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Tetilla Peak
Paid or permit campsite
Campground · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fees: reservable on Recreation.gov (nightly fee) Overview Tetilla Peak Recreation Area is located in Sandoval County, New Mexico, within the boundaries of the Pueblo de Cochiti Indian Reservation. The lake offers two public recreation areas: Cochiti on the west side of the lake and Tetilla Peak on the east side. Both sides offer spectacular scenic views of the water and surrounding mountains. The Cochiti Dam is one of the ten largest earth-fill dams in the United States, and also one of the largest in the world. The lake derives its name from the Indian Pueblo on the Cochiti Reservation. Recreation Our quiet no-wake lake is an ideal for all paddle and wind craft. The lake is also a popular fishing spot for species such as bass, crappie, walleye, catfish, sunfish, and pike. Santa Cruz Day Use area is open daily and provides visitors with acces to the lake as well as several shade structures, bathrooms, and a fishing dock.… Getting there: From Albuquerque, New Mexico, take I-25 north to exit 264. Travel west on State Road 16 to the Tetilla Peak Recreation Area/La Bajada Village turnoff and follow the paved road into the recreation area. Phone: 505-465-0274 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233649 Source: Recreation.gov. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: W.T. Wallin, unknown
Official information from the managing agency. Fees, seasons and closures change; check before you go.
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