Santa Rosa Lake State Park

{{Short description|State park in New Mexico, United States}}

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| map_caption = Location of Santa Rosa Lake State Park in New Mexico

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| location = Guadalupe, New Mexico, United States

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Santa Rosa Lake State Park is a state park that opened in 1981 in Guadalupe County, New Mexico.{{cite web |title=Santa Rosa Lake State Park |url=https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/16772 |website=recreation.gov |publisher=Recreation.gov |access-date=3 April 2023}} The park elevation is {{convert|4800|ft|m}} above sea level. The park is located {{convert|7|mi|km}} north of the town of Santa Rosa via New Mexico Route 91.{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Greg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M54mZk4PQZQC&dq=Santa+Rosa+Lake+State+Park+route+91&pg=PA192 |title=The Rough Guide to Southwest USA |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-84353-080-0 |language=en}}

Nature

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The park features the large {{convert|3800|acre|km2|adj=on}} Santa Rosa Reservoir that is home to various fish species including largemouth bass, catfish and walleye.

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Juniper and pinyon are the dominant trees species in the park{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VR4vU_bkWj8C&dq=Santa+Rosa+Lake+State+Park&pg=PA139 |title=Traveling New Mexico |publisher=Sunstone Press |isbn=978-1-61139-117-6 |language=en}}

Gallery

File:Looking north northeast over Santa Rosa Lake State Park on 4 December 2022.jpg|Looking north-northeast over Santa Rosa Lake State Park

File:The earthen dam and tower at Santa Rosa Lake State Park in New Mexico on 4 December 2022.jpg|The earthen dam and tower

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