NM 88310
Flying J Ranch 575-336-4330 Music, Western Show, Chuckwagon Dinner
Fort Stanton Cave Tours Contact Stephen @ 575-808-1204 for more Informatio Experience one of the most unique treasures the world has to offer, right here in Lincoln County. No elevators, no lights, no pavement, just the cave as nature intended. So go off the beaten path and get a little dirty. Leave the crowds and the summer heat behind. Join EcoServants in the wild Fort Stanton Cave!
Fort Stanton Museum Off Airport Highway on NM 220 – hours 10am-4pm Thursday thru Monday.
FUNTRACKERS 575-257-3275 Carrizo Canyon at 700 block of Sudderth. Family entertainment complex. 3 Go Kart Tracks, 18-hole Miniature Golf, Bumper Boats, Giant Maze, Climbing Wall, Game Room and much more. Open daily all summer 10am to 10pm; weekends all year, weather permitting.
Golf Year round golf on three public courses. Where else can you golf in the morning and ski in the afternoon?
Hubbard Museum of the American West One of the State’s most respected museums. Housing a magnificent collection of carriages, wagons, saddles fine art and Indian artifacts.
Lee’s Gold Panning and Prospecting Tours 575 648-2763 The Old White Oaks Prospector. Go Gold Panning in the old Gold Rush town of White Oaks, NM Email me HC31 Box 23 White Oaks NM 88301.
Lincoln National Forest Located in South Central New Mexico, the Lincoln National Forest is known as the birthplace of the world-famous Smokey Bear, the living symbol of the campaign to prevent forest fires.
Lincoln, New Mexico This National Historic Landmark is considered by many historians to be the most authentic old west town remaining in the United States. Center of the bloody Lincoln County War, the little hamlet was launched into the history books by a host of famous characters including Billy the Kid, Kit Carson, Pat Garrett, John Chisum and Lew Wallace.
MOUNTAIN MAZE 575-973-0531 All ages enjoy getting ‘LOST’ in over 5,200 sq ft of frequently changed pathways. Race the clock and each other to win Amaze’n Prizes! Located with FUNTRACKERS at Sudderth and Carrizo Canyon. Open daily during spring break and all summer 10am-10pm, weather permitting.
Other Outdoor Activities Hiking, Camping, Mountain Biking, in a climate that is Seasoned Just Right.
Ruidoso Artists and Galleries Some of the best art in the Southwest.
Ruidoso Bowling Center 575-258-3557 10 New Brunswick synthetic Pro-Lanes. Cosmic Bowling Friday and Saturday night.  1202 Mechem
Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing 575-378-4431 Mid May through Labor Day. Simulcast racing.
Skiing and Snowboarding Thanksgiving through Easter. Some of the best snow in New Mexico.
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts An aristocrat among theaters.

WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT 575-479-6124 The largest deposit of gypsum sand dunes is just 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo, NM on US Hwy 70. The Visitors Center has exhibits detailing the origins of the dunes. Daily, year-round hours: Visitors Center 9am-7pm, Scenic Dunes Drive 7am-9pm.