CampgroundHidden gem
Clayton Lake State Park campground
Clayton, New Mexico
Dark-sky gold park beside 100-million-year-old dinosaur trackways.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 26
Clayton Lake State Park has 26 developed sites in five campgrounds and was New Mexico's first dark sky park (2010). Dinosaur trackways with some of the finest trail drags are near the spillway. The observatory has a 14-inch telescope. The state warns of algae in the lake, so keep dogs out.
Good to know
- Visit the observatory on clear nights
- Do not let dogs near the shore if algae is posted
- Best time
- April to October
- Open
- Open all year
- Getting there
- Paved NM 370 north of Clayton
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Powered sites
- Showers
- Toilets
- Drinking water
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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