Billy the Kid Trail
Billy the Kid Trail is a State Scenic Byway in New Mexico. Within New Mexico it covers roughly 85 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Billy the Kid Trail with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway loops through the Lincoln County country of south-central New Mexico, where Billy the Kid rode during the violent Lincoln County War of the 1870s. It links the preserved frontier town of Lincoln, the mountain resort of Ruidoso with its racetrack, and the Hubbard Museum of the American West. Pine-clad mountains and high meadows surround the historic sites.
- historic Lincoln
- Billy the Kid history
- Ruidoso
- Sacramento Mountains
- Lincoln County War sites
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.