Carrizozo Heritage Museum History of life in the southwest. Displays, artifacts, workshops, lectures and giftshop. 103 12th St. (505) 648-1105
Valley of Fires Lava Flow-located just a few miles West of Carrizozo, this flow occurred 1500 years ago. Follow the self-guided trail through the flow to see the amazing lava formations. 505-648-2241
White Mountain Wilderness Area-Wilderness hiking and backpacking
Lincoln National Forest-Covering a good portion of Lincoln County
Salinas Monument-3 Spanish missions and Pueblos
Capitan Wilderness Area-Wilderness hiking, backpacking and hunting
Three Rivers Petroglyph Park-20,000 images along a 1 mile trail
Trinity Site First Atomic Bomb Test Site. Open 1st Saturday in April and October
Historic Buildings
Nearby Towns of Interest
Capitan-Home of Smokey Bear
Cloudcroft - Small mountain town with ski area, National Forest, and nearby Sunspot observatory
Lincoln-Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County Wars
Ruidoso-In Sacramento Mountains, Ski Apache ski area
Tularosa-30 miles South of Carrizozo. City of Roses
White Oaks-Visit an old gold mining town with a rich history
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TOWN CLEANUP
Saturday, August 9, from 8 a.m to noon
McBride facility at E and 18th Street will collect general ‘stuff’
and clean yard waste (to be dumped in the pit);
and
Transfer Site near the Detention Center will collect scrap metal
and old appliances/white goods (stacked along the wall).
Guidelines for pickup
If you or your kids have a pickup, take it to the appropriate site listed above;
If you or your kids do not have a pickup, put all materials you want picked up at the street;
If you need a pickup, call the Town to schedule it at 648-2371; and
When you see the truck pull up to get your stuff, help load anything you can!
Pickups need to be scheduled before noon Friday, August 8.
Names will be put on a list by location so everyone gets handled.
Call 648-2371 to get on the list and
have everything you want picked up at the street
by 8 a.m. Saturday.
If you would like to help with the collections and/or
donate funds to cover costs of the rolloffs,
please call the Town and let them know.
MONEY FOR STREETS
One way the Town has of getting funds is to apply for grants. Public hearings are scheduled now regarding a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for up to $500,000 to help pave our streets.
Dora Batista from Economic Development will chair these hearings at the Town Hall on:
Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m.
and
Tuesday, August 5, at 4 p.m.
You don’t need to attend both, but PLEASE DO
attend one of them!
YOUR PRESENCE IS NEEDED
TO SHOW THIS COMMUNITY CARES!
Documentary in Carrizozo-Town Hall Meeting
Locals Marc and Julia Cohen will be filming a new series on small rural towns and Carrizozo will be the pilot. The film crew is arriving July 18th to begin filming interviews with local folks in their own homes or out in the pasture, if possible. The focus will be a lot on agriculture/ranching but not limited to that. The culmination of the film will be a "town hall meeting" presently scheduled for July 26th where whoever wants to will have an opportunity to get up and let the world know what they think. Meeting will be at Town Hall from 1-4pm. everyone is encouraged to attend.