Just got back in from an Ice fishing trip with HYA Youth in Eagles Nest Lake.Eagles Nest, New Mexico is located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Set in the scenic Moreno Valley and surrounded by two of the state’s highest peaks, Baldy Mountain and Wheeler Peek, this 2,400-acre lake is known for its kokanee salmon and rainbow trout fishing.

Activities
At 8,300 feet in elevation, the park offers a cool retreat from the summer heat for fisherman, boaters and wildlife enthusiasts. An abundance of animals—elk, bear, mule deer, eagles, turkeys and other birds—inhabit the area, making Eagle Nest Lake an ideal location for wildlife viewing. In the winter, ice fishing and snowmobiling are popular sports when ice thickness permits. Snowmobiling is limited to the lake surface.

Directions
Eagle Nest Lake State Park is about 160 miles northeast of Albuquerque, and 32 miles east of Taos and 65 miles southwest of Raton off of U.S. 64 in northeastern New Mexico. Surrounding communities include Eagle Nest, Angel Fire, Red River and Cimarron.

Nearby Airports
Nearest major airports include Albuquerque International (about 140 miles), Pueblo Memorial (about 131 miles), San Luis Valley (about 73 miles). Nearby public-use airports include Angel Fire (about 10 miles), Questa (about 29 miles), Taos (about 29 miles).