Clovis (New Mexico)

By car

Road access is mainly via US 60 and US 70. You can also access Clovis from US 40 to NM 209 South at Tucumcari.

By plane

• Clovis Municipal AirportBoutique Air with non-stop service to Dallas/Fort Worth

Clovis has a limited public transportation system known as C.A.T.S which stands for Clovis Area Transport System. Anywhere within city limits is 50¢. 575-769-7910. (No service Sunday)
Taxi services do not exist.

• Clovis Depot Model Train Museum

  address: 221 w. 1st St
  A museum showing the history of trains in Eastern New Mexico is a must-see for train lovers.

• Hillcrest Park and Zoo

  phone: +1 575-769-7873
  address: 10th street and Sycamore
  The second largest zoo in the state exhibits hundreds of animals such as reptiles, lemurs, spider monkeys, crocodiles, bears and many more animals. The 22½-acre zoo continues to grow.

• Ned Houk ParkA large park that is about 9 miles north of downtown Clovis on the edges of town. This park features several ponds, a museum which features antique farm equipment and farm dwellings from before 1926, and several other attractions.

• Black Water Draw Museum and Archeology Site

  phone: +1 575 562-2202
  address: US Hwy 70
  The "Clovis Type Site" is accepted as the oldest culture in North America. Fluted points, stone and bone weapons and tools are displayed at the Blackwater Draw museum, 12 miles south of Clovis on Hwy 70. At the archaeological site, Mammoth bones can be viewed in the ground where excavation revealed them.

• Norman Petty Recording Studios

  phone: +1 575-356-6422
  address: 1313 w 7th St

• Decent off-road mountain biking exists at the back of Ned Houk Park. Upon entrance to the park, take a right and follow it to the ampetheatre. The trails start beyond the dirt parking lot.

• Taco Box

  phone: +1 575-769-1898
  address: 136 W. 21 St
  A local favorite.

• Kelly's Bar-Grill & Package Store

  phone: +1 575-762-0044
  address: 2208 North Prince

• Webbs Watering Hole

  phone: +1 575-762-4562
  address: 1305 Mabry Dr

If you go to Kellys before 9PM enjoy some country music. If you go after 9PM, enjoy the DJ.

• Clovis Inn and Suites

  phone: +1 575-762-5600
  address: 2912 Mabry Dr

• The La Vista Inn

  phone: +1 575-762-3808
  address: 1516 Mabry Dr

• Lubbock & Amarillo are approximately 100 miles away in Texas.
• Albuquerque is 220 miles away.
• The town of Portales is nearby, with Eastern New Mexico University and an interesting archaeological site.