Several state parks are currently managing for seasonal closures and it is important for visitors to continue to check for details on specific park hours of operation and additional information before visiting.
Attention: Park staff may move your reservation to a different site in cases of inclement weather or site inaccessibility.
Attention:
Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. As our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor your water for turbidity (cloudiness). This tells us whether we are effectively filtering the water supply. Water samples for August 2024 showed that turbidity measurements were over 1 turbidity unit (NTU). The standard is that no samples may exceed 1 turbidity unit (NTU). This is a violation of the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and indicates an elevated threat to public health.
What should I do?
BOIL WATER FOR AT LEAST 3 MINUTES BEFORE USING, OR SEEK AN ALTERNATE SOURCE.
If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your health care providers about drinking this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
What does this mean?
*Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.* These symptoms are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice.
What is being done? Receiving tank is being cleaned to prevent cloudy water. Turbidity reading instrumentation has been serviced (cleaned) to accurately measure water cloudiness. Turbid water is likely to remain in the system due to low water demand. Additionally, warm temperatures, lack of disinfection monitoring, and low chlorine residual in the lines increase the probability of microbial or viral contamination. Routine bacterial water testing for August has shown compliance with safe drinking water standards. We will need to demonstrate consistent turbidity within safe limits and also document that daily membrane tests are passing before this advisory can be lifted. We anticipate that will be by the end of September, but please continue to boil as long as this notice is posted.
For more information, please contact: Randy Bayliss, Randolph. Randolph.Bayliss@emnrd.nm.gov, 505-670-0544
*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.*
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
Heron Lake State Park
Does Not Meet Treatment Requirements
Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. As our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor your water for turbidity (cloudiness). This tells us whether we are effectively filtering the water supply. Water samples for August 2024 showed that turbidity measurements were over 1 turbidity unit (NTU). The standard is that no samples may exceed 1 turbidity unit (NTU). This is a violation of the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and indicates an elevated threat to public health.
What should I do?
What does this mean?
*Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.* These symptoms are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice.
What is being done? Receiving tank is being cleaned to prevent cloudy water. Turbidity reading instrumentation has been serviced (cleaned) to accurately measure water cloudiness. Turbid water is likely to remain in the system due to low water demand. Additionally, warm temperatures, lack of disinfection monitoring, and low chlorine residual in the lines increase the probability of microbial or viral contamination. Routine bacterial water testing for August has shown compliance with safe drinking water standards. We will need to demonstrate consistent turbidity within safe limits and also document that daily membrane tests are passing before this advisory can be lifted. We anticipate that will be by the end of September, but please continue to boil as long as this notice is posted.
For more information, please contact: Randy Bayliss, Randolph. Randolph.Bayliss@emnrd.nm.gov, 505-670-0544
*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.*
Attention: July 1st through TBD, Rio Chama Trailhead is closed for repairs.
Attention: OHV's are not allowed to be operated within the Park boundaries.
Attention: Please bring proof of your reservation with you to your campsite.
NO SHOW POLICY : THE CUSTOMER MUST CONTACT THE PARK TO ADVISE THEM OF LATE ARRIVAL, THE SITE WILL BE RELEASED FOR RESERVATIONS / FIRST COME FIRST SERVED ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER 4:00 P.M.. NO REFUND WILL BE DUE.
ATTENTION:: Make it your goal to extinguish hot coals. If your campfire is too hot to touch, it's too hot to leave. Drown it with water, stir it with a shovel, and repeat until your campfire is out cold! Learn more from Smokey Bear.
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Services and Amenities
Services & Amenities:
Within Park
- Bath House
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Boat Storage Facility
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Cross Country Skiing
- Dump Station
- Fire Rings
- Fishing
- Hiking Trail
- Icefishing
- Interpretive Programs
- Interpretive Walks, Self
- Nature Program
- Parking
- Picnic Areas
- Picnic Tables
- Sail Boating
- Sailing
- Showers
- Swimming
- Toilet, Flush
- Toilet, Pit/Vault
- Vault Toilet
Getting There
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
36.69722, -106.66722
36°41'50"N, 106°40'2"W
Directions are as follows: From Albuquerque, NM, drive north on interstate 25 for 58 miles to Santa Fe, NM. From Santa Fe, drive north on US84/285 for 22 miles to Espanola, NM. At Espanola, cross the Rio Grande River and go north on US 84. (US84/285 forks in Espanola) Follow signs to Abiquiu, Tierra Amarilla and Chama. Continue north on US 84 for approximately 70 miles to Tierra Amarilla. At Tierra Amarilla, continue for about 2 miles to State Road 95, turn on State Road 95 and head west for 6miles. The entrance to all campgrounds will be located between mile marker 6 and mile marker 11 on State Road 95. Visitor center is located ½ mile past mile marker 6. Physical Address: 640 State Road 95, Los Ojos, NM 87551
36.69722, -106.66722
36°41'50"N, 106°40'2"W
Directions are as follows: From Albuquerque, NM, drive north on interstate 25 for 58 miles to Santa Fe, NM. From Santa Fe, drive north on US84/285 for 22 miles to Espanola, NM. At Espanola, cross the Rio Grande River and go north on US 84. (US84/285 forks in Espanola) Follow signs to Abiquiu, Tierra Amarilla and Chama. Continue north on US 84 for approximately 70 miles to Tierra Amarilla. At Tierra Amarilla, continue for about 2 miles to State Road 95, turn on State Road 95 and head west for 6miles. The entrance to all campgrounds will be located between mile marker 6 and mile marker 11 on State Road 95. Visitor center is located ½ mile past mile marker 6. Physical Address: 640 State Road 95, Los Ojos, NM 87551
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