Percha Dam State Park

Percha Dam State Park is located just south of Caballo Lake State Park on the Rio Grande. Percha Dam is a diversion structure and is one of six on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Rio Grande Project and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Percha Diversion Dam was completed in 1918. The dam diverts water into the 27.1-mile-long Rincon Valley Main Canal which irrigates lands in the Rincon Valley between Truth or Consequences and Las Cruces.

Percha Dam State Park offers a group picnic shelter, 50 developed campsites (30 with electrical hookups), a playground, restrooms and showers. Activities available include swimming, fishing, picnicking, wildlife and bird watching and exploring the interpretive exhibits on the property. This quiet park along the Rio Grande is shaded by tall cottonwoods.

Fees: Day-use: $5 per vehicle; Pedestrians and bicyclists get in free. Camping: Primitive sites: $8 per site per night. Developed sites: $10 per site per night. Developed site with either electric or sewer: $14 per site per night. Developed site with both electric and sewer: $18 per site per night. Water hookups aren't always available but when they are, they're free. The park gate is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Make a reservation on the New Mexico State Parks reservation website.