Trinidad Lake State Park
Date Hiked: April 23, 2009
Directions: From Trinidad, head west for 3 miles on Hwy
12 to the park entrance. Turn left to
the Carpios Ridge Area towards the Campground.
Look for the trailhead on the right.
Trinidad
Lake State Park, just north of the New Mexico Border is designed around
Trinidad Lake, where the Purgatorie River valley flows down from the Sangre De
Cristo Mountains and meets the eastern plains.
The park contains many miles of trails as well as historical resources
such as the Sante Fe National Historic Trail.
The
Carpios Cove Trail is a short, relatively easy trail that leads from the ridge
down to the shore of Trinidad Lake. The
trail weaves in and out of pinon and juniper forests and provides stunning
views of Fishers Peak rising to the east of Trinidad on the Raton Mesa. When the trail leads you back up Carpios
Ridge, you can continue along the paved Park View Trail to various overlooks
and some Sante Fe Trail Historic Sites.
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