Cedar Creek Picnic Area
Cedar Creek Picnic Area is in Lincoln, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,913 feet. Cedar Creek Picnic Area is situated nearby to the village Alto.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruidoso Public Library and Ruidoso River Museum.
Ruidoso Public Library
Library
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census. Ruidoso Public Library is situated 1¼ miles east of Cedar Creek Picnic Area.
Ruidoso River Museum
Museum
Fox Cave is located on East Highway 70 between Roswell and Alamogordo, near Ruidoso, New Mexico. It was once used as a hideout by William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid and also known as Henry Antrim, a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the American Old West. Ruidoso River Museum is situated 1½ miles south of Cedar Creek Picnic Area.
Ruidoso Lookout Tower
Tower
Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States. Ruidoso Lookout Tower is situated 2 miles southeast of Cedar Creek Picnic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruidoso and Alto.
Ruidoso
Photo: Rocko16, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruidoso is a town in southeastern New Mexico. Its attractions include pleasant mountain recreation and world-caliber horse racing. During the summer population triples as New Mexicans and Texans arrive to enjoy the horse races, gambling, and cool mountain air.
Alto
Village
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
Alto is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Alto is situated 3 miles north of Cedar Creek Picnic Area.
Ruidoso Downs
Village
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Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located within the Lincoln National Forest. As of the 2020 census, Ruidoso Downs had a population of 2,620. Ruidoso Downs is situated 5 miles east of Cedar Creek Picnic Area.
Cedar Creek Picnic Area
- Location: Lincoln, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.35592° or 33° 21′ 21″ northLongitude
-105.68026° or 105° 40′ 49″ westElevation
6,913 feet (2,107 metres)Open location code
855P9849+9VGeoNames ID
5460917
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