Guidebook for Ruidoso
Entertainment & Activities
Ski Apache
1286 Ski Run RoadSki resort! Fun for everyone even if you don't ski!
Off to the Races! Check the Visit Ruidoso website for dates!
63 locals recommend
Ruidoso Downs Race Track
26225 US-70Off to the Races! Check the Visit Ruidoso website for dates!
Beautiful venue with monthly entertainment. Check their website and plan your visit!
40 locals recommend
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
108 Spencer RdBeautiful venue with monthly entertainment. Check their website and plan your visit!
Great snow tubing! This little place is owned by our next door neighbor. Doesn't open until Thanksgiving each year. Great fun for the family!
65 locals recommend
Ruidoso Winter Park
121 Ski Run RdGreat snow tubing! This little place is owned by our next door neighbor. Doesn't open until Thanksgiving each year. Great fun for the family!
Grindstone Stables
Food Scene
Log Cabin Restaurant
1074 Mechem DrGreat breakfast spot! Country style, big breakfasts!
Casa Blanca
501 Mechem DrGreat Mexican and New Mexican Food
Flying J Ranch
1028 NM-48Wild West Show and BBQ!
Fun for families!
Italian restaurant! One of the better restaurants in town. Make a reservation early as they fill up fast!
43 locals recommend
Michael J's Italian-American Restaurant
601 Mechem DrItalian restaurant! One of the better restaurants in town. Make a reservation early as they fill up fast!
Brand new big building. Great coffee, free movie nights, some food items
77 locals recommend
Sacred Grounds Coffee and Tea House
2704 Sudderth DrBrand new big building. Great coffee, free movie nights, some food items
Great craft beers on tap by Rio Grande Brewery. Also, good food.
55 locals recommend
Rio Grande Grill and Tap Room
441 Mechem DrGreat craft beers on tap by Rio Grande Brewery. Also, good food.
Grill Caliente
2800 Sudderth DrReally great food!
Homey little cafe with great home cooking! Open for breakfast and lunch only.
36 locals recommend
Alto Cafe
810 County Rd 48Homey little cafe with great home cooking! Open for breakfast and lunch only.
Zocca Coffee & Tea
1129 Mechem DrGreat little coffee shop on the way into town!
fun stop for frozen custard if you decide to visit Alamagordo
11 locals recommend
Caliche's Frozen Custard
2251 N White Sands Blvdfun stop for frozen custard if you decide to visit Alamagordo
beautiful, scenic drive from Ruidoso. Cloudcroft is 8000 ft in elevation and quite a bit cooler. Nice little downtown shopping area as well.
The Lodge at Cloudcroft is a must see. Nice restaurant, golf, and spa.
17 locals recommend
Rebecca's At the Lodge
601 Corona Plbeautiful, scenic drive from Ruidoso. Cloudcroft is 8000 ft in elevation and quite a bit cooler. Nice little downtown shopping area as well.
The Lodge at Cloudcroft is a must see. Nice restaurant, golf, and spa.
Cafe Rio Pizza
2547 Sudderth DrFolks rave about the pizza!
Great green chile burgers- super casual- order at the counter
39 locals recommend
Hall Of Flame Burgers
2500 Sudderth DrGreat green chile burgers- super casual- order at the counter
Giant green chile burgers ! Enchiladas are great, too. Nice little cafe with super great prices.
7 locals recommend
La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
340 Sudderth DrGiant green chile burgers ! Enchiladas are great, too. Nice little cafe with super great prices.
Everything Else
Ruidoso Downs
Horse races- seasonal
Links At Sierra Blanca
105 Sierra Blanca DrGolf course/ great walking path around the golf course
Cool, little rustic town where several movies have been filmed. Cute cafe downtown. A few shops as well, including a pottery studio, art gallery, and a quaint grocery store. Look for the painted burro statues around town!
Carrizozo
Cool, little rustic town where several movies have been filmed. Cute cafe downtown. A few shops as well, including a pottery studio, art gallery, and a quaint grocery store. Look for the painted burro statues around town!
Great day trip from cabin. A short hike through the site allows you ti view many petroglyphs, Stop at the Tulie Freeze for an ice cream cone on the way back home!
13 locals recommend
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
455 3 Rivers RdGreat day trip from cabin. A short hike through the site allows you ti view many petroglyphs, Stop at the Tulie Freeze for an ice cream cone on the way back home!
Parks & Nature
Grindstone Canyon Road
Grindstone Canyon RoadNIce park with a 27 hole disc golf course
National historic military fort. Plan your visit for the 2nd Saturday in July for an LIVE reenactment show
14 locals recommend
Fort Stanton
National historic military fort. Plan your visit for the 2nd Saturday in July for an LIVE reenactment show
Smokey Bear Museum
102 Smokey Bear BlvdVisit the Smokey Bear museum in Capitan!
Bonito Lake
AltoHiking around Bonita Lake is a nice way to soak up the mountain air.
Fantastic little area of lava flow that occurred between 1500-5000 years ago. Great stop if you plan to drive to Carrizozo. Best to visit early in day in the summer as there is virtually no shade!
8 locals recommend
Valley of Fires
6158 US-380Fantastic little area of lava flow that occurred between 1500-5000 years ago. Great stop if you plan to drive to Carrizozo. Best to visit early in day in the summer as there is virtually no shade!
Great hiking around the lake. A new water park has been added as well. Check out Discover Ruidoso website for more info
140 locals recommend
Grindstone Lake
501 Resort DrGreat hiking around the lake. A new water park has been added as well. Check out Discover Ruidoso website for more info
Easy hike around the lake. Good for families with small children. Close proximity to the cabin as well! Fishing allowed with a permit. Check Discover Ruidoso website for more info.
40 locals recommend
Alto Lake and Recreation Area
854 NM-48Easy hike around the lake. Good for families with small children. Close proximity to the cabin as well! Fishing allowed with a permit. Check Discover Ruidoso website for more info.
Alto Lake and Recreation Area
854 NM-48Essentials
Albertsons Market
721 Mechem DrFull service grocery/liquor store
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little brew pub that is actually "hidden" under the Lucy's restaurant on Sudderth Dr. in downton Ruidoso. Turn left at Lucy's-parking behind building. You'll see the pub from the parking lot.
33 locals recommend
Hidden Tap
2408 B Sudderth DrGreat little brew pub that is actually "hidden" under the Lucy's restaurant on Sudderth Dr. in downton Ruidoso. Turn left at Lucy's-parking behind building. You'll see the pub from the parking lot.
The nicer of two casinos in Ruidoso (both owned by the Mescalero Apache tribe)
Buffet, new tap house, upscale restaurant, and of course gambling! Also, a new ZIPLINE! Paddleboats and canoes to rent on the lake as well.
178 locals recommend
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
287 Carrizo Canyon RdThe nicer of two casinos in Ruidoso (both owned by the Mescalero Apache tribe)
Buffet, new tap house, upscale restaurant, and of course gambling! Also, a new ZIPLINE! Paddleboats and canoes to rent on the lake as well.
Honky tonk bar with live music every night. Definitely worth a visit once:)
39 locals recommend
Win Place & Show
2516 Sudderth DrHonky tonk bar with live music every night. Definitely worth a visit once:)
Lost Hiker Brewing Co
2536 Sudderth DrDownshift Brewing Company - Riverside
Arts & Culture
Great little museum! On the way into town. Look for the big horse statues out front on the right side of the road!
24 locals recommend
The Hubbard Museum of the American West
26301 US-70Great little museum! On the way into town. Look for the big horse statues out front on the right side of the road!