New Mexico Recreation
White Rock Outdoor Rock Climbing
Information center on NM-4
Poshouinge Ruins
1/2-mile ruin trail, 2 vista areas, interpretive signs;
Hopewell Lake
Fishing for brook and rainbow trout; camping, picnicking;
Rio Chama State Wildlife and Fishing
13,000 acres, access to 12
Genoveva Chavez Community Center
Ice rink, 3
Olympic Park
Summer recreation. Playground, tennis, basketball, human maze, disc /
Cimarron Canyon State Park
Features Cimarron Palisades, 400-foot-high crenellated granite formations. Campsites, rainbow/
Eagle Nest Lake
Now state-owned. Fishing for kokanee salmon /
El Porvenir Canyon
Creek, 2 campgrounds, Nermit'
Ramah Lake
Trout/
Animas Parkland / Berg Park
5-mile park along Animas River downtown. Riverside Nature Center, Harvest Grove Farm &
Jackson Lake State Waterfowl Area
880 acres of land/
Green Acres Park
Closest fishing hole around. Stocked Trout /
Carlsbad River Walk
4 miles along Pecos River. Footbridges, picnicking, grills, playgrounds, swimming beach, boating, paddle /
Chaparral Park
Fishing lake, tennis, basketball / volleyball courts, jogging path, amphitheater, RV Camping (no hookups)
Oliver Lees Memorial State Park
Rare desert flora, visitor center, 6-mile hiking trail, campsites, history exhibits. Tours of ranch house every Sat., Sun., 3
Datil Well National Recreatoin Site
22 campsites, group shelter, 3
Quemado Lake
Trout fishing, 130
Lake Roberts
Trout Fishing, 71
Rockhound State Park
Visitors can take up to 15
Springtime Picnic Area
In Cibola National Forest, just south of Apache Kid Wilderness near FR-255
Langmuir Laboratory
Late June to late August lightning and thunderstorm research; gate blocks last mile to laboratory (gate is often closed). Hikers, picnickers welcome year-round.