You Haven't Lived Until You've Experienced This One Incredible State Park In New Mexico
Juliet White
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New Mexico has more than its share of bizarre rock formations. Some of the strangest and most fascinating can be found at City of Rocks State Park. Wandering between the giant boulders here creates the illusion that you are surrounded by skyscrapers – hence the park’s name. You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced this incredible state park for yourself.
To answer, you must travel back in time approximately 34.9 million years, when a volcano erupted in New Mexico, spewing rock, ash, and magma over the landscape. In some places, these condensed into a substance known as tuff.
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Fortunately, this state park offers 52 developed campsites so that you can see for yourself.
City of Rocks State Park is located at 327 Highway 61, Faywood.
There are many gorgeous state parks scattered throughout New Mexico. But there’s no other one quite like City of Rocks State Park.
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