Billy the Kid Trail
National Scenic Byway 89 mi in New Mexico.
About the Billy the Kid Trail
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.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Scenic Historic Byway, New Mexico State Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadRob Jagger's Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 55 sites · reservable
- 0.8 mi offCave Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- 0.9 mi offCEDAR CREEK (Sam Tobias) · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- 3.3 mi offSkyline Fc · Forest Service
- 3.4 mi offBaca · Forest Service
- 4.0 mi offOak Grove Fc · Forest Service
- 4.7 mi offSouth Fork · Forest Service
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.