Caballo Lake State Park

The Caballo Mountains serve as a majestic backdrop for Caballo Lake State Park, which boasts a full array of water sports, winter waterfowl watching, and cactus gardens in bloom.

This park's claim to fame are the majestic bald and golden eagles that migrate through. Beginning in late October, they arrive to nest at Caballo. Numerous golden eagles nest in the nearby Caballo foothills, while bald eagles will nest in a large areas in and around the park.

Visitors can stroll among yuccas, century plants, ocotillos, cow tongues, prickly pears and other desert cacti growing in the park's two cacti gardens. Most of these cacti provide beautiful blooms in late March and early April.

Swimming, water skiing, fishing, jet skiing and windsurfing are some of the wet and wild activities available at the Caballo Lake. Both lake and river provide anglers with the opportunity to catch a variety of fish. The area is home to largemouth bass, walleye, white bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill, northern pike, sunfish and an occasional rainbow trout.

Caballo Lake State Park
P.O. Box 32
Caballo, NM 87931
Phone: (575) 743-3942
www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/caballo.htm

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