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| Welcome to the US Army Corps of Engineers Cochiti Lake Recreation Area
Cochiti Lake is located in Sandoval County, New Mexico and within the boundaries of the Pueblo de Cochiti Nation on the Rio Grande about 50 miles upstream from Albuquerque. Cochiti Dam is one of the four Corps of Engineers projects for flood and sediment control on the Rio Grande, operating in conjunction with Abiquiu, Galisteo and Jemez Canyon Dams. Cochiti Lake offers two public recreation areas for your enjoyment; the Cochiti Recreation Area on the west side of the lake and the Tetilla Peak Recreation on the east side. Each recreation area has a boat ramp for launching vessels. A visitor center is open to the public near the Park Headquarters. Scenic overlooks are on both sides of the lake. Tetilla Peak Recreation Area is open April - October while Cochiti is opened year-round. Please be aware that all areas outside of the two recreation areas are lands owned by the Cochiti Pueblo and are not open to the public. Geocaching is permitted on Corps lands only with express knowledge and approval of the project manger for that project. For project manager contact information please click the projects contact us link. Click here to let us know how the fishing is at the lake! We are beginning to track the fish taken from Cochiti Lake and use the information to better future fishing. We will “show off” some of the great catches in various ways at the lake and on the web. We appreciate this opportunity to help us help you! Cochiti Beach – Gaining Popularity Everyday Numbers grow each weekend at what may be the nicest beach in the State of New Mexico. Rules at the beach are required, some are laws from other agencies and some are Corps of Engineers policies. We ask visitors to our beach to follow these simple rules.
New Mexico Fishing Regulations and Weekly Fishing Reports Area Weather Forecast |
Visitors bring pop-up shelters, gas barbeque grills and chairs and spend most of the day having fun at Cochiti Lake. The Cochiti Lake staff has been working to make the beach larger, constructing more shelters and providing more parking areas to make everyone welcome.