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Fenton Lake State Park

Fenton Lake State Park
New Mexico State Park
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Sandoval
Location Jemez Springs
 - elevation 7,900 ft (2,408 m)
 - coordinates 35°52′57″N 106°43′35″W / 35.88250°N 106.72639°W / 35.88250; -106.72639Coordinates: 35°52′57″N 106°43′35″W / 35.88250°N 106.72639°W / 35.88250; -106.72639
Area 700 acres (280 ha)
Founded 1984
Management New Mexico State Parks Division
Owner NM Department of Game and Fish, U.S. Forest Service
Fenton Lake State Park is located in New Mexico
Fenton Lake State Park
Location of Fenton Lake State Park in New Mexico
Fenton Lake
Location Fenton Lake State Park, New Mexico
Coordinates 35°53′00″N 106°43′26″W / 35.88333°N 106.72389°W / 35.88333; -106.72389 (Fenton Lake)
Basin countries United States
Surface area 37 acres (15 ha)

Fenton Lake State Park is a state park of New Mexico, USA, located 33 miles (53 km) north of San Ysidro, in the Jemez Mountains. The 37-acre (15 ha) lake is a popular fishing destination.

It was featured as a filming location (showing the splash-landing of an alien spacecraft) in the 1976 movie The Man Who Fell to Earth.


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