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New Mexico
City of Rocks State Park
- Established
- 1953
- Acreage
- 640 · 640 acres leased from NM State Land Office; ~49 acres occupied by the rock formations
- Location
- Grant County, NM (near Faywood; between Silver City and Deming)
- Key features
- Volcanic rhyolite ash-flow tuff pinnacles up to 40 ft tall (formed 34.9 million years ago); columnar jointing; Chihuahuan Desert botanical garden
- Activities
- Camping, hiking, rock scrambling, stargazing, picnicking, wildlife viewing
- Notable
- Created by Chapter 110 of the 1953 Laws of New Mexico; rocks formed from a volcanic eruption ~35 million years ago
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Source: www.emnrd.nm.gov · 2026-05-08