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Places near Las Cruces by type
All 260 places by distance →One day from Las Cruces
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:41 pm
57 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Las Cruces
- Tortugas Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Fort Fillmorefort · 1.5 hrs
- Mesilla Diversion Damdam · 45 min
- Picacho Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Box Canyonviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Las Cruces
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Las Cruces?
Fort Fillmore (fort, about 9 km), Box Canyon (viewpoint, about 10 km), Tortugas Mountain (viewpoint, about 10 km), Mesilla Diversion Dam (dam, about 12 km), Picacho Mountain (viewpoint, about 13 km), Las Cruces on the Camino Real Historical Marker (park, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Las Cruces?
111 places on Spotwander: 49 hill stations & viewpoints, 27 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 4 forts & heritage, 3 museums, 11 parks.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Las Cruces?
Box Canyon, about 10 km by road; Tortugas Mountain (10 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Las Cruces?
Las Cruces Flood Control Dam, about 4 km by road; Tortugas Watershed Site Number Two Dam (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Las Cruces?
Start in Las Cruces, visit Tortugas Mountain, then Fort Fillmore, then Mesilla Diversion Dam, then Picacho Mountain, then Box Canyon, and drive back — about 57 km by road in all.