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Sugarite State Park
August 13, 2016 - August 14, 2016
Contact Leader(s): Chris Fritzsche, 505-504-3768, fritzsche.christopher@gmail.com with any questions.
Come visit Sugarite Canyon State Park with us! Nature enthusiast will appreciate the abundance of wildlife, birds, butterflies, and wildflowers among the lakes, creeks, forests, and meadows. Those in pursuit of outdoor recreation will enjoy all the possibilities: Fishing, boating, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, and camping.
Over the past few years NMVFO volunteers have diligently tried to repair trail damage and manage the water that has caused it. We’ll pick up our efforts to repair washed out areas and some deep cuts in the trail. Our focus will be to fix descending trail, improve a stream crossing and cut back some of the overgrowth.
Volunteers can camp Friday and Saturday nights at the Ponderosa Horse Camp; there are motels in Raton for those who do not wish to camp. Vault toilets are available near the camp site; potable water is available at Lake Alice Campground and shower facilities at the park entrance. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday and dinner Saturday night may be provided by the NMVFO if someone volunteers as meal coordinator. PLEASE, BRING YOUR OWN CAMP DINNER WARE. Dinner Friday and lunch on Saturday and Sunday will be on your own; additionally, if no meal coordinator volunteers, all other meals may be on your own. Please sign up for this project no later than 12:00 PM on Tuesday, August 9th so that our meal coordinator can match provisions to participants. Unfortunately, we will not be able to support restricted diets.
We will rendezvous with the Park Superintendent (or staff) Robert McIvor, no later than 8:00 AM Saturday and Sunday mornings and begin work shortly thereafter. Volunteers should wear long pants, long sleeves, sturdy boots (no sandals or tennis/athletic shoes) and work gloves. They should also bring sunscreen, maybe a hat, rain protection (just in case), plenty of drinking water and snacks to get you from meal-to-meal.
170 MILES NORTH OF SANTA FE, NM; 100 MILES NORTH OF LAS VEGAS, NM; 6 MILES FROM RATON. TAKE EXIT 452 ON INTERSTATE 25, TRAVEL EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 72 FOR 4 MILES TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH STATE HIGHWAY 526, TRAVEL NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 526 FOR 2 MILES TO THE PARK ENTRANCE. The green NMVFO signs will be deployed early Friday afternoon to help guide volunteers to the campground.
If this is your first NMVFO camping project, you can find more information about what to expect at https://nmvfo.org/volunteer/volunteer-faq or email or call me (Chris), the project leader, fritzsche.christopher@gmail.com, (505) 504-3768.
