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All 251 places by distance →One day from Mescalero
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:11 pm
97 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Mescalero
- Mountain Lion Peakpeak · 1 hrs
- Nogal Dam Number Twodam · 45 min
- Shields Damdam · 45 min
- Apache Summitpeak · 1 hrs
- Ruidoso River Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Mescalero
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Mescalero?
Saint Josephs Mission (church, about 1 km), Ruidoso River Museum (museum, about 27 km), Ruidoso Lookout Tower (viewpoint, about 27 km), Mountain Lion Peak (peak, about 11 km), Shields Dam (dam, about 12 km), Round Mountain (nature spot, about 13 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Mescalero?
153 places on Spotwander: 66 hill stations & viewpoints, 41 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 9 parks, 12 churches, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Mescalero?
Graveyard Canyon, about 1 km by road; Goat Canyon (8 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Mescalero?
Soldier Tank, about 3 km by road; Goat Canyon Tank (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Mescalero?
Start in Mescalero, visit Mountain Lion Peak, then Nogal Dam Number Two, then Shields Dam, then Apache Summit, then Ruidoso River Museum, and drive back — about 97 km by road in all.