New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico
Caballo Lake State Park
New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico, United States
- Sites
- 170
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,190 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Caballo Lake
- Nearest town
- Caballo
- Address
- 10 Palomino Road, Caballo, NM 87931
- Phone
- 575-743-3942
60 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Caballo Lake State Park is a New Mexico State Park with 170 campsites available for camping.
Fees
New Mexico State Parks charge camping fees under a statewide resident/non-resident fee schedule by site type, not park-specific nightly rates: Primitive sites $10/night resident, $15/night non-resident; Developed sites (no hookup) $15/night resident, $20/night non-resident; plus daily utility hookup add-ons of $5 for water, $10 for electric, and $5 for sewer. Day-use entrance is $5/vehicle resident ($10 non-resident), waived for residents Oct 1-Apr 30. Annual Camping Permits are $300 resident / $600 non-resident ($150 for NM residents 62+). ReserveAmerica reservation fees apply on top ($3.50/night, $10 max; $5 cancellation fee). (Source: emnrd.nm.gov/spd/fees/.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 34° | 20° | 68° | 7 of 11 |
| February | 62° | 37° | 20° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 69° | 42° | 31° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 79° | 51° | 38° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 86° | 58° | 46° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 96° | 67° | 55° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 74° | 63° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 93° | 72° | 62° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 67° | 52° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 77° | 54° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 66° | 43° | 26° | 83° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 59° | 37° | 29° | 74° | 7 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Percha Dam State Park · New Mexico State Parks · 9 mi · 59 sites
- Kingston Campground · USDA Forest Service · 25 mi
- Elephant Butte Lake State Park · New Mexico State Parks · 30 mi · 173 sites
- Iron Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 31 mi
- Railroad Rec. Mgt. Area · USDA Forest Service · 31 mi
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