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Pena Blanca, NM
Albuquerque, NM

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    82 Dam Crest Road
    Pena Blanca, NM 87041
    Phone: (505) 465-0307

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See the Cochiti Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Santa Fe, south on I-25 to exit 264, west on Highway 16 and north on Cochiti Highway (Hwy 22). From Albuquerque, north on I-25 to exit 259, northwest on Highway 22.

Factoid: Cochiti Lake is located within the boundaries of the Pueblo de Cochiti Indian Reservation. Please observe and obey all Pueblo regulations. Do not trespass on lands closed to the public. Cochiti Lake is on the Rio Grande, about half way between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Cochiti Dam is one of the ten largest earthfill dams in the US. It is one of the four units for flood and sediment control on the Rio Grande, operating in conjunction with Galisteo, Jemez Canyon, and Abiquiu Dams.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

10 Recreation areas at Cochiti Lake

 Recreation Area Column Header Image Area Status  Campsite Column Header Image  Lodging Column Header Image  Showers Column Header Image  Ramps Column Header Image  Marina Column Header Image  Fishing Column Header Image  Picnic Column Header Image  Playground Column Header Image  Swimming Column Header Image  Trails Column Header Image
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cochiti Beach             A GS   BE  
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cochiti Overlook                   M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cochiti Picnic Loop             A GS      
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cochiti Recreation Area  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   D A     M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Cochiti Water Access       X   D A        
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Santa Cruz Day Use Area             A        
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Tetilla Overlook                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Tetilla Peak Multipurpose Area  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $   X   D A        
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Tetilla Picnic Area             A        
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Tetilla Water Access       X            
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area   Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected
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XExists at lake
Camping
EElectric Campsites
NNon-electric Campsites
PPrimitive Campsites
GGroup Camping
DDump Station
Fishing
CFish Cleaning Stations
DFishing Docks
PFishing Piers
Picnic
APicnic Area
GGroup Picnic
GSGroup Picnic Shelter
Swimming
BEBeach
PSwimming Pool
Trails
BBike Trails
QEquestrian Trails
HHiking Trails
IHiking Trails - Interpretive
ROff Road Vehicle Trails
FFitness Trails
WWater Trails
SSnow Mobile Trails
CCCross Country Skiing Trails
MMultipurpose Trails


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