# Clayton Lake State Park

The area around the Park was a stopover point for travelers along the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail during the 19th century; today the Park hosts approximately 65,000 visitors per year, many of whom attend sta...

**Type:** park

**Location:** NM, US

**Certified:** 2010

The area around the Park was a stopover point for travelers along the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail during the 19th century; today the Park hosts approximately 65,000 visitors per year, many of whom attend sta...

[Official site](https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd/find-a-park/clayton-lake-state-park-and-dinosaur-trackways/)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/clayton-lake-state-park-dark-sky-park/)

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