List of New Mexico state parks

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This is a list of state parks and reserves in the New Mexico state park system. The system began with the establishment of Bottomless Lakes State Park on November 18, 1933.[1] New Mexico currently has 35 state parks. It has been calculated that 70% of the state's population lives within 40 miles (64 km) of a New Mexico state park.[2] The system as a whole saw 4.5 million visitors in 2009.[2] The parks are managed by the New Mexico State Parks Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. The mission of the State Parks Division is to "protect and enhance natural and cultural resources, provide first-class recreational and education facilities and opportunities, and promote public safety to benefit and enrich the lives of visitors."[3]

Name County Size[4] Elevation[4] Estab-
lished[5]		 Image Remarks
acres ha ft m
Bluewater Lake State ParkCibola3,0001,2007,4002,3001937
Encircles a 1,200-acre (490 ha) reservoir in the Zuni Mountains.[6]
Bottomless Lakes State ParkChaves1,4005703,5001,1001933
Encompasses eight cenotes whose greenish-blue water disguises their true depth.[7]
Brantley Lake State ParkEddy3,0001,2003,3001,0001989
Features New Mexico's southernmost lake, a 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) reservoir on the Pecos River.[8]
Caballo Lake State ParkSierra5,3842,1794,1001,2001964
Surrounds Caballo Lake, a 11,500-acre (4,700 ha) reservoir on the Rio Grande.[9]
Cerrillos Hills State ParkSanta Fe1,1164522009
Provides day-use recreation amidst 1,100 years of mining history.[10]
Cimarron Canyon State ParkColfax3781537,5002,3001979
Showcases the canyon of the Cimarron River and the Palisades Sill formation.[11]
City of Rocks State ParkGrant1,2305005,2501,6001953
Features rock formations eroded out of 35-million-year-old volcanic ash, and a public observatory.[12]
Clayton Lake State ParkUnion4711915,0401,5401965
Features a 170-acre (69 ha) reservoir and an extensive fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints.[13]
Conchas Lake State ParkSan Miguel359145[14]4,2001,3001955Adjoins a 16,400-acre (6,600 ha) reservoir on the Canadian River.[15]
Coyote Creek State ParkMora4621877,7002,3001969Boasts the most densely stocked trout stream in New Mexico.[16]
Eagle Nest Lake State ParkColfax3,4881,4128,3002,5002004
Provides access to a 2,400-acre (970 ha) reservoir in a scenic mountain valley.[17]
Elephant Butte Lake State ParkSierra24,5009,9004,5001,4001964
Surrounds Elephant Butte Reservoir, the state's largest and most popular reservoir.[18]
El Vado Lake State ParkRio Arriba1,7307006,9002,1001961
Provides access to a 3,200-acre (1,300 ha) reservoir adjacent to Heron Lake State Park.[19]
Fenton Lake State ParkSandoval7002807,9002,4001984
Encompasses a 37-acre (15 ha) reservoir surrounded by ponderosa pine forest.[20]
Heron Lake State ParkRio Arriba4,1001,7007,2002,200
Provides access to a 5,900-acre (2,400 ha) no-wake reservoir adjacent to El Vado Lake State Park.[21]
Hyde Memorial State ParkSanta Fe3501408,5002,6001938Provides outdoor recreation amenities near Santa Fe.[22]
Leasburg Dam State ParkDoña Ana2931194,2001,3001971
Features a quiet stretch of the Rio Grande below a 1908 diversion dam.[23]
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State ParkEddy1,5006103,2009801967
Comprises a zoo and botanical garden of wildlife native to the Chihuahuan Desert in the city of Carlsbad.[24]
Manzano Mountains State ParkTorrance160657,6002,3001973Protects part of the forested foothills of the Manzano Mountains.[25]
Mesilla Valley Bosque State ParkDoña Ana3051233,9001,2002003
Interprets a bosque on the Rio Grande and adjacent Chihuahuan Desert.[26]
Morphy Lake State ParkMora30128,0002,4001965Preserves a small, secluded lake in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.[27]
Navajo Lake State ParkRio Arriba and San Juan21,0008,5006,1001,9001995
Comprises three units on New Mexico's second-largest reservoir.[28]
Oasis State ParkRoosevelt193784,1001,2001961
Features a fishing pond and sand dunes amidst the east-central plains.[29]
Oliver Lee Memorial State ParkOtero6402604,3631,3301980
Showcases a verdant canyon in the Sacramento Mountains and Oliver Lee's restored 1893 ranch house.[30]
Pancho Villa State ParkLuna60244,0601,2401961Interprets the 1916 Battle of Columbus (Pancho Villa's raid onto U.S. soil) and the retaliatory Pancho Villa Expedition.[31]
Pecos Canyon State ParkSan Miguel3781532019Comprises three non-contiguous parcels north of the Village of Pecos.[32]
Percha Dam State ParkSierra80324,1001,2001970Provides outdoor recreation on an impounded section of the Rio Grande.[33]
Rio Grande Nature Center State ParkBernalillo38155,0001,5001982
Interprets a bosque on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.[34]
Rockhound State ParkLuna1,1004504,5001,4001965
Allows mineral collecting for amateur geology in the Florida Mountains.[35]
Santa Rosa Lake State ParkGuadalupe5502204,8001,500
Adjoins a 3,800-acre (1,500 ha) reservoir.[36]
Storrie Lake State ParkSan Miguel80326,6002,0001960Adjoins a 1,100-acre (450 ha) reservoir in the Zuni Mountains.[37]
Sugarite Canyon State ParkColfax3,6001,5006,9502,1201985
Interprets the ruins of a historic early-20th-century coal-mining camp.[38]
Sumner Lake State ParkDe Baca6,7002,7004,3001,3001966
Adjoins a 4,500-acre (1,800 ha) reservoir on the Pecos River.[39]
Ute Lake State ParkQuay1,5006103,9001,2001964Adjoins an 8,200-acre (3,300 ha) reservoir on the Canadian River.[40]
Villanueva State ParkSan Miguel1,6006505,6001,7001967
Preserves a red sandstone canyon on the Pecos River.[41]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bottomless Lakes State Park Management and Development Plan" (PDF). Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  2. 1 2 New Mexico State Parks Division. "New Mexico State Parks". Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ New Mexico State Parks Division: Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (2010). "Cimarron Canyon State Park Management Plan 2010" (PDF). New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 8, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 All data come from respective New Mexico State Parks Division webpage unless otherwise noted.
  5. ↑ All data come from respective state park management plans unless otherwise noted.
  6. ↑ "Bluewater Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources. "NMBGMR Geologic Tour: Bottomless Lakes State Park".
  8. ↑ "Brantley Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Caballo Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Cerrillos Hills State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Cimarron Canyon State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  12. ↑ "City of Rocks State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Clayton Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Conchas Lake State Park Management Plan 2010" (PDF). New Mexico State Parks Division - Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. 2010.
  15. ↑ "Conchas Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Coyote Creek State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Eagle Nest Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Elephant Butte Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  19. ↑ "El Vado Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Fenton Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Heron Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Hyde Memorial State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Leasburg Dam State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Manzano Mountains State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Morphy Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Navajo Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Oasis State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Oliver Lee Memorial State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  31. ↑ "Pancho Villa State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Pecos Canyon State Park Management Plan 2014" (PDF). New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Percha Dam State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  34. ↑ "Rio Grande Nature Center State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Rockhound State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  36. ↑ "Santa Rosa Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  37. ↑ "Storrie Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  38. ↑ "Sugarite Canyon State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  39. ↑ "Sumner Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  40. ↑ "Ute Lake State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  41. ↑ "Villanueva State Park". New Mexico State Parks. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
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