---
template: byway.jade
id: "2093"
name: Sunspot Scenic Byway
distance: "14"
duration: 30 minutes
description: "Stretching 14 miles through the Lincoln National Forest, this route roams the front rim of the Sacramento Mountains, providing astounding views of the Tularosa Basin and the ceaselessly shifting sand dunes of White Sands National Monument."
contact: "**Sacramento Ranger District**  \r\n 575-682-2551  \r\n\r\n"
path: "sbdhEvlldS~EhBn@`@zBJrH{BlACzMdIlEdFxBbBrCt@`G??MrC?nBj@pCVjBa@rCiBl@sA@W^uEUuSfAu@jB?`Bn@d@p@`@`J`A~E`A`BtA`Av@FxCK`@JpAfEzAdCFAAFE^Oz@Qx@SfBAd@B\\J`@R^ZX`@NZFjAE`AMh@?j@Hd@N`@\\x@lAh@z@z@tAv@vAz@zA`A|Ap@tA`@bADp@Il@Sj@W^u@r@e@Zc@\\c@p@Kf@Ah@Bd@Lb@t@rA^h@TZn@dAbAlBfBdEZp@ZRXLh@Hd@C`@S^[b@c@t@}@d@e@\\Qd@Qh@Eh@Fb@N`@T\\f@f@vAd@lATh@Zh@ZVf@Pb@Jf@B`@Ef@QbAo@xBmCbA}@`A]jAUxAKlAIrAa@~@[TInAWTA~@IrACnA[hAk@dC}BfA_@dAk@x@kA^iAf@_Ab@]t@_@j@Gr@@f@JZJLFr@d@bAx@fAz@~@x@bA|@v@p@b@f@fBfCZNTJh@J^@v@Up@KnAKd@AnAQh@MxCcA`Ag@l@Ih@Hz@Zf@f@Zf@T|@HhAI~AU~DE|AB|AN|AZxAb@hAP\\FJZj@v@dAl@pAHj@Br@@r@Dl@Fj@Tp@Xf@\\`@ZZh@VpATvANtAPrALlBNt@PjAv@t@z@Xt@Lh@FdB?lACz@Rz@d@n@\\\\j@f@`AbAv@fAl@hAJZJZDf@Gp@Ql@ADYf@i@l@_@d@Oj@Gp@@j@J`@`@pAzAfDb@p@ZV`@Pj@Lf@C`@Gb@Q`@UnCmBb@U\\Gb@B^Fd@V`@r@VnA\\tAR^XZj@Zf@Ln@Lj@R\\T\\`@^z@\\dAZz@DD^\\DBb@Lf@FfA@zAFvAHnAPxAVxAZ~A^tAPzAL`FZj@LhAf@x@b@h@Nb@Dj@?j@Gb@Qd@Id@?Z@P@dAX`DdA~@Nn@BdAA|AMtAYhAQh@Er@At@FbAXx@f@p@t@fCjChA|@`Af@bBh@|@Rp@FjA@dBGvAMfBUv@Cv@@t@D|AZ`DjAfAVpAJH@xAFpAVhAh@vA`AxAv@TBpA^dDx@xF|AnA`@lA`@~@^hA^j@Tl@PrAVnAJH@zAGzAUh@MnAm@h@c@fAgAfAgAjAgAJIbAu@zAq@t@Qh@Ih@Gn@AdB?dBBlBHt@Er@MzAQt@Ev@@bBRrARf@Dr@Al@Gf@KxAYp@Kj@AzAAnBJtABj@?r@Ip@On@QxAo@rA_ArAeAp@_@n@Q^Gd@EH?j@?lAXrA`@hBf@v@Np@Fh@Np@Vl@^j@l@fAtAhAxAjArA`@XFDl@VrAb@rAj@pAl@xAx@rDnBtAl@b@RVD\\BtAGnDm@tASvAMzA@|AJzAXxAf@pAr@lA|@hA`Aj@Xb@VrAb@pAd@n@VZX~@hAv@nA`A~An@`@d@PB@h@FnA?nAIpA[tA_@tAWpAYjAa@nA_@vAMtA?rANpAb@fAv@|@|@t@z@r@h@L@VFh@A`@KTUVe@Lo@RaBRoBR{ANg@Ra@`@e@d@[bAi@lAc@pAg@lAm@lAi@hAOd@B`@Hh@Tx@r@r@z@j@z@Zr@b@p@xBtAd@VPNj@vAb@rAb@tAd@`BZxAJxATvA^tApAxCPl@Hr@?pABzAJzAXrAd@lAj@hAl@hAl@fAZb@\\d@l@^dANl@@vAIdAAj@Bp@Jd@Lf@Pb@X`@`@b@j@r@fAZTzA`AnBfAX@l@Et@OjBi@f@IlAO|@Bv@Lr@RdATbElA\\NXRdAlAxA`Ct@z@t@h@`@Rl@J`AD~@@bAUtAc@lAw@^[Ne@@i@@qA@m@BSJe@P]XYv@UdAQj@Cb@CZDZN^XtAtA\\P^Bb@A`@I\\URa@Jc@Fu@@i@e@}A{@kCGe@@g@Bk@Ni@Za@VSZOXCX@XHVL\\^LV`@fAbAvCZn@^d@^Vn@T~@NdBP|@LzARn@Pf@P\\\\d@n@Nh@Dh@F|ANxATpA`@fBr@dBv@|BX~@T`B^`BN^XZTNXJf@BXCL?b@Q\\]Rc@Hm@H}AJqD?k@Ck@WwAIm@Cg@Ds@Jm@b@cA|@wAv@sATs@Hk@FgB?{ADa@FYR]TSRI^IlAAtA?p@Hj@Hh@Td@X`AbAv@pAl@fAPZl@hAv@fA^TF@ZFp@A`AOlAQ~AHnA^t@h@t@p@pAzAvAxArDrDzAdB`BdBfBhBnAxAdAlBt@vB~@xBz@fApAr@rAXpBRxBRjBR|@NpAXd@X^V"
websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/lincoln/index.shtml"
    name: Lincoln National Forest
  - url: "http://www.newmexico.org/parks-and-byways/#article75714"
    name: Sunspot Scenic Byway
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - "New Mexico Scenic & Historic Byway"
states: 
  - NM
ll: 
  - -105.74555454545447
  - 32.95802727272735
bounds: 
  - - -105.8066
    - 32.78781300000003
  - - -105.74360000000001
    - 32.95802727272735

---

Stretching 14 miles through the Lincoln National Forest, this route roams the front rim of the Sacramento Mountains, providing astounding views of the Tularosa Basin and the ceaselessly shifting sand dunes of White Sands National Monument.