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equipped with plasma TVs, fridges, and microwaves. For golfers, packages are available
that include greens fees at the new Sierra del Rio Golf Course at Turtleback Mountain
Resort. The new Ivory Spa here offers a full range of treatments, including reasonably
priced spa packages.
401 NM 195 (P.O. Box 996), Elephant Butte, NM 87935. & 575/744-5431. Fax 575/744-5044. www.
elephantbutteinn.com. 45 units. Mid-Sept to Apr $90-$129 double; May to early Sept $80-$100 double.
Golf and spa packages available. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Pets welcome $15-$20 per visit. Amenities: Restau-
rant; bar; courtesy computer; outdoor pool; room service; spa; tennis courts; . In room: A/C, TV, hair dryer,
Wi-Fi.
Sierra Grande Lodge & Spa Prepare yourself for a sensual oasis at this resort
in southern New Mexico. The biggest draw is the springs. Nowhere else in the state can
you stay in luxury while partaking of warm, healing waters rich in minerals. The
medium-size rooms in this renovated 1920s lodge have handcrafted furnishings, and
many have balconies. All have comfortable beds with good linens. Bathrooms are small
but functional. Suites have in-room Jacuzzis. A special casita, with its own outdoor tub,
is so popular that it's reserved months in advance. The spa offers a full range of treat-
ments. The Sierra Grande Restaurant opened to wide acclaim, but has since only
remained open sporadically.
501 McAdoo St., Truth or Consequences, NM 87901. & 575/894-6976. www.sierragrandelodge.com. 18
units. $99-$129 double Sun-Thurs; $129-$159 double Fri-Sat; $259 suite. AE, DISC, MC, V. Amenities:
Restaurant; spa. In room: A/C, TV, DVD player upon request, hair dryer, Wi-Fi (on guest room balcony as
well as in lobby and on patio).
Camping
Elephant Butte Lake State Park ( & 575/744-5923 ) welcomes backpackers and RVs
alike, with 200 developed campsites, 150 RV hookups, picnic tables, and access points
for swimming, hiking, boating, and fishing. Kids love the playground.
Not far from Elephant Butte Lake is Monticello Point RV Park ( & 575/894-6468 ),
which offers tenting and 69 sites with full hookups. Laundry and grocery facilities are
also on the premises, as are restrooms with showers. To reach Monticello Point, take I-25
to exit 89, and proceed 5 1 / 2 miles east on the paved road—follow the signs.
Lakeside RV Park and Lodging ( & 575/744-5996 ), also near Elephant Butte, has
50 sites, two overflow sites (all 52 are full hookups), as well as a recreation room with
cable and laundry facilities. When you are headed south on I-25, the RV park is 4 miles
southeast of the I-25 and NM 195 junction (exit 83) on NM 195. To reach the RV park
when you're headed north on I-25, take exit 79, go half a mile east on the paved road,
1 1 / 2 miles north on NM 181, then 1 1 / 2 miles east on NM 171, and finally a quarter-mile
south on NM 195.
Camping is also available at Caballo Lake State Park and Percha Dam State Park.
For information on either park, call & 575/743-3942 or visit www.nmparks.com .
WHERE TO DINE IN & AROUND
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Café Bella Luca TUSCAN/ITALIAN Set in a historic building renovated to
have a clean look, with high ceilings, stained concrete floors, and warm earth tones, this
new restaurant serves some of the best food in the region. Chef Byron Harrel hand-makes
all the sauces and breads here, and the seafood is flown in fresh. For breakfast, locals fill
the place to drink espresso, eat pastries, and check e-mail (the restaurant has Wi-Fi).
Lunch or dinner might start with crispy fried calamari or a crab cake. At lunch, one of
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