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# Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area

> Human version: https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/santa-cruz-lake-recreation-area-taos-nm

**[United States](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states) › [New Mexico](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states/new-mexico) › [Taos](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states/new-mexico/taos)**

February 14, 2025 update: Santa Cruz Lake will reopen on February 15, 2025\. The operating hours will be 7 a\.m\. to 5 p\.m\. Thursday \- Monday\. Thirty miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the snow\-fed waters of the Rio del Medio and the Rio Frijoles begin a 2,000\-mile journey and a 7,000\-foot descent to the Gulf of America\. For a time they gather at Santa Cruz Lake at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Chimayo, behind the 125\-foot Santa Cruz Dam\. Built in 1929 by the Santa Cruz Irrigation District, the dam is 535 feet across and 90 feet deep at the overflowing spillway\. The lake

## Key facts

- Coordinates: 35.9791846, -105.914411
- Phone: 505\-351\-1438

## Address

1024 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM, 87571, US

## Amenities

- Blm\_land
- Boat\_ramp
- Boating
- Fire\_pit
- Fires
- Firewood
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Lake
- Lakefront
- Mountain
- Outhouse
- Public\_land
- Toilets
- Vault\_toilets

## Structured data (schema.org)

Also available as raw JSON: https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/santa-cruz-lake-recreation-area-taos-nm.json

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```

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