El Vado, New Mexico


El Vado is an unincorporated community along the Rio Chama on the south ends of the El Vado Reservoir and the El Vado Lake State Park in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is roughly northwest of Española and about south of the Colorado–New Mexico border.

Geography

The community is located along New Mexico State Road 112, which connects New Mexico State Road 96 with U.S. Route 64 / U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico in Los Ojos. The El Vado Dam, which creates the El Vado Reservoir, is located within the community and NM 112 passes over the dam.