Chaves County, New Mexico

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• Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge — Wildlife · Chaves County, NM

  USFWS refuge on the Chihuahuan Desert / southern Great Plains transition northeast of Roswell. Gypsum sinkhole lakes, Pecos River wetlands, and spring-fed un…

• Bottomless Lakes State Park — Natural · Chaves County, NM

  New Mexico’s first state park (1933): a string of deep sinkhole lakes along a gypsum/karst escarpment southeast of Roswell. Lea Lake offers swimming and non-…

• Dexter National Fish Hatchery (SNARRC) — Wildlife · Chaves County, NM

  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center (historically Dexter National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center) in …

• Mescalero Sands North Dune OHV Area — Natural · Chaves County, NM

  BLM recreation area of active gypsum/quartz sand dunes (some crests 90+ ft) along US 380 between Roswell and Tatum on the eastern Chihuahuan/Llano fringe. Da…

• Salt Creek Wilderness — Wildlife · Chaves County, NM

  9,621-acre wilderness unit of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Roswell. Protects Chihuahuan Desert scrub, red-rock bluffs, Pecos River corri…