Coyote Creek State Park

Coyote Creek State Park lies in New Mexico’s eastern Sangre de Cristo foothills, preserving a cool, high-elevation riparian canyon where Coyote Creek flows toward the Mora River. Its landscape combines willow-lined streambanks, cottonwoods, conifers, wildflowers, and abundant wildlife, including the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher. The canyon also records a long geologic history, from ancient marine and sedimentary layers to mountain uplift, later basalt flows, and Pleistocene carving. People lived in the area for centuries, followed by settlement under an 1837 Mexican land grant and later struggles over common lands after U.S. annexation. Since 1969, the protected area has offered fishing, hiking, camping, and picnicking.

New Mexico · United States