Las Cruces, NM to Carlsbad Caverns
We will be traveling from Las Cruces, NM to Carlsbad Caverns in a couple of days. Can anyone familiar with the area tell me if US 180 out of El Paso is a good route for a 40' Class A Motorhome with a...
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Shouldn't have any concerns using US 180 from El Paso to the Caverns. I would suggest using TX 375 off I-10. This the Transmountain Road & Loop 375. Loop 375 will cross US 180 & will keep you out of El Paso traffic closer to downtown area.
Or one could use the War Road Route to bypass the Trans Mountain pass. Use Exit 162 in New Mexico (just short of the NM/TX state line) NM-404/Ohara Rd East, turn right on NM 213 S (War Road), this turns into Martin Luther Kings Jr. Blvd (FM 3255) once entering TX. Take the ramp onto Gateway S Blvd/Patriot Fwy (US 54 S) to TX 375 Turn left onto Woodrow Bean Trans Mountain Rd (Texas Loop 375). Follow Loop 375 to the US-62/US-180/Montana Ave exit (about 12 miles). The US-62/US-180 takes you to Carlsbad Caverns. No mountains to cross on this bypass. If you take a right on 375, then it'll take you up & over the pass.
We drove Transmountain & the 375 Loop in Oct. Not a bad route at all. Just use lower gears going down, don't let your speed get away from you. Should be a hard drive.
Or one could use the War Road Route to bypass the Trans Mountain pass. Use Exit 162 in New Mexico (just short of the NM/TX state line) NM-404/Ohara Rd East, turn right on NM 213 S (War Road), this turns into Martin Luther Kings Jr. Blvd (FM 3255) once entering TX. Take the ramp onto Gateway S Blvd/Patriot Fwy (US 54 S) to TX 375 Turn left onto Woodrow Bean Trans Mountain Rd (Texas Loop 375). Follow Loop 375 to the US-62/US-180/Montana Ave exit (about 12 miles). The US-62/US-180 takes you to Carlsbad Caverns. No mountains to cross on this bypass. If you take a right on 375, then it'll take you up & over the pass.
We drove Transmountain & the 375 Loop in Oct. Not a bad route at all. Just use lower gears going down, don't let your speed get away from you. Should be a hard drive.
