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This is a list of state parks and reserves in the New Mexico state park system. The system began with the establishment of Bottomless Lakes State Park on November 18, 1933. New Mexico currently has 35 state parks. It has been calculated that 70% of the state's population lives within 40 miles (64 km) of a New Mexico state park. The system as a whole saw 4.5 million visitors in 2009. The parks are managed by the New Mexico State Parks Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. The mission of the State Parks Division is to "protect and enhance natural and cultural resources, provide first-class recreational and education facilities and opportunities, and promote public safety to benefit and enrich the lives of visitors."
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SNo,Park name,County or counties,Area in acres (ha),Elevation,Date,Remarks,,,,,established,1,Bluewater Lake State Park,Cibola,"3,000 acres (1,200ha)","7,400ft (2,300m)",1937,"Encircles a 1,200-acre (490ha) reservoir in the Zuni Mountains."2,Bottomless Lakes State Park,Chaves,"1,400 acres (570ha)","3,500ft (1,100m)",1933,Encompasses eight cenotes whose greenish-blue water disguises their true depth.3,Brantley Lake State Park,Eddy,"3,000 acres (1,200ha)","3,300ft (1,000m)",1989,"Features New Mexico's southernmost lake, a 4,000-acre (1,600ha) reservoir on the Pecos River."4,Caballo Lake State Park,Sierra,"5,384 acres (2,179ha)","4,100ft (1,200m)",1964,"Surrounds Caballo Lake, a 11,500-acre (4,700ha) reservoir on the Rio Grande."5,Cerrillos Hills State Park,Santa Fe,"1,116 acres (452ha)",,2009,"Provides day-use recreation amidst 1,100 years of mining history."6,Cimarron Canyon State Park,Colfax,378 acres (153ha),"7,500ft (2,300m)",1979,Showcases the canyon of the Cimarron River and the Palisades Sill formation.7,City of Rocks State Park,Grant,"1,230 acres (500ha)","5,250ft (1,600m)",1953,"Features rock formations eroded out of 35 million year old volcanic ash, and a public observatory."8,Clayton Lake State Park,Union,471 acres (191ha),"5,040ft (1,540m)",1965,Features a 170-acre (69ha) reservoir and an extensive fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints.9,Conchas Lake State Park,San Miguel,359 acres (145ha),"4,200ft (1,300m)",1955,"Adjoins a 16,400-acre (6,600ha) reservoir on the Canadian River."10,Coyote Creek State Park,Mora,462 acres (187ha),"7,700ft (2,300m)",1969,Boasts the most densely stocked trout stream in New Mexico.11,Eagle Nest Lake State Park,Colfax,"3,488 acres (1,412ha)","8,300ft (2,500m)",2004,"Provides access to a 2,400-acre (970ha) reservoir in a scenic mountain valley."12,Elephant Butte Lake State Park,Sierra,"24,500 acres (9,900ha)","4,500ft (1,400m)",1964,"Surrounds Elephant Butte Reservoir, the state's largest and most popular reservoir."13,El Vado Lake State Park,Rio Arriba,"1,730 acres (700ha)","6,900ft (2,100m)",1961,"Provides access to a 3,200-acre (1,300ha) reservoir adjacent to Heron Lake State Park."14,Fenton Lake State Park,Sandoval,700 acres (280ha),"7,900ft (2,400m)",1984,Encompasses a 37-acre (15ha) reservoir surrounded by ponderosa pine forest.15,Heron Lake State Park,Rio Arriba,"4,100 acres (1,700ha)","7,200ft (2,200m)",,"Provides access to a 5,900-acre (2,400ha) no-wake reservoir adjacent to El Vado Lake State Park."16,Hyde Memorial State Park,Santa Fe,350 acres (140ha),"8,500ft (2,600m)",1938,Provides outdoor recreation amenities near Santa Fe.17,Leasburg Dam State Park,Doa Ana,293 acres (119ha),"4,200ft (1,300m)",1971,Features a quiet stretch of the Rio Grande below a 1908 diversion dam.18,Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park,Eddy,"1,500 acres (610ha)","3,200ft (980m)",1967,Comprises a zoo and botanical garden of wildlife native to the Chihuahuan Desert in the city of Carlsbad.19,Manzano Mountains State Park,Torrance,160 acres (65ha),"7,600ft (2,300m)",1973,Protects part of the forested foothills of the Manzano Mountains.20,Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park,Doa Ana,305 acres (123ha),"3,900ft (1,200m)",2003,Interprets a bosque on the Rio Grande and adjacent Chihuahuan Desert.21,Morphy Lake State Park,Mora,30 acres (12ha),"8,000ft (2,400m)",1965,"Preserves a small, secluded lake in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains."22,Navajo Lake State Park,Rio Arriba and San Juan,"21,000 acres (8,500ha)","6,100ft (1,900m)",1995,Comprises three units on New Mexico's second-largest reservoir.23,Oasis State Park,Roosevelt,193 acres (78ha),"4,100ft (1,200m)",1961,Features a fishing pond and sand dunes amidst the east-central plains.24,Oliver Lee Memorial State Park,Otero,640 acres (260ha),"4,363ft (1,330m)",1980,Showcases a verdant canyon in the Sacramento Mountains and Oliver Lee's restored 1893 ranch house.25,Pancho Villa State Park,Luna,60 acres (24ha),"4,060ft (1,240m)",1961,Interprets the 1916 Battle of Columbus (Pancho Villa's raid onto U.S. soil) and the retaliatory Pancho Villa Expedition.26,Percha Dam State Park,Sierra,80 acres (32ha),"4,100ft (1,200m)",1970,Provides outdoor recreation on an impounded section of the Rio Grande.27,Rio Grande Nature Center State Park,Bernalillo,38 acres (15ha),"5,000ft (1,500m)",1982,Interprets a bosque on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.28,Rockhound State Park,Luna,"1,100 acres (450ha)","4,500ft (1,400m)",1965,Allows mineral collecting for amateur geology in the Florida Mountains.29,Santa Rosa Lake State Park,Guadalupe,550 acres (220ha),"4,800ft (1,500m)",,"Adjoins a 3,800-acre (1,500ha) reservoir."30,Storrie Lake State Park,San Miguel,80 acres (32ha),"6,600ft (2,000m)",1960,"Adjoins a 1,100-acre (450ha) reservoir in the Zuni Mountains."31,Sugarite Canyon State Park,Colfax,"3,600 acres (1,500ha)","6,950ft (2,120m)",1985,Interprets the ruins of a historic early-20th-century coal-mining camp.32,Sumner Lake State Park,De Baca,"6,700 acres (2,700ha)","4,300ft (1,300m)",1966,"Adjoins a 4,500-acre (1,800ha) reservoir on the Pecos River."33,Ute Lake State Park,Quay,"1,500 acres (610ha)","3,900ft (1,200m)",1964,"Adjoins an 8,200-acre (3,300ha) reservoir on the Canadian River."34,Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park,Colfax,,"8,500ft (2,600m)",2005,"Honors the veterans of the Vietnam War, the country's oldest such memorial (established 1968) and the only one comprising a whole state park."35,Villanueva State Park,San Miguel,"1,600 acres (650ha)","5,600ft (1,700m)",1967,Preserves a red sandstone canyon on the Pecos River.,,,,,,For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Mexico_state_parks,,,,,,