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Santa Rosa Lake State Park, Santa Rosa, NM

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Sports & Outdoors

Santa Rosa Lake State Park

A plains reservoir in eastern New Mexico with fishing, boating, camping, hiking, and bird watching.

NM Highway 91, Santa Rosa, NM 88435 · Santa Rosa, NM

About Santa Rosa Lake State Park

Santa Rosa Lake State Park sits on a reservoir in eastern New Mexico's plains country. Visitors can fish, boat, camp, and hike, and the lake draws many birdwatchers. The park offers about 5.5 miles of trails, a boat ramp, campgrounds with hookups and reservation sites, primitive camping, group shelters, and a Los Tanos Campground that welcomes equestrians.

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