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About Campground

VEHICLES ALLOWED PER SITE:

ONE SLEEPING UNIT AND ONE OTHER VEHICLE ALLOWED PER SITE (SPACE PERMITTING). A MOTOR HOME TOWING A VEHICLE OR A VEHICLE TOWING A CAMPING TRAILER IS CONSIDERED ONE SLEEPING UNIT. VEHICLES, ASIDE FROM THE SLEEPING UNIT, INCLUDING MOTORCYCLES WILL BE CHARGED $10 PER NIGHT PER VEHICLE

LATE ARRIVALS:

GO DIRECTLY TO SITE AND CHECK IN THE NEXT DAY WITH THE CAMPGROUND HOST, PARK OFFICE OR PARK RANGER. BE RESPECTFUL OF THOSE CAMPERS ALREADY SET UP. IN CASE OF LATE ARRIVAL 24 HOURS OR MORE, PLEASE NOTIFY THE PARK AT (575)744-5923 OR YOUR RESERVATION MAY BE CANCELLED.

BOATING:

FOR BOATING INFORMATION, CALL ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE STATE PARK @ 1-575-744-5998 OR NEW MEXICO STATE PARKS AT 1-888-667-2757 OR WWW.EMNRD.STATE.NM.US (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS)

MUST READ IV:

VISITORS TO THE BEACHES ARE ALLOWED CAMPFIRES AND CHARCOAL FIRES ON THE BEACH WITHIN 150 FEET OF THE WATER AT THE SHORELINE OF THE LAKE.

PETS II:

OWNERS MUST PREVENT THEIR PETS FROM BITING OR ATTACKING ANY PERSONS OR DESTROYING ANY PROPERTY. PETS MUST NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES OR CAMPSITES.

SAFETY:

POSSESSION OF LOADED FIREARMS, OR THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS, ARROWS, OR AIR/GAS PROPELLED PROJECTILE WEAPONS, OR ANY OTHER DEVICES CAPABLE OF CAUSING INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS PROHIBITED.

GENERATORS:

THE OPERATION OF GENERATORS IS PROHIBITED DURING QUIET HOURS (10 PM - 7AM).

PETS I:

PERSONS WITH PETS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROL OF THEIR PETS. PET OWNERS MUST PICK-UP AFTER THEIR PETS AND MAINTAIN THE AREA IN A CLEAN SANITARY CONDITION. PETS MUST BE ON LEASHES NOT MORE THAN 10 FEET IN LENGTH. OWNERS MUST PREVENT THEIR PETS FROM EXCESSIVE BARKING, HOWLING, AND LOUD NOISES.

QUIET HOURS:

QUIET HOURS BEGIN AT 10:00PM AND END AT 7:00AM. THE OPERATION OF GENERATORS, RADIOS, UNMUFFLED VEHICLES, OR OTHER LOUD ACTVITY THAT MAY DISTURB OTHERS IS PROHIBITED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

FISHING:

FISHING IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS AT THE LAKE DUE TO THE EXCELLENT FISHING FOR BLACK, WHITE AND STRIPED BASS, CHANNEL CATFISH AND BLUEGILL.. SEE NEW MEXICO GAME AND FISH, FISHING RULES FOR MORE INFORMATION OR WWW.GMFSH.STATE.NM.US (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS). ALSO RIVER FISHING.

EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE:

NO EXCEPTIONS TO VEHICLES ALLOWED PER SITE.