Cloudcroft Vacation Rental house

Our Restaurant recommendations: Front Porch: Hwy 82 downtown, good pizza and sandwiches. Inexpensive. Cloudcroft's 'The Lodge': Turn at grocery & go straight uphill. Fine dining, moderate to expensive. Ski Palace & Cloud Mountain Inn: Hwy 82 downtown, home cooking, inexpensive to moderate El Camino: Alamogordo White Sands Blvd Downtown. Inexpensive Mexican home cooking. Closest “fast” food: Sonic: Alamogordo on white sands blvd a few blocks from hwy 82 intersection. Sports in Cloudcroft • Ski rentals: several in the area. Closest are in downtown Cloudcroft. • Cloudcroft Snow Ski area: east on Hwy 82 5 minutes. • Golf: Golf course is open to public. There is a green fee of course. Turn at grocery toward 'The Lodge'. • Tennis, playground: Village of Cloudcroft courts and playground free to public on Hwy 82 in town. • Hiking: Our backyard is National Forest, hike where you please. We recommend a map or gps. • Cross country ski, snow shoe or snow sled at or around Cloud Home Lodge (snow permitting)

Stuff to do in Cloudcroft: • Hike historic Cloudcroft Train trestle trail: thru town on 82, 1st left past hwy 130. • Enjoy a campfire in fire pit behind Cloud Home Lodge (Banned when fire danger high or extreme!) • Mountain Bike Cloudcroft’s scenic streets • Art & Craft fairs and other events are frequent. Check with http://www.cloudcroft.net/calendar_of_events/ • Antiquing, art, jewelry, gifts and clothing shops downtown Cloudcroft on Burro Street • Check out the bakery at the grocery store. Go early, they sell out every day. • Massage therapy available at Cloudcrofts 'The Lodge' near golf course. • Art Lessons available at Deja-vu art store, in shopping strip by Grocery In Ruidoso... • Tourist shopping, antiques, art and restaurants in downtown Ruidoso. • Apache Ski area (larger and more groomed than Cloudcroft’s), just past Ruidoso, about an hour. Sunspot NM... • Sunspot, national sun/solor observatory and museum, 20 minutes south of Cloudcroft.

Other fun things in the area: Lincoln National Forest • Other National Forest Trails: Check Forest Service downtown near grocery, just off Hwy 82. Friendly guys with maps. Bluff Springs is a family favorite. Ask forest service for directions. • Horse riding, there are several around, but they come and go and all have their own odd hours. Google em. • Fishing: There are some private stream fishing spots. Google em. Alamogordo • White Sands National Monument: Down hwy 82, go straight at hwy intersection & follow signs. Great fun for kids. You may borrow our round plastic sleds for the kids to slide down the dunes. • Space Museum: Alamogordo, near mountainside. Have actual rockets on display, and lots of other stuff. • Imax theater: By Space Museum. Shows vary. • White Sands Mall, Kmart, Lowes home center, Home depot, Alamogordo near Hwy 82 intersection. • Putt-putt Golf and go carts turn at Home Depot, go 1 block. • Alamogordo Zoo, park and miniature train. On White sands blvd (business hwy) thru town.

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