Cloudcroft is located in South Central New Mexico's Sacramento Mountains at almost 9000 feet above sea level. The nearest major airports are El Paso and Albuquerque. 

 DRIVING DIRECTIONS 

from El Paso - 100 miles: US 54-E to Alamogordo (74 miles); US 82-W to Cloudcroft (16 miles).

from Las Cruces - 86 miles: US 70-E to Alamogordo(70 miles); US 82-W to Cloudcroft (16 miles).

from Fort Stockton, TX - 265 miles: US 285-N through Carlsbad to Artesia (175 miles); US 82-W to Cloudcroft (91 miles).

from Big Spring, TX - 279 miles: TX 176-W (becomes NM 176-W) to US 180-W (132 miles); US 180-W to NM 360-N (17 miles); NM 360-N to US 82-W (25 miles); US 82-W to Cloudcroft (105 miles).

from Albuquerque - 222 miles:  I-25-S to San Antonio, NM (85 miles); US 380-W to Carrizozo (66 miles); US 54-W to Alamogordo (55 miles); US 82-E to Cloudcroft, 16 miles.

from Roswell - 113 miles: US 70-W through Ruidoso (82 miles); NM 244-S to US 82-E (29 miles); US 82-E to Cloudcroft (1 mile).