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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220Filed Under: Hiking
Established to preserve Carlsbad Cavern and numerous other caves within a Permian-age fossil reef, the park contains more than 100 known caves, including Lechuguilla Cave?the nation's deepest limeston ...
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Pecos River Corridor Recreation Area
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Paddling
The Pecos River Corridor Recreation Area includes 6,000 acres of land with access to the Pecos River and areas surrounding the Red Bluff Reservoir. This area provides opportunity for water-based recre ...
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Avalon Reservoir
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Avalon Dam and Reservoir, Carlsbad Project, are located on the Pecos River 3 miles north of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The dam is a zoned earthfill structure constructed in 1907. Recreation at Avalon Rese ...
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Navajo Reservoir - New Mexico
Aztec, New Mexico 87410Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Navajo Dam, at an elevation of 6,085 feet, was completed in 1963 and is the principal storage feature for the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project. The reservoir is one of the four initial units of the C ...
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Black River Recreation Area
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking
The 1,200-acre Black River Recreation Area is managed to provide low-impact recreation and environmental education opportunities while maintaining a healthy river system and riparian habitat. This riv ...
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White Sands National Monument
Holloman AFB, New Mexico 88330Filed Under: Cycling, Hiking
At the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert lies a mountain ringed valley called the Tularosa Basin. Rising from the heart of this basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening w ...
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Lake Sumner
Fort Sumner,, New Mexico 88119Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Paddling
Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner, features of the Carlsbad Project, are on the Pecos River about 250 river miles north of Carlsbad and about 16 miles northwest of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Lake is 4,500 ...
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Brantley Reservoir
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Recreation at Brantley Dam, Reservoir, Carlsbad Project, is managed by New Mexico State Parks under agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation. The park headquarters can be reached at 505-457-2384. P ...
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El Malpais National Monument
Grants, New Mexico 87020Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area was established in 1987 and is a relative newcomer to the National Park System. This monument preserves 114,277 acres of which 109,260 acres are fede ...
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Capulin Volcano National Monument
Capulin, New Mexico 88414Filed Under: Hiking
Mammoths, giant bison, and short-faced bears were witness to the first tremblings of the earth and firework-like explosions of molten rock thousands of feet into the air. Approximately 60,000 years ag ...
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