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The Blue Hole is also called "Nature's Jewel" because of its beautiful clear water. Divers can go down past beautiful rock formations, 81 feet into this natural artesian spring before finding the grate which separates the diving area from the caverns beneath. These caverns are said to be part of the same system as Carlsbad Caverns, and although the surface of the water is 4,600 feet above sea level, it is reported that the bottom of the caverns are equivalent to 100 feet below sea level. Blue Hole is 80-feet wide on the surface and as much as 130-feet across the bottom. The temperature remains a constant 61 degrees year round, and 3,000 gallons per minute of spring water flow in.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Things to do near Santa Rosa, NM

Folsom Museum

Displays of Folsom Man (ca. 12,000 B.C.), replicas of Folsom spear points excavated in 1920s....

Roadside Attraction

Cultural Corridors sculpture, designed by Thomas Coffin, commemorates historic Route 66....

Victory Ranch

Petting / feeding ranch for South American alpacas. Visitor center / gift shop....

Gallinas Canyon Recreation Area

Camping, picnicking, cross-country skiing, ice skating pond....

Raton Museum

Mining, railroad, ranching artifacts. Art exhibits....