Thunder Egg Trail
An easy loop trail at Rockhound State Park. On this trail, you get nice
views of the campground, and off to the southwest through northwest,
including nice views of the Big Florida mountains. Many people
use this trail as a starting place for their rock collecting. This
trail also has many interesting forms of cacti and other desert
plants.
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Hike data:
| Controlling agency: | New Mexico State Parks | ||||||||
| Location in the state: | Southwest; Florida Mountains | ||||||||
| Trailhead waypoint(s): | RHSP | ||||||||
| Elevation: |
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| Elevation gain/loss: | 321 ft; 98 m | ||||||||
| Length: | 1.12 mi; 1.80 km. | ||||||||
| How long it took us (HH:MM): | 01:00. | ||||||||
| Cleanliness: | 9/10 | ||||||||
| Trail usage: | 0.00 people/hour. We saw nobody, but then we were hiking in a light snowfall on the day after Christmas, and may have been the only crazy ones out hiking. | ||||||||
| Trail Condition: | Excellent; it is also wide enough for two people to walk side-by-side. | ||||||||
| Fee: | $5.00. | ||||||||
| When we hiked it: | 2000-12-26. | ||||||||
| Trailhead facilities: | Water, trash cans, toilets, picnic area. | ||||||||
| Special features of the hike: | Wildflowers, scenery, geology. | ||||||||
| When to hike: | All year. Summer will be hot. |
Maps:
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Getting to the trailhead:
This trail takes off from the Rockhound State Park Campground. To get to the park, head south from Deming on NM 11 about five miles. Turn east on State Road 141 (Rockhond Rd) for about nine miles.
One trailhead (where we started the hike) is on the south side of the park. The other trailhead comes in at the northeast part of the campground.
The hike:
 | We started near the picnic area on the south side of the park. They
have a sign which, among other things, tells you that this trail was
built in 1995-6 by the YCC.
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One of the reasons for hiking this trail is to see all of the desert
plants, such as the cactus pictured here. While not unheard of, snow in
this part of the state does not last long.
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 | This sotol with snow also caught our eyes.
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This fishhook cactus has is well-named. Look at those spines!
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 | This hike is not just plants though. You get great views of the Big
Florida Mountains to the south.
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One of the interesting parts of hiking with snow on the ground is the
interesting tracks that you find.
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Plants we saw along the trail:
Reader comments about this hike:
On Fri Oct 3 11:48:26 2003 Chuckie from aberdeen chicago said:
Thunder rocks are cool! The website is awesome! Thanks for the info!
DONG
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