Percha Dam State Park, State park along Rio Grande in Sierra County, New Mexico.
Percha Dam State Park extends along the Rio Grande river featuring cottonwood trees, camping facilities, and recreational opportunities at an elevation of 4,447 feet in southern New Mexico.
Percha Dam was built less than 2 miles downstream of the larger Caballo Dam, and the state park around it covers 80 acres on the Rio Grande, 21 miles south of Truth or Consequences. The dam raises the river's elevation slightly so that chile pepper crops can be irrigated downstream.
The park serves as an educational center offering programs about water resource management, local ecosystems, and conservation practices that connect visitors with regional environmental heritage.
The park operates year-round with 29 developed campsites offering electrical and water hookups, restrooms with showers, boat ramp access, and day-use hours from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Percha Dam sits less than two miles below the far larger Caballo Dam, so its reservoir is really a wide, slow-moving stretch of the Rio Grande. The dam itself exists to lift the river's level slightly, enough to irrigate chile pepper fields downstream.
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