Bird Watching in Raton, New Mexico
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Bird Watching

Clayton Lake Campground
Clayton Lake Campground offers 33 sites, 7 of which have electric hookup. Park amenities include a visitor center and group picnic shelter.
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Clayton Lake State Park
Set among rolling grasslands, the park offers trout, catfish, and bass fishing. Walk a half-mile to the lake's spillway and see the internationally significant dinosaur track way, containing more than 500 footprints dating back more than 100 million years.
BirdwatchingPicnic tableFishingHiking is allowedRV campingTent campingBoat launchFees are chargedHandicapped AccessInterpretive signsPicnic ramadasShowersToiletsVisitor center

Coal Camp Trail
This 1.5 mile trail is rated "Moderate - Strenuous".
BirdwatchingHiking is allowedHorses are allowedFishingCross country skiers are allowedPets must be kept on leash

Deer Run Trail
This 1.8 mile trail is rated "moderate to strenuous". The elevation change is +700 feet.
BirdwatchingHiking is allowedHorses are allowedFishingCross country skiers are allowedFees are chargedHandicapped AccessPets must be kept on leashPicnic ramadasPicnic tableShowersToilets

Lake Alice
This is one of three mountain lakes within the Sugarite Canyon State Park. In the summertime it is stocked with rainbow trout.
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Lake Alice Campground
Lake Alice Campground offers 10 individual camping sites for tents, and another 10 full hook-ups for RVs. Activities include fishing on three lakes, picnicking, hiking, and horse back riding. Located within the Sugarite Canyon State Park.
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Lake Dorothey
The Sugarite Canyon State Park offers fishing on three lakes, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, bird watching, 18 miles of trails, and overnight camping at the Soda Pocket and Lake Alice campgrounds.
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Lake Maloya Trail
This 2.8 mile trail is rated "easy-moderate". There is no elevation change. It follows a dirt road along the lake, narrowing as it enters Segerstrom Canyon.
BirdwatchingHiking is allowedFishingFees are chargedHandicapped AccessPets must be kept on leashPicnic ramadasPicnic tableShowersToilets

Lake Mayola
This is one of three mountain lakes within the Sugarite Canyon State Park. In the summertime it is stocked with rainbow trout.
BirdwatchingFishingHiking is allowedBoat launchFees are chargedHandicapped AccessPets must be kept on leashPhonePicnic ramadasPicnic tableShowersToilets

Maxwell National Wildlife Area
The Refuge offers more than 3,000 acres of gently rolling prairie, playa lakes, and farmland for waterfowl.
BirdwatchingWildlife viewing

Opportunity Trail Loop
Full of changing scenery, this 4 mile trail is rated moderate to strenuous. The elevation change is 1,200 feet.
BirdwatchingHiking is allowedFishingFees are chargedHandicapped AccessPicnic ramadasShowersToilets

Ponderosa Ridge Trail
This path begins across from the Horse Corral on the Soda Pocket Road heading east around the base of Little Horse Mesa. This 2 mile trail is rated moderate to strenuous. The elevation change is 500 feet.
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River Walk Trail
This 0.5 mile trail makes a loop around the Chicorica Creek, and is rated easy.
BirdwatchingHiking is allowedHorses are allowedFishingCross country skiers are allowedToiletsFees are chargedPicnic ramadasShowersHandicapped Access

Soda Pocket Campground
This campground offers fishing on three lakes, picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, bird watching, and 18 miles of trails.
BirdwatchingTent campingHorses are allowedFishingHiking is allowedCross country skiers are allowedFees are chargedRV holding tank dump stationShowersToiletsPhoneBoat launchPicnic ramadas

Sugarite Canyon State Park
This state park offers fishing on three lakes, picnicking, hiking, and overnight camping at the Soda Pocket and Lake Alice campgrounds.
BirdwatchingHorses are allowedFishingHiking is allowedCross country skiers are allowedRV campingTent campingHandicapped AccessFees are chargedToiletsPicnic ramadasBoat launchRV holding tank dump stationPhoneShowers

Vista Grande Nature Trail
A branch off the main trail loop heads upslope to a viewing point with panoramic views of the canyon. This half-mile trail is rated at "moderate". The elevation change is +150 feet.
BirdwatchingHiking is allowedTent campingPicnic ramadasPicnic tableShowersToiletsPets must be kept on leashFees are charged
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