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Oasis State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located north of Portales in Roosevelt County. [1] It is a common destination for nearby residents and features a small fishing lake and several sand dunes.
Eagle Nest Lake State Park is a state park in New Mexico, United States. The park is located outside Eagle Nest, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Taos. It was established on July 3, 2004. [1] Its main attraction is a 2,400-acre (9.7 km 2) lake which is popular for fishing and boating in the summer, and ice fishing and snowmobiling in the ...
Elephant Butte Reservoir (largest lake in New Mexico) Fenton Lake; Hackberry Lake; Heron Lake; Morphy Lake; Navajo Lake; Lake Roberts; Santa Cruz Lake; Santa Rosa Lake; Stinking Lake; Storrie Lake; Summer Lake; Ute Lake
Cabins, fishing tackle, and boat rental services are available at the reservoir. Downstream Caballo Reservoir, with an area of 11,500 acres (47 km 2), is also a popular site for picnicking, fishing and boating. Elephant Butte Lake State Park and Caballo Lake State Park serve the two reservoirs, respectively. [3]
Silver Lake is not too far from the headquarters and is open to swimming, fishing, and boating. Crooked Lake has a boat launch and is adjacent a rustic campground. It is not open to swimming. Halfmoon Lake has a large swimming area, as well as a boat launch. Halfmoon Lake Day Use closes November 1 and opens April 1.
The series of ponds, originally known as Conservancy Beach, was built during the 1930s by diverting water from the Rio Grande and later renamed in honor of Clyde Tingley, the 11th governor of New Mexico. [1] After the beach was closed to swimmers in the 1950s, it was used primarily for fishing.
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Ute Reservoir is the only large state-owned and operated reservoir in New Mexico. [4] Structurally the Ute Dam has the largest labyrinth weir spillway in the United States. It was a 1984 addition to the original structure, designed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, which raised the height of the lake by 27 feet (8.2 m). [5]