New Mexico State Parks
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
P.O. Box 1147
Santa Fe, NM 87504
P: (505) 476-3355
or 1-888-NMPARKS
(667-2757)
F: (505) 476-3361
Leasburg Dam State Park offers camping, picnicking and bird watching. From mid-March to mid-October the park offers fishing, canoeing and kayaking.
Here a trio of snowy egrets looks for better fishing above historic Leasburg Dam.
Leasburg Diversion Dam Leasburg Diversion Dam was constructed in 1908 on the Rio Grande 62 miles north of El Paso at the head of Mesilla Valley. This structure diverts water into the Leasburg Canal for the upper 31,600 acres of the Mesilla Valley irrigation system.
Recent Makeover
The park has attractive picnic and camping facilities on the Rio Grande, a modern restroom with showers, a new playground for the young at heart, a new campfire circle for evening programs, and a new visitor center with exhibits.
Fort Selden
Adjacent Fort Selden State Monument has a museum and trails at a 19th-century military outpost.
Getting There
Leasburg Dam State Park is located 15 miles north of Las Cruces on I-25. Take exit 19, turn left and take NM 157 west to the park entrance.
