Las Cruces is a sunny, affordable Southwestern college city with a walkable downtown, farmers’ markets, galleries, a strong local food scene (green chile!), and ready access to hiking, biking and panoramic desert scenery in the Organ Mountains—easy to relax into for multi‑week clinical stays.
For bigger‑city amenities and a major airport, El Paso is about 45 miles away, while unique weekend escapes like White Sands/Alamogordo lie roughly 60–70 miles from town.