MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND VISITORS WERE EXPECTED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE STATE PARK. AND THAT’S HOW MANY TURNED OUT AT THE BUTTE. PARK SUPERINTENDENT KAY DUNLAP SAYS PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER…NOT JUST NEW MEXICO. SOME COME TO THE STATE FROM ARIZONA, COLORADO, AND TEXAS.
DUNLAP SAYS THE DEVELOPED CAMP SITES AT ELEPHANT BUTTE WERE ALREADY TAKEN BY FRIDAY…BUT THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF BEACH AREA AVAILABLE. SHE SAYS VISITORS ARRIVED WELL BEFORE JULY 4TH … AND MOST LEFT SUNDAY OR MONDAY.
