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Pro
People are very friendly, small town atmosphere, and very peaceful
Con
If anything perhaps the $$$
In a nutshell
More than mountains - It is a mountain top experience
HispanicYob Says: This is the name of the main shopping street in Cloudcroft. Located opposite of James Canyon Road to the north of it. Cloudcroft isn't a big town. That's what add to it's charm as a very beautiful and picturesque community in the depths of Lincoln National Forest. It's an...
HispanicYob Says: Also known as the "Cloud-Climbing Railroad", this section of a once bustling railroad that criss-crossed through Lincoln National Forest, delievering passengers who wanted to escape the heat from the deserts and valleys below. The last train ran in 1947, and the railroad era...
Sacremento Mountains Historical Museum
Basaic Says: Cloudcroft is home to the Sacremento Mountains Historical Museum & Pioneer Village. The museum has a large collection of memorabilia from the history of Cloudcroft and the area. The Pioneer Village shows early farming and ranching industry and ways of life in a rugged log...
2 Reviews and 112 Opinions Another historic building is The Lodge. The Lodge was built by the Alamagordo and Sacremento...
1 Review and 11 Opinions I did not spend the night here just looked around. The Cloudcroft Hotel was built in 1935 and is in...
HispanicYob Says: Nestled along James Canyon Highway, Texas Pit BBQ was my next stop for eats on my second visit to Cloudcroft in Feburary 2013, having previously tried Big Daddy's Diner, which was good. But this time I wanted to try something different, and settled down to eat here. Service...
Big Daddy's Diner: Good hometown grub!
HispanicYob Says: We came to Cloudcroft on a random day adventure and had seen the reviews for Big Daddy's Diner and decided to give it a go. Friendly service and good food! They even make all their desserts from scratch. I was too full, but my friend got the apple pie and the cookies, which...
Basaic Says: The Jamocha Bean serves cool smoothies, hot coffees, Breakfast and light foods and pastries. They have books on site so you can sit and relax for a while or get your items to go. Bring in your laptop and enjoy the free wireless internet. I'm old-fashioned about my coffee....
The Western Bar and Cafe: Historic Bar
Basaic Says: The Western Bar is located next to the Cloudcroft Hotel in the center of the Burro Street Historic District. It looked like a typical bar, with some neon, beer posters, sports posters, etc. When, I was there the place was very busy and service was slow. Seemed popular with...
The Western Bar: High altitude + several beers = FUN!
ArizonaBay Says: It's just a regular old bar, really, and yet its not... Just go there, have several drinks at altitude, meet some of the friendly local folks, pin a dollar bill with your names on it to the low ceiling, and have fun. Great place, and you can't miss it. Whatever you...
juanitohayburg Says: I pedaled out of El Paso on my DoubleVision tandem recumbent, stopping for a quick visits at Parkland High School, Campers Plus, a weight measurement of 181kg/400 pounds at Dyer Street Jobe. Pushing that much mass certainly justified an outstanding lunch at the Edge of Texas...
Basaic Says: Part of US Highway 82 between Alamogordo and Cloudcroft goes through the Lincoln National Forest. There is a nice pullout with great views just west of the tunnel.
Basaic Says: The roads between Cloudcroft and Sunspot are two mountainous, curvy New Mexico Highways. They have a number of pulloffs so you can enjoy the beautiful views of the Tularosa Basin and take photos.
Located along Burro Ave. in the Burro Street Exchange, this place is your typical shop that sells your typical gifts, everything from wooden sculptures to jewelry. What caught my eye that I had to come back here on my second visit was the carving of Yogi Bear. I wanted to get it for my parents since it would look good on their porch. I paid 150 bucks for it, it was a good price because if you went to Santa Fe, you could expect to pay twice as much for something similar.
What to buy: If you're a fan of those little metal "antique" road signs that have the different advertisments and products on them like they used to have in malt shops back in the 50's, you can find them here. They sell 3 for 35 bucks approximately.
What to pay: This is impossible to say off hand because like any other shop selling gifts, cost vary.
Written Feb 7, 2013
Address: 505 Burro Street Suite 111
Phone: 575-682-8280
Cloudcroft is a beautiful little village, but, you should know before you go there that it is EXPENSIVE!!!! Count on paying two or three times what you would anywhere else, for --- pretty much everything!
Written May 20, 2008
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Luggage and bags: When traveling to Cloudcroft do not rely on having to go into town to buy your (groceries,batteries,fikm for your camera, steaks, charcoal,,etc) plan ahead and stop at the last "big grocery store and get all your stuff otherwise you will end up either without or making the 16 mile trek into town for basics.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: come prepared for all sorts of weather, cool, cold and warm. Weather may be cold in the morning cool mid morning and warm in the afternoon - then back to cold again.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: basic first aid kit will usually do
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: hats & sun screen - lip balm - higher altitudes you may burn easier without being aware of it.
Written Feb 23, 2005
Basaic Says: Other buildings included on the tour are: the Hilltop Dome and the Grain Bin Dome. The Grain Bin Dome was built in 1950 and is the oldest on site.
NSO: Big Dome and Dunn Solar Telescope
Basaic Says: The first two buildings on the short self-guided walking tour are open to the public. They are the Evans Solar Facility which was built in 1952 and is also called Big Dome; and the Dunn Solar Telescope Building.
Basaic Says: Photos 1 through 5 show some of the educational exhibits inside the visitors center. I especially liked the display in Photo 5 that shows an infrared image of the person standing at the exhibit.
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I used to enjoy skiing but can no longer participate. This last visit, I was in Cloudcroft in May so no snow anyway. I have been here several times before though. Ski Cloudcroft is well-known and a great skiing destination.
Written May 29, 2009
when in cloudcroft, you must...
trey10 Says: when in cloudcroft, you must visit the town mercantile. It is full of shops that will have something for everybody, no matter what your age. There are antiques, jewelry, toy, clothes, games, food, art, and much more to enjoy.Other activities to enjoy in cloudcroft are all of...
chris7ba Says: You must go camping. The forests of New Mexico are grand places offering refuge from the hot deserts to the south and west, the cold mountains from the north, and the dried-out plains of the east. The Lincoln National Forest is located around Cloudcroft and offers many fine...
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Burro Street is home to some of the most historic buildings in Cloudcroft. Today these buildings house a hotel, a couple of retsaurants, a nice bar or two and a variety of shops. It seemed like a nice...
Our trip to Cloudcroft took place in early part of July which is one of the hottest months of south Texas, we found refuge in the cool pine trees and wonderful scenic views. The weather was cool at......
cloudcroft is a perfect place to visit if you want to get away from the stress of everyday life and enjoy the outdoors.
I Left My Heart in Cloudcroft!
Next to Ruidoso, I think I have found another great New Mexican town that is worth checking out and then some! Cloudcroft is located in Lincoln National Forest, along route 82 from Alamagordo. The...
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