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El Vado Reservoir Boat Launch near El Vado
Boat ramp · on El Vado Reservoir · near El Vado · New Mexico
New Mexico Environment Department has a harmful algal bloom watch for this water (last monitored September 22, 2026). Monitored. Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
New Mexico Environment Department · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- New Mexico State Parks
- Coordinates
- 36.60452, -106.73984
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at El Vado Lake and Dam · Reclamation
Lake level: El Vado Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (El Vado Lake and Dam), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On El Vado Reservoir
Reservoir in New Mexico. All launches on El Vado Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use El Vado Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- El Vado Reservoir Boat Launch near El Vado · 0.4 mi · El Vado Reservoir
- Rio Chama Boat Launch near El Vado · 1.6 mi · Rio Chama
- Rio Chama - Downstream of Coopers Landing · 2.1 mi · Rio Chama
- El Vado Reservoir Boat Launch · 3.2 mi · El Vado Reservoir
- Heron Reservoir Boat Launch near Tierra Amarilla · 4.8 mi · Heron Reservoir
- Heron Reservoir Boat Launch near Tierra Amarilla · 5.0 mi · Heron Reservoir
Sources
- New Mexico Department of Wildlife Fishing Access (boat ramp and small-boat launch points) record 4877b419-4822-457d-931c-95efbf744209 · Public data (NMDOW/NMDGF), provided as a courtesy for general location purposes only, no warranty; credit the New Mexico Department of Wildlife
Why it is listed as public: listed by New Mexico Department of Wildlife Fishing Access (boat ramp and small-boat launch points). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.