Desert Foothills Park
Desert Foothills Park is a recreation area in Otero, New Mexico. Desert Foothills Park is situated nearby to Paiute Park, as well as near the sports venue Scenic Batting Cages.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alamogordo Public Library and New Mexico Museum of Space History.
Alamogordo Public Library
Library
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Alamogordo Public Library is the public library serving Alamogordo, New Mexico and Otero County, New Mexico. The library has extensive collections of Spanish-language and German-language books and of materials related to the Western writer Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Alamogordo Public Library is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Desert Foothills Park.
New Mexico Museum of Space History
Museum
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The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the Space Age. New Mexico Museum of Space History is situated 2 miles north of Desert Foothills Park.
Alameda Park Zoo
Zoo
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Alameda Park Zoo, located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was founded in 1898 and claims to be the oldest zoo in the Southwestern United States. It participates in the Species Survival Plan for the Mexican wolf. Alameda Park Zoo is situated 2½ miles west of Desert Foothills Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alamogordo and La Luz.
Alamogordo
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Alamogordo is a small city in southeastern New Mexico. The town is the county seat for Otero County and supports two major nearby military installations, Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range.
La Luz
Village
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La Luz is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,615 at the 2000 census. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains. La Luz is situated 6 miles north of Desert Foothills Park.
Desert Foothills Park
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.89192° or 32° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
-105.92302° or 105° 55′ 23″ westOpen location code
854PV3RG+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 990195620OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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