New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico, United States
- Sites
- 173
- Hookups
- 152 electric, 152 with water, 21 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,400 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
- Elephant Butte Lake
- Nearest town
- Elephant Butte
- Address
- 101 Hwy 195, Elephant Butte, NM 87935
- Phone
- 575-744-5923
133 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Elephant Butte Lake State Park is a New Mexico State Park with 173 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 | 55° | 34° | 18° | 67° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 61° | 36° | 18° | 78° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 68° | 42° | 30° | 85° | 2 of 11 |
| April | 78° | 49° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 85° | 57° | 46° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 95° | 67° | 55° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 73° | 61° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 92° | 71° | 61° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 66° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 52° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 42° | 27° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 57° | 36° | 28° | 72° | 8 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
- Luna Park · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi
- Springtime · USDA Forest Service · 18 mi
- Caballo Lake State Park · New Mexico State Parks · 30 mi · 170 sites
- Hughes Mill · USDA Forest Service · 37 mi
- Bear Trap · USDA Forest Service · 38 mi
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