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template: byway.jade
id: "2062"
name: Billy the Kid Trail
distance: "84"
duration: Two hours to drive the byway
description: "Follow this byway through the rugged beauty of the million-acre Lincoln National Forest. From grassy plains to dense pine forests, the region is known for its stunning views and cool mountain climate. Visit historic Lincoln, once home to outlaw Billy the Kid and lawman Pat Garrett."
contact: "**[New Mexico Department of Tourism](http://www.newmexico.org/index.php)**  \r\n 800-545-2070  \r\n 575-827-7400  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:enchantment@newmexico.org)  \r\n\r\n**Ruidoso Visitor Center/Chamber of Commerce**  \r\n 575-257-7395  \r\n 877-784-3676 \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.billybyway.com/"
    name: Billy the Kid Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.hubbardmuseum.org/"
    name: The Hubbard Museum of the American West
  - url: "http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/lincoln/index.shtml"
    name: Lincoln National Forest
  - url: "http://www.nmmonuments.org/lincoln"
    name: Lincoln State Monument
  - url: "http://www.newmexico.org/parks-and-byways/#article75714"
    name: New Mexico Byways
  - url: "http://www.ruidosonow.com"
    name: "Ruidoso, New Mexico"
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=22521"
    name: San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - New Mexico State Scenic Byway
  - Scenic Historic Byway
states: 
  - NM
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  - 33.44442000000009
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    - 33.32252900000009
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    - 33.54669200000012

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Follow this byway through the rugged beauty of the million-acre Lincoln National Forest. From grassy plains to dense pine forests, the region is known for its stunning views and cool mountain climate. Visit historic Lincoln, once home to outlaw Billy the Kid and lawman Pat Garrett.