National Parks:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park,
Chaco National Historical Park,
Pecos National Historical Park
State Parks:
Bluewater Lake,
Bottomless Lakes,
Brantley Lake,
Caballo Lake,
Cimarron Canyon,
City of Rocks,
Clayton Lake,
Conchas Lake,
Coyote Creek,
Eagle Nest Lake,
Elephant Butte Lake,
El Vado Lake,
Fenton Lake,
Heron Lake,
Hyde Memorial,
Leasburg Dam,
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens,
Manzano Mountains,
Mesilla Valley Bosque,
Morphy Lake,
Navajo Lake,
Oasis,
Oliver Lee Memorial,
Pancho Villa,
Percha Dam,
Rio Grande Nature Center,
Rockhound,
Santa Rosa Lake,
Storrie Lake,
Sugarite Canyon,
Ute Lake,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Villanueva
Santa Rosa State Park
Santa Rosa Lake State Park, a Pecos River reservoir on the Llano Estacado (staked plains), offers a variety of water sports. Anglers often catch bass, catfish and walleye. Hiking trails wind through the wild areas around the lake.
Eagles roost on snags at water's edge and on small islands on the lake. Also look for scaled quail, mourning dove and migrating osprey.
The Corps of Engineers Visitor Center had displays about area history, creation of dam and natural history. Nearby Santa Rosa is famous for its clean natural lakes where fledgling scuba divers from around the country come to learn scuba diving.
Santa Rosa State Park
P.O. Box 384
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
Phone: (575) 472-3110
www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/santarosa.htm
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