Silver Lake Recreation Area
This peaceful lake is about halfway from Highway 70 to Cloudcroft on Highway 244. It is open in the summer months ad well stocked with trout. Permits may be purchased at the office / convenience store on sight.
Silver Lake Recreation Area is
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Location: 868 Highway 244
Phone (505) 464-2244
Driving Directions from Ruidoso / Mescalero / Alamogordo
Costs:
Overnight Camping:
| Recreational Vehicle: $15.00 per night for the first two people per vehicle, and .50 cents for each additional person. | |
| Tent: $12.00 per night for the first two people per vehicle, and .50 cents for each additional person. |
Fishing: (One permit daily – no season permits)
| $10.00 for adults (13 and older) | |
| $8.00 for children (12 and under) |
| One fishing pole per permit (Fishing poles for rent, $5/day) | |
| Five (5) fish limit | |
| Fishing from daybreak to dark |
Picnic, Visitors, and Drive Throughs:
| $10.00 per vehicle or .50 cents per person in a bus, ($10.00 minimum). |
No Refunds
No Rainchecks
No guns / archery / BB guns / pellet guns
No loud music / yelling after 11:00PM
No ATV / dirt bikes
No night fishing
No swimming / wading
No boats
No bicycle riding after dark
No tents in RV park
No reservations
No paying in advance for another party
Not responsible for theft or accidents
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RULES WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE EXPULSION