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Outdoor Recreation
Park Lake
Santa Rosa Water Park
Park Lake
Park Lake is the perfect place to spend a day with the entire family. The lake has lots of water activities, including swimming, boating, a water slide, a diving board, and an inflatable obstacle course know by the locals as the Water Park. The Lake also offers rentals – paddle boats, pedal boats, and canoes.
Park Lake is also one of the best places for a picnic in Santa Rosa. Visitors are permitted to bring their food, but during the summer, food trucks are frequently set up onsite. It is recommended that you arrive early to avoid the heat and secure a spot before the locals arrive.
913 Blue Hole Rd
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(575) 472-3763
Blue Hole
Santa Rosa Water Park
Park Lake
The Blue Hole is a unique geologic phenomenon for the Southwest. It’s an eighty-one foot deep artesian spring, bell shaped with a constant temperature of 61 degrees. The spring pumps up to 3,000 gallons of water per minute. This unique feature attracts scuba divers year round and led to Santa Rosa’s nickname of “The Scuba Diving Capital of the Southwest”.
Diving the Blue Hole requires a SCUBA Permit good for one week.
1085 Blue Hole Rd
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(575) 472-3763
Santa Rosa Water Park
Santa Rosa Water Park
Santa Rosa Lake State Park
There’s no better way to beat the heat than jumping, climbing, sliding, and swimming all day long! The Santa Rosa Water Park at Park Lake includes monkey bars, rope and “rock” climbing, slides, raceway obstacle, and other fun stuff.
Park Lake Drive in Santa Rosa
(575) 472-3763
Santa Rosa Lake State Park
Santa Rosa Lake State Park
Santa Rosa Lake State Park
So much to do. Boating, waterskiing, jet-skiing, windsurfing, swimming, snorkeling, hiking, biking, mountain biking, bird watching, RV sites, campsites, and trails for horseback riding. Amenities include a boat ramp, two docks, picnic shelters, wildlife viewing, and a playground. The lake is four miles long and three miles wide, with a depth of 30-40 feet.
NM-91
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(575) 472-3110
Perch Lake
Santa Rosa Lake State Park
Tres Lagunas Golf Course
Located on Hwy 91, 1.4 miles from downtown Santa Rosa NM, Perch Lake is a popular fishing spot for baitcasting, spinning, and fly fishing.
The lake is also popular for scuba diving. A training platform, a sunken twin-prop Cessna, and a sunken car give divers an opportunity to explore and hone their skills.
Off Route 91, south of the City
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
Tres Lagunas Golf Course
Santa Rosa Lake State Park
Tres Lagunas Golf Course
Tres Lagunas Golf Course, nestled against a striking rock-faced mesa, boasts meticulously maintained tees and greens. This 9-hole, 3,000-yard, par-36 course, welcomes golfers of all skill levels.
1127 Chuck N Dale Ln
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(575) 472 4653
Creek Ranch
Santa Rosa Softball Complex
Santa Rosa Softball Complex
Quarter horses, Paints, and Appaloosas will be your rides of choice at Creek Ranch. Plan ahead to spend a few days at this western ranch offering modern conveniences and memorable experiences. You’ll ride through challenging terrain and breathtaking canyons and mesas as you wind your way along the Pecos River at this 8200-acre working guest ranch.
1072 Paseo Del Sol Rd
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(575) 472-0472
Santa Rosa Softball Complex
Santa Rosa Softball Complex
Santa Rosa Softball Complex
The Santa Rosa Softball Complex is a vibrant sports facility dedicated to the love of softball. It features multiple well-maintained fields that host local tournaments and leagues, making it a hub for athletes and families alike. The complex provides a welcoming atmosphere for players of all ages to enjoy the game and engage with the community.
1004 State Highway 91
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
(575) 472-1247
Hiking & Mountain Biking
Santa Rosa Softball Complex
Hiking & Mountain Biking
Hiking, biking, and mountain biking trails are abundant in the greater Santa Rosa area, including plenty of trails that are dog-friendly. Online searches are the fastest and best way to find the right trails for you and your skill level.
Historical Attractions & Museums
Historic Puerto de Luna
Old St. Rose of Lima Chapel & Cemetery
Old St. Rose of Lima Chapel & Cemetery
Puerto de Luna is a small community located just outside of Santa Rosa. It is currently inhabited by less than 200 people, but holds significant historical value to the region.
Its name, meaning “Gateway of the Moon,” originates from an early European settler, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer who noted a full moon rising over the hilltops during his Western explorations.
Rich in history, Puerto de Luna is believed to be where Billy the Kid ate his final meal before his trial in Las Vegas, NM.
Old St. Rose of Lima Chapel & Cemetery
Old St. Rose of Lima Chapel & Cemetery
Old St. Rose of Lima Chapel & Cemetery
The name Santa Rosa evolved from St. Rose of Lima, a chapel built in 1879 by Don Celso Baca, the founding father of Santa Rosa, to honor his mother. While in ruins, the chapel is one of the most visited sites in the city.
Baca settled in Santa Rosa (known then as Aqua Negra Chiquita, “Little Black Water”) after serving as a Captain for the Northern Army in the Civil War. His 1865 home stands directly across the street from the chapel.
439 S. 3rd Street
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
Bless Me Ultima Park
Old St. Rose of Lima Chapel & Cemetery
Guadalupe County Courthouse
Bless Me Ultima Park celebrates the famous novel of Rudolfo Anaya, a prolific author that spent his boyhood in Santa Rosa. Written in 1972 and retold as a movie in 2013, Bless Me Ultima is a controversial story about a young boy and the mysterious healer who introduces him to the wonders of the spiritual realm.
Sculptor Reynaldo “Sonny” Rivera created the monument which includes numerous references to the novel and its main character, Anaya.
Corner of Historic Route 66 & Lake Drive
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
Guadalupe County Courthouse
Guadalupe County Courthouse
Guadalupe County Courthouse
The Historic Guadalupe County Courthouse is one of the most significant architectural works in Santa Rosa. It was built after the county seat relocated to Santa Rosa from Puerto de Luna.
The construction of the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad in the early 1900s, drew much of the attention away from Puerto de Luna to Santa Rosa, resulting in the change of county seat.
Billy the Kid Museum
Guadalupe County Courthouse
Billy the Kid Museum
The world-renowned Billy the Kid Museum, home to approximately 60,000 relics, offers insight into the challenges faced by people in the 1800s and early 1900s as they fought to survive and support their families.
The Billy the Kid Room showcases memorabilia, including his rifle, a lock of hair, and a rock from his Stinking Springs hideout. Located about 40 miles south of Santa Rosa along Route 84, the museum is two miles east of downtown Fort Sumner.
Route 66 Auto Museum
Guadalupe County Courthouse
Billy the Kid Museum
Route 66 Auto Museum is a must-see on your travels through Santa Rosa It has over 30 privately owned cars on display, including classics, vintage, chrome, street rods, and more. Route 66 Car Museum also has a snack bar and a boutique where you can pick up a lot of fun mementos!
2436 Historic Rte 66,
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
P: (575) 472-1966
Email: annacordova07@yahoo.com
Pecos River Bridge
Santa Rosa’s stretch of Route 66 was forever memorialized in American film history with the film adaptation of Steinbeck’s epic novel, The Grapes of Wrath. The memorable train scene in the 1940 movie, where Henry Fonda (interpreting Tom Joad) watches as a freight train steams over the Pecos River railroad bridge in the center of town, was filmed right in Santa Rosa.
Best viewed from Hwy 54 between Riverside & 1st
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
Edge of Plains Historical Marker
The marker is in the eastbound rest area at mile 251 of Interstate 40 East.
The inscription reads “Grassy plains meet pine-dotted uplands in this transition from Great Plains to Basin and Range provinces. Plains to the east are capped by caliche, sand, and gravel which are deeply eroded into the underlying bedrock in places. To the west, faulting has produced alternating highlands and intermountain basins. The elevation here is 6,500 feet above sea level.”
[Note: Actual elevation near Santa Rosa is about 4,500 feet.]
Trail of the Forty-Niners Historical Marker
Trail of the Forty-Niners Historical Marker
The marker is in the westbound rest area at mile 252 of Interstate 40 West.
The inscription reads “To give gold-seekers another route to California, Capt. Randolph B. Marcy and Lt. James H. Simpson opened a wagon road from Arkansas to New Mexico in 1849. Marcy’s Road, although very popular with the Forty-Niners, still was never as well-traveled as the Santa Fe Trail. Here the route parallels I-40 to Albuquerque.”