Planning a trip to Deming and Lordsburg

Getting There -- From Las Cruces, take I-10 west (1 hr. to Deming, 2 hr. to Lordsburg). From Tucson, take I-10 east (3 hr. to Lordsburg, 4 hr. to Deming).

Great Lakes Airlines (tel. 575/388-4115) flies daily to Grant County Airport (tel. 575/388-4554), 15 miles south of Silver City near Hurley. The Las Cruces Shuttle Service, P.O. Box 3172, Las Cruces, NM 88003 (tel. 800/288-1784 or 575/525-1784; www.lascrucesshuttle.com), runs several times daily between Deming and the El Paso airport by way of Las Cruces.

Visitor Information -- The Deming-Luna County Chamber of Commerce is at 800 E. Pine St., Deming (tel. 800/848-4955 or 575/546-2674; www.demingchamber.com). The Greater Hidalgo Area Chamber of Commerce is at 117 E. 2nd St., Lordsburg, NM 88045 (tel. 575/542-9864).