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LocationSan Antonio NM
SizeLarge — multiple days
Acres24,500 acres

Elephant Butte Lake State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Truth or Consequences along the shore of Elephant Butte Reservoir in Sierra County. The park is the largest state park in New Mexico and surrounds the state's largest reservoir. The 36,000-acre (150 km2) reservoir, created in 1916 across the Rio Grande, is 40 miles (64 km) long with more than 200 miles (320 km) of shoreline. "The dam serves as a way to ease flooding, control irrigation and provide electricity."

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