Paddling near Roswell, NM
Roswell sits on the elevated Great Plains of southeastern New Mexico in Chaves County, about seven miles west of the Pecos River, the region's major waterway. Paddling here ranges from flatwater desert sinkholes at Bottomless Lakes State Park — just 14–15 miles southeast — to snowmelt-fed mountain whitewater within roughly 90 miles near Ruidoso.
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