muledeerarea33? Report post Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks for the replies. Looks like we may just have to explore the whole area around Cloudcroft and Ruidoso. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks for the replies. Looks like we may just have to explore the whole area around Cloudcroft and Ruidoso. Cloudcroft was a favorite place of Leroy's. He always talked about moving there someday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks for the replies. Looks like we may just have to explore the whole area around Cloudcroft and Ruidoso. Cloudcroft was a favorite place of Leroy's. He always talked about moving there someday. my folks used to go there and said the same thing. No idea why they chose to retire in the dessert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knothead Report post Posted July 28, 2018 I like Cloudcroft too but unfortunately it is still in NM. The only place I have seen more turkeys than the kaibab is unit 34 around Cloudcroft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joe hunter Report post Posted July 30, 2018 I live there. A lot of tourist come up here from the desert towns of Texas to get out of the heat. Once you leave the town of Ruidoso you get away from the tourist . There is the Lincoln National forest, a milllion plus acres you can explore, there are a couple of riding stables you can go for a trail ride, Lincoln is only about 15 - 20 miles from Ruidoso you can check out Billy the Kids home town and stop at old Fort Stanton tour that on the way. The Inn of the Mountain God casino is a pretty nice place if you go there check out the Hunting head quarters and you will some fine, huge mounted elk, the lake, ride the big zip line. Billy the Kid Casino and race track with some good quarter horse racing there..... is on the east side of town, so is the Hubbard museum. You like seeing pretty girls ? just go for a walk down town plenty of them walking around town on the weekend !!! Drive around and look for elk and deer. Some good places to drink beer in town and there are plenty of places to eat. Cloudcroft is a cool little town and you can drive through the Mescalero Indian res on the way to Ruidoso look for elk and watch for all the wild horses. It is all small town living up here, a lot of people come up for the weekend and are gone on Monday. Temps are in the mid to high 70s to mid 80s right now and maybe a little monsoon rain in the afternoon. There are a lot worse places you could spen a week at. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
