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Heron Lake State Park campground has 250 developed campsites sites for tents, trailers and RVs along the shoreline of beautiful Heron Lake. There are seven camping areas to choose from including: Blanco, Brushy Point, Island View, La Laja, Rock Ridge, Ponderosa and Willow Creek. If you prefer primitive camping, you can also choose from several along the lake shore.
There are 54 campsites with electric hookups and all campsites have a table, fire ring and grate Our favorite Heron Lake State Park campsites are sites 74 and 91 in the Brushy Point area.
Heron Lake’s developed camping areas have level gravel sites with water and electric hookups. All of the camping areas have potable water. The Blanco camping area also has flush toilets and hot showers. The other camping areas have varying amounts of modern conveniences.
Heron Lake State Park – Area Recreation
The lake is ideal for sailing, kayaking, canoeing and windsurfing, as well as fishing for record-size trout. The Park has been designated a “quiet lake” where boats operate at no-wake speeds only. The Park also has a visitor center, beach, marina, boat ramp and dock.
Ice fishing is popular in winter, as is snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Hiking and fishing trails can bee accessed along the gorgeous Rio Chama from the dramatic caprock stairway near Heron Dam. The 5.5-mile trail, which crosses the river by suspension bridge, affords panoramic views and an adventurous route to neighboring El Vado Lake.
Very pretty, there is a lodge, "Stonehouse lodge" located inside where you can have cabins and some food. Lot of campsite, but reservation is advisable as good sites gets booked. On a weekend, I would assume campsite might be hard to gind, if not booked.
Like most of the New.Mexico State parks....extremely good to excellent.
Lots of wildlife. Restrooms & showers a bit dated but ok. Limited hookup sites but lots of boondocking sites.
They sell firewood and ice at.cqmp hosts.
Quiet private beautiful the absolute opposite of Navajo cedar campground.will never go again. Heron lake quiet and clean .Navajo dotted with oil wells and stinks of petroleum. Noisy Pumps run 24/7 would have been nice to know that after driving from Albuquerque. Hwy 550 to navajo long and ugly drive . 84/285 to los osos through abiquiu spectacular . choice is ez. Go to heron lake.
Fishing is great, campsites are clean and the offer facilities (showers and bathrooms) and clean water..
