Rockhound State Park, Nature reserve in Luna County, New Mexico.

Rockhound State Park has two units in the Little Florida and Florida mountains southeast of Deming. The main unit in the Little Florida Mountains holds the camping area, set on volcanic rock about 33.5 million years old; the Spring Canyon Recreation Area lies southwest in the northern Florida Mountains and is day-use only.

The park was established in 1966 and became the first place in the United States where visitors received official permission to collect minerals. This authorization made it a pioneer in allowing public use of natural resources.

The park's name comes from the minerals scattered across its two units: visitors search for quartz crystals, geodes, jasper and perlite. Mining for precious metals, copper, lead, manganese and fluorite took place here from about 1880 to 1956, and the park opened in 1966 as the first in the United States to let visitors collect rocks for personal use.

The park has two units: the main one in the Little Florida Mountains with camping areas, and Spring Canyon Recreation Area to the southwest in the northern Florida Mountains, open for day use only. The main unit lies 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Deming. Camping is available in the main unit.

The park has two units: the main one in the Little Florida Mountains with camping, and Spring Canyon Recreation Area in the northern Florida Mountains, open for day use only. The second unit is often overlooked by visitors heading straight for the main collecting grounds.