Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
Camped at Site 31, South Monticello Point, Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM, March 30, 2009
Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
Elephant Butte Lake State Park is located on the shore of New Mexico's largest lake a few miles north of Truth or Consequences NM.
The Elephant Butte Lake State Park website says:
The largest and most popular lake in New Mexico, Elephant Butte Lake State Park provides a setting for every imaginable water sport. The visitor center offers regional interpretive exhibits. The mild climate of the area makes this park a popular year-round destination.
Elephant Butte Reservoir, created by a dam constructed in 1916 across the Rio Grande, is 40 miles long with more than 200 miles of shoreline. Although constructed to provide for irrigation and flood control, the lake is New Mexico’s premier water recreation facility. A wide variety of water sports are available at the lake, with fishing being one of the most popular. The mild climate of the area makes this park a popular year-round destination.
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Nights I've camped here
- Friday, April 10, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Friday, April 13, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Friday, April 17, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Friday, April 24, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Friday, April 3, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Friday, April 6, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Friday, March 30, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Monday, April 13, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Monday, April 16, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Monday, April 2, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Monday, April 20, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Monday, April 6, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Monday, April 9, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Monday, March 30, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Saturday, April 11, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Saturday, April 14, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Saturday, April 18, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Saturday, April 25, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Saturday, April 7, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Saturday, March 31, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Sunday, April 1, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Sunday, April 12, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Sunday, April 15, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Sunday, April 19, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Sunday, April 26, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Sunday, April 8, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Sunday, January 16, 2011 - Bosque Birdwatchers RV Park, San Antonio NM
- Thursday, April 12, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Thursday, April 2, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Thursday, April 23, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Thursday, April 5, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Thursday, December 17, 2009 - Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad NM
- Thursday, March 29, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
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