Portales and Roosevelt County Quality of Life:
Nearby Attractions

Whether you're looking for a day trip, a long weekend, or an entire vacation, Portales offers a variety of adventures in some of the most interesting historic and natural scenery locations in the great Southwestern US! See what we have in store for you:

Within 30 minutes:

• Eastern New Mexico University: Four museums and regular concerts, plays, lectures, and celebrations
• Blackwater Draw National Archaeological Site: Internationally-recognized archaeological site, home of "Clovis Man"
• Oasis State Park and Lake: Picnics, fishing, hiking, kid's play tower
• Grulla Wildlife Refuge: Hiking, birdwatching
• Dalley's Windmill Collection: Largest collection of antique windmills in the US
• Hillcrest Park Zoo: Clovis zoo with exotic animals from all over the world

Within 2 hours:

• Bottomless Lake State Park: Outside of Roswell, New Mexico; offers hiking, swimming, fishing, and scuba diving
• Fort Sumner, New Mexico: Ft. Sumner lake and Billy the Kid Museum
• Roswell, New Mexico: World-famous home of the United States' most popular alien crash site
• Lubbock, Texas: Shopping, entertainment, Texas Tech Univeristy, and more
• Amarillo, Texas: Shopping, entertainment, and more
• Ute Lake State Park: Located in Logan, New Mexico; swimming, fishing, boating and picnics

Within 4 hours:

• Ruidoso, New Mexico: Skiing, camping, casinos, horse racing, and shopping
• Santa Rosa, New Mexico: Scuba-diving lessons and fun at the "Blue Hole"
• Albuquerque, New Mexico: Univeristy of New Mexico, shopping, and the world-famous Balloon Fiesta
• Las Cruces, New Mexico: New Mexico State University, shopping, 45 minutes from El Paso, Texas and right next to Mexico
• Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexico's Capital! Great art galleries, historic buildings, shopping, skiing, and site-seeing