Located in the bootheel of Southwestern New Mexico, Hidalgo County is characterized by year-round sunshine and beautiful desert and mountain scenery visible for over 60 miles.
Accommodations in Lordsburg number about 400 rooms. Restaurants offer the best in Southwest cuisine, specializing in authentic Mexican and American food.
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Book your room for 3 nights and the 4th night is FREE. Park your RV in a space for 6 nights and get the 7th FREE Hidalgo County's excellent climate and central location offers a variety of outdoor recreation. Most popular are rockhounding and hunting. Small game, including quail and dove, are plentiful in the area. For big game, hunters from all over the world find their way to Hidalgo County in search of Coues deer, javelina and mule deer. Professional guide services are available.
The Rockamania Gem & Mineral Society offers year-round rockhounding activities. Visit the annual Rockamania swap meet and their arts and crafts show. A lapidary shop and field trips are available.
Motel Drive in downtown Lordsburg parallels the famous Butterfield Trail. It is said by some that you can still hear the hoof beats of the horses and the shouting commands of the stage driver if you listen carefully.
Hidalgo County is home to two ghost towns. Just three miles southwest is Shakespeare rising from a series of boom and bust cycles in the mining industry. The Butterfield Stage stopped regularly in Shakespeare. Enjoy the Stratford Hotel, the bar in the Grant House, and a tour of the old blacksmith shop.
There are regular tours and re-enactment days, so check with the Chamber or the NM Visitor Information Center for dates and times.
Just west of Lordsburg about three miles east of the Arizona/New Mexico border is the old railroad town of Steins (pronounced Stee-ns). Today it's open Friday through Monday to visitors on I-10. They usually close the first 3 weeks of December. Check locally.
GENERAL INFORMATIONPop. 3,379
Elev. 4,250
Location: SW
UNIQUE ATTRACTIONS
County Fair & Ranch Rodeo, Main Street, Medicine Shop Drugstore (antique soda fountain), Motel Drive, Red Rock Wildlife Area, Shakespeare Ghost Town, 1850 (Butterfield Overland Stage Line stop), Tejano Music Festival, UFO Tours
NEARBY LOCATIONS
Gila National Forest, Peloncillo Mountains, Pyramid Mountains, Rodeo (Chiricahua Art Gallery & Historic church), Steins Ghost Town
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotels & Motels: 7; Number of Rooms: 300+
Spend tonight in Rodeo, NM and the hospitality of Mountain Valley Lodge & RV. SPECIAL OFFER: Book a room for 3 nights, get the 4th FREE. Park your RV for 6 nights and get the 7th FREE.
LORDSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
542-3421 (Mayor's Office) General Aviation: Private, Charter, Military (First airport in NM)
