In the high desert of Southwestern New Mexico, Silver City is not far from Mexico, not far from Arizona, and not far from Texas. El Paso is the closest major airport by car.

Agave Ridge Retreat is about 10 miles north of Silver City and several hundred feet higher in elevation. It is on Highway 15, on the way to the Gila Wilderness, the first area reserved as wilderness in the United States. The official wilderness is 35 miles beyond the property, but there are isolated spots within the Gila National Forest just beyond the driveway. We are at the end of the power and phone lines.

The attraction of Silver City is that it's out-of-the-way, but not too far from everything. The location is ideal most of the year - during some winter weather you may need 4-wheel drive to get up the driveway.

How do you get there?

Fly to El Paso, Texas, and take a van shuttle to Silver City (or drive 2.75 hours)
Fly to Phoenix, Arizona, and take a small plane to the Grant County Airport
Fly to Albuquerque and drive about 4 hours or fly to Phoenix and drive 5 hours
Fly to Tucson and drive about 3 hours

City	Distance	Reason To Go
Phoenix, Arizona	225	Hub Airport
Albuquerque	185	Airport
Tucson	159	Airport
El Paso, Texas	126	Airport with Silver City shuttle
Las Cruces	93	Nearest city wi mall shopping
Palomas, Mexico	78	Shopping in Mexico
Deming, New Mexico	46	Amtrak, Greyhound, and I-10
Lordsburg, New Mexico	38	Amtrak, Greyhound, and I-10
Grant County Airport	20	Flights to/from Phoenix

The Grant County Airport is served by Great Lakes Airline. You can book flights on their web site. Silver Stage Lines has shuttles between Silver City and the El Paso Airport. Make reservations at 800-522-0162.