Elephant Butte Lake
New Mexico Boating Safety Course Free, 8-hour class offered by New Mexico State Parks. There is no fee to take this class. Education is the key to becoming a better, more knowledgeable boater. In New Mexico, many boaters are required by law to complete a boating safety course and receive a boater education card. Everyone is eligible and encouraged to take the course and receive a card. Registration is required. Register using link below.
Fees: Regular Entrance Fee
Contact: Austin Wilson 575-744-5923
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Leasburg Dam
MUSIC AND STARS Join us for a night of LIVE MUSIC and star gazing. Bring a chair and relax to a live music performance from local musicians as members from the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces will operate a 16" telescope to view amazing night sky objects. Through several telescopes, you will see nebulae, globular clusters, star clusters, planetary nebulae, galaxies, and more! The music show starts at 7pm and is located at the Observatory - next to the visitor center parking lot. $5 per vehicle park entrance fee.
Fees: Regular Entrance Fee
Contact: any park staff 575-524-4068

Santa Fe Office
New Mexico Boating Safety Course Free, 8-hour class offered by New Mexico State Parks. There is no fee to take this class. Education is the key to becoming a better, more knowledgeable boater. In New Mexico, many boaters are required by law to complete a boating safety course and receive a boater education card. Everyone is eligible and encouraged to take the course and receive a card. Registration is required. Register using link below.
Fees: None
Contact: Scott Chalmers 505-490-3507
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Oliver Lee
Star Party Join us for an evening of stargazing. Presented by the Alamogordo Astronomer’s Group. Meet at the Oliver Lee State Park Group Shelter.
Fees: Regular Entrance Fee
Contact: Kate German (575) 437-8284