Heron Lake State Park

Heron Lake State Park is a park in Rio Arriba, New Mexico and has an elevation of 7,208 feet. Heron Lake State Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Plaza Blanca Historic District, as well as near La Puente.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heron Dam.

Heron Dam

Dam

Photo: G. Thomas, Public domain.

Heron Dam is a storage dam Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States, just north of the El Vado Dam. It is owned and operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Heron Dam is situated 2½ miles southwest of Heron Lake State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plaza Blanca Historic District and Rutheron.

Plaza Blanca Historic District

Hamlet

The Plaza Blanca Historic District, in Plaza Blanca, New Mexico, United States, is a 19 acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The listing included 17 contributing buildings. Plaza Blanca Historic District is situated 3½ miles northeast of Heron Lake State Park.

Rutheron

Hamlet

Rutheron is an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Rutheron is located on New Mexico State Road 95, 2.8 miles west-southwest of Los Ojos. Rutheron had its own post office from May 27, 1927, to March 1, 1997. Rutheron is situated 4 miles northeast of Heron Lake State Park.

Heron Lake State Park

Type: Park
Description: park in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Category: recreation area
Location: Rio Arriba, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.68057° or 36° 40′ 50″ north

Longitude

-106.66726° or 106° 40′ 2″ west

Elevation

7,208 feet (2,197 metres)

Open location code

858MM8JM+63

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357611250

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5471241

Wikidata ID

Q49500485

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In Other Languages

“Heron Lake State Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Heron Lake State Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Puente and Park View.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heron Lake State Park and Laguna Vista Fire Station.

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