Historic Mining Town.
Historic Mining Town.
Begin at Caballo, 16 miles south of TorC on I-25, go 17 miles west on NM-152 to Hillsboro, drive 31 miles south on NM-27 to Nutt (through Lake Valley); turn west onto NM-26, driving 28 miles southwest toward Deming. Informational kiosks on NM-27 in Lake Valley area and NM-152, 8
Hillsboro, NM Scenic DrivesVisitor center, some areas open to public, most areas closed. Open house with guided tours in October....
1863 U.S. Infantry post, once housed Buffalo Soldiers. Original officers' quarters still in use....
From El Paso to Deming, Lordsburg, Las Cruces, Silver City. Inner Loop: 75-mile drive branches into Gila National Forest....
Artifacts, gift shop, water tanks with murals of spacecraft, astronauts, space-program symbols....
Ghost town....