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The Ponderosa Lodge

Your Red River Rocky Mountain Vacation
Red River, New Mexico's Ponderosa Lodge offers the perfect combination of rustic mountain lodging coupled with modern conveniences to make your Red River ski or summer vacation truly special. Enjoy a fantastic vacation in the Rocky Mountain wilderness without giving up the satellite TV and wireless internet you've come to expect from modern hotel, bed and breakfast and inn accommodations.

The Ponderosa Lodge Innkeepers, Shad and Maggie believe that a lodge should assist its guests in experiencing all that Red River has to offer. With that in mind they have collected extensive material on the stunning Red River, New Mexico and Northern New Mexico region, and all the area's great recreation and relaxation opportunities to help their guests create a memorable vacation. Located at the center of Red River, the Ponderosa is within walking distance of shopping, dinner at your favorite restaurant, picking up that ski hat you forgot to bring, or taking a ride on the chair lift. Once you are settled in at the Ponderosa Lodge, you’ll never have to use your car!

The Ponderosa Lodge has several guest room options to suit the needs of most families and groups. Single motel guest rooms are available, as well as one, two and three bedroom suites. The Lodge Suite can be rented as either a four or five bedroom unit, accommodating up to 14 people. All guest rooms at the Ponderosa Lodge feature queen-size beds, in-room phones, full bath with double sinks, and beautiful, newly remodeled furnishings. All Ponderosa Lodge guest suites feature stone fireplaces and full-size kitchens with oak cabinets which are chock- The Ponderosa Lodge living room, dining room and kitchen with full length windows to enjoy the magnificent Rocky Mountain views

The Ponderosa Lodge living room, dining room and kitchen with full length windows to enjoy the magnificent Rocky Mountain views

full of all the dinnerware, cooking and eating utensils you will need.

Bring the whole family on vacation to the Ponderosa Lodge, including your beloved pet. Just call ahead to reserve one of their pet friendly rooms. And the Ponderosa offers lodging discounts to AARP members and our military families.

Perfect for Your Next Event or Reunion!
The Ponderosa Lodge facilities can accommodate your small family reunion or a large ski group. And the knowledgeable staff at the Ponderosa Lodge is committed to providing the personal attention required to ensure your meeting or event is an unqualified success.

Year-Round Rocky Mountain Vacation Recreation
Vacation at the Ponderosa Lodge in beautiful Red River, New Mexico for year-round recreation. This one-time gold mining town has been the jewel of Southern Rocky Mountain resorts for a century, welcoming families and groups each winter for their ski and snow boarding vacations. The arid New Mexico climate produces a powdery snow unlike other regions, bringing ski and snow boarding enthusiasts back year after year. Nordic, or cross country skiing is spectacular here too, as are snow shoeing and snowmobiling. Enjoy the Saturday night torch light processions at the Red River Ski Resort throughout the ski season, a week-long Mardi Gras Celebration, and a fantastic Spring Break week topped off by the traditional pond-skim.

Situated in the middle of the Carson National Forest's 1.5 million acres of stunning Rocky Mountain terrain, Red River offers the ultimate in summer vacation recreation as well. The mountain and road biking here are world-class, camping and hiking is unparalleled - you can even the comfortable bedrooms at the Ponderosa Lodge in red River New Mexico are rustic mountain lodge style with all the conveniences you need for a great Rocky Mountain ski or summer vacation.

the comfortable bedrooms at the Ponderosa Lodge in red River New Mexico are rustic mountain lodge style with all the conveniences you need for a great Rocky Mountain ski or summer vacation.

go camping with a llama to carry your gear - perfect for those who enjoy a gourmet meal al fresco, but don't want to carry the extra weight. Or go on horseback! You can take an hour long trail ride, or a week-long pack trip through the incomparable Valle Vidal, and end it all with a Cowboy Evening cookout and entertainment, for those who still clamor for the Old West. Take a rugged, or leisurely, hike through spectacular alpine meadows filled with wildflowers. You might want to bring your camera and keep a look out for the Rocky Mountain Bluebird as well as a myriad of other wildlife. Just a few miles away you will find world-class whitewater rafting, canoeing and kayaking and hot air ballooning. And don't forget there's always fly fishing for Northern New Mexico's cutthroat trout. Or you can just relax, listen to the wind through the Ponderosa Pines and Aspens, and watch the hummingbirds.

You Can Always Find Fun in Red River
Red River, New Mexico is a little town that does everything in a big way. The natives get restless, what with all that winter, so they throw parties to drive away the cabin fever. And they do it like no one else! Mardi Gras in Red River has dozens of events, cook-offs and real Cajun music. Summer starts with a Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally, culminating in an Enchanted Circle Ride to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire. There's an Antique Car Show, a Town Yard Sale, Blues Festival and Chili Cook-off. And that's just for starters. Just about anytime you visit, there will be some fun event going on in Red River. So what are you waitin' for? Give Shad and Maggie a call, and book your Red River vacation of a lifetime!