♪ I wanna ride it all night long, If you’re goin’ my way Well, I wanna drive it all night long ♪

OK who remembers this song ?

It’s called Elephant Butte, both the butte (a hill with a steep slope) and the surrounding area, is named for a volcanic core that when viewed from the right angle that when viewed from the right angle resembles the shape of an elephant lying down. I can kinda see the elephant. 🦏

It’s also New Mexico’s Largest State Park and it is truly a beautiful park. We stayed here in 2022 going West and now we are here heading back East.

We arrived here on April 30th and are leaving May 2nd.

We’re at site 41 in Quail Run Circle.

A fun day frolicing at the beach.

We had dinner at the Big Foot Restaurant in town.

We sat in the patio outside, had a delicious dinner with a wonderful atmosphere!

Pictures that were taken driving back to our site.

If we ever get back to this area we’ll stop again to Elephant Butte State Park and eat at The Big Foot Restaurant. Tomorrow morning we’ll be on our way to Albuquerque.