Bottomless Lakes State Park

On our way into Roswell, we saw signs for a state park with Bottomless Lakes. How is that possible? It was a discussion that lasted all through the day. So, this morning, we went to the park to see what this park could possibly be. What a little gem in the rough. I highly recommend it to anyone going to the Roswell area.A lake created by a cave (like those at Carlsbad) that collapsed. The water comes from the mountain ranges in Las Cruces. The water goes under ground and then goes into these "lakes". This lake is located near the visitor center and is called Cottonwood Lake.
This is the old water tower!
One of the bigger lakes is called "Lea Lake". When we went there it looked like a deserted resort. It looks like Lea Lake has all the amenities for a large population during the summer time. This is the lake that was "bottomless". Cowboys would put rope into the lake to measure the depth, but these lakes have circular current near the bottom (Lea Lake is 90 feet deep). So, no matter how much rope was put into the lake, the rope never hit the bottom... interesting huh?
I guess a lot of swimming is done in the lake when the weather is a bit warmer because the lake even has outdoor showers to rinse off!
Grandpa got a little ambitious and climbed the ridge... what photography can make you do!
Even the stream that runs off of the lakes has quite a bit of current!