Sports & Outdoors
Coyote Creek State Park
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Sports & Outdoors
Morphy Lake State Park
A high mountain state park around a small lake, known for trout fishing, canoeing, and camping near wilderness country.
Morphy Lake Road, Mora, NM 87732 · Mora, NM
About Morphy Lake State Park
This New Mexico state park sits high in the Sangre de Cristo range, roughly 7,950 feet up, close to the edge of the Pecos Wilderness. Visitors fish for stocked rainbow trout, paddle non-motorized canoes, picnic, watch wildlife, and birdwatch. A boat ramp serves the lake, and the campground offers 26 non-reservation sites with no water, electric, or dump station. Campsites are first come, first served, and RVs are limited to 18 feet.
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