オテロ郡周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

初心者向けの道として推奨されています。それでも水を持参してください！

Really beautiful!!

Early morning hiking to avoid the heat. Ok for dogs early in the day with water.

Bring water and enjoy. No littering please

Osha Trail is a 2.5 mile hike out of Cloudcroft up into the hills. After a relatively steep climb, the trail flattens out and hikers are rewarded with beautiful views of the Sacramento mountains and a spectacular view of Bailey Canyon to the south. There are multiple parking areas with different trailheads to reach the trail, although for the best views you should to start at the southern trailhead nearest to Cloudcroft.

One of the only waterfalls in all of Lincoln National Forest, these falls are an easy hike along the Grandview Trail. The falls once had a lot more water coming over them, but since some redirection of water to local towns the flow has slowed over them. Regardless, they are still a beautiful place to visit.

At the summit of the dunes hikers are treated to a view of the San Andres Mountains to the west. The white dunes that stretch across the valley mark the site of an ancient lake, Lake Otero, which evaporated after the last ice age to create selenite crystals that eroded into fine white gypsum sand.

The Alkaline Flat Trail includes a few dune climbs, and is best hiked clockwise so the second half is downhill. Bring a sled for the dunes! The white gypsum sand in the park is formed from the erosion of selenite crystals, an alkaline substance and the trail's namesake.