Santa Rosa

Blue Hole

+1 575 472-3370, (http://www.santarosanm.or...). year round, 24 hours. this famous scuba diving spot is a crystal clear 80 ft 24.4 m deep. over 7,000 divers pull permits here each year. basic dive shop on site.

Park Lake

Family swimming, water park, fishing, tennis, basketball, softball.

Perch Lake

Off route 91. diving, swimming.

Janes-Wallace Park & Dam

Stocked for fishing.

Park Lake Ponds

Stocked with trout, free fishing for kids and seniors only.

Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club

121 north fourth st., +1 575 472-9987, 9 holes, par 36.

Santa Rosa Lake State Park

North of town on nm 91, +1 575 472-3110, (http://www.emnrd.state.nm...). camping some but not all sites developed, fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing and wind surfing on and around a man-made reservoir. several short hiking trails offer great views. fee $5/vehicle for day use; additional fees for camping.