Capitan Village Council
Mayor: Sam L. Hammons
P.O. Box 246, Capitan NM 88316
505.353.4000 (Home)
505.430.3767 (Cell)
Village Clerk:
Kay Strickland 575.354.2247
Deputy Clerk:
Shirley Pavlovic 575.354.2247

Trustees:
J.R. Davis
P.O. Box 609, Capitan NM 88316
575.354.1033 (Home)
Diane Riska
P.O. Box 307, Capitan NM 88316
575.354.2529 (Home)
Curtis L. Payne
P.O. Box 991, Capitan NM 88316
505.354.2387 (Home)
505.937.2562 (Cell)
Lilly M. Wood
P.O. Box 1032, Capitan Nm 88316
505.354.4018 (Home)
505.354.2640 (Work)

Municipal Judge
J.D. Roehrig
P.O. Box 445, Capitan NM 88316
505.354.3386 (Home)
505.430.3913 (Cell)
Founded in the 1890's, incorporated in 1941, the Village retains it's small town, western heritage. Buried on the grounds of the Smokey Bear Historical Park is Capitan's most famous resident, Smokey Bear. The badly singed black bear cub was rescued from a a 17,000 acre fire in the Capitan Mountains. Each year the residents celebrate his memory with the Smokey Bear Stampede, 4 days of festivities, including a fun run marathon, parade, barbeque, western dance, music festival and rodeo events commencing over the 4th of July weekend. Come visit us. What better way to have a safe and sane 4th!

Surrounded by the tall pines of the Lincoln National Forest, Capitan is ideally located in the heart of historic Lincoln County. Home to 2,000 unpretentious residents, and many artists and craft people, the Village is situated between the Capitan and Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 6,530 feet.

Enjoying a temperate climate, the average rainfall is 15.7 inches, the mean maximum temperature is 68 degrees and the mean minimum temperature is 36 degrees. Hardly a day goes by without brilliant sunshine, pleasantly cooled by the brisk mountain air.

Capitan is located 165 miles southeast of Albuquerque, 145 miles northeast of Las Cruces, a mere 16 miles from Lincoln, site of Old Lincoln Days, featuring a re-enactment of Billy the Kid's Last Escape, a parade, fiddler's contest and crafts fair.

Ruidoso, a cozy year-round mountain resort bordering the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation is a scenic 25 mile drive south from Capitan. Visit world class Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, Ski Apache & Casino Apache.
Capitan Village Hall
114 South Lincoln Ave. - Box 246
Phone: (505) 354-2247
Fax: (505) 354-2713
Capitan Head Start
555 W Fifth Street - Box
(505) 354?2243
Capitan Municipal Schools
150 Forest Road - Box 278
Elementary School (505) 354-2238
Middle School (505) 354-2096
High School (505) 354-2567
Superintendent (505) 354-2239
Capitan Municipal Schools Website
Capitan Public Library
101 West Second Street - Box 1169
(505) 354-3054
Capitan Public Library Website
Police Department 911
(505) 354-2154
Capitan Zia Senior Center
115 Yard Road - Box 661
(505) 354-2640
Regional Chambers
Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce
720 Sudderth Drive, P.O. Box 698
Ruidoso, New Mexico 88355
1-800-253-2255 (505) 257-7395
Fax: (505) 257-4693