Angel Fire RV Resort

Start your local wanderings in the Kit Carson National Forest, one of New Mexico’s five National Forests. Hiking, fishing, horseback riding, skiing and snowshoeing are all top activities here. Monte Verde Lake, 10 minutes’ drive away, is the place for paddleboarding and canoeing, and there are also some fab hikes and fishing to be done here. If you want to get the adrenaline pumping, head to Angel Fire Resort Zipline Adventure Tour, 10 minutes away, to fly over the gorgeous Moreno Valley; a little further afield are days of whitewater rafting, ATV driving and climbing (Wheeler Peak, New Mexico’s highest mountain, is around an hour away by car). To calm things down a little, pay a visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park and the Civil War-themed Kit Carson Home and Museum, and to take a walking tour of old pioneer town Cimarron. Taos Pueblo village, 45 minutes away, is worth a trip too, for an insight into Native American life.