Clayton Lake State Park

New Mexico


This pretty lake 12 miles northwest of Clayton makes a good spot for swimming and camping (tent/RV sites $10/14), and also holds over 500 dinosaur footprints left by eight different species.


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1. Herzstein Memorial Museum

10.57 MILES

The chief focus here is the biggest event in Clayton’s history – the 1901 arrest and hanging of infamous train robber Black Jack Ketchum.