RT Blue Hole

Circular, bell-shaped pool or small lake located along Route 66 east of Santa Rosa, New Mexico that is a tourist attraction and swimming venue, and one of the most popular dive destinations in the US for scuba diving and training

General Information
Last updated 9/14/2022

Hours:

Open daily 7am to 7pm

Fees:

No entrance fees
Parking: $10 per vehicle/per day

Pet Policy:

Pets allowed but NOT in water

Closest cities with hotels:

Santa Rosa

Seasons:

All year

Location

1085 Blue Hole Rd
Santa Rosa, NM 88435

Website:

https://www.santarosabluehole.com/

Santa Rosa, NM Weather Forecast

How to Get There

Get on I-25 N/US-285 S from Old Santa Fe Trail and Old Pecos Trail. Follow I-25 N to US-285 S/US Hwy 285 S in Eldorado at Santa Fe. Take exit 290 from I-25 N/US-285 S. Get on I-40 E in Clines Corners. Follow I-40 E to U.S. Rt. 66 in Santa Rosa. Take exit 273 from I-40 E. Continue on U.S. Rt. 66 to destination.

Overview

The Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, along Route 66, is a bell-shaped artesian spring 80 feet deep and about 60 feet across, with clear, blue water at a constant 62 °F and an inflow of about 3,000 gallons a minute. It is one of the most popular scuba diving sites in the Southwest, and a free place to swim in summer, and it is part of a cavern system that has been sealed off with a grate. Nomads and cattle drivers used the pool for water, and the site has a visitor center, locker rooms, and a diving platform. Divers need a permit and altitude dive tables, since Santa Rosa is at 4,616 feet.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Blue Hole (New Mexico)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0

Scuba divers descending into the crystal-clear Blue Hole artesian well in Santa Rosa, New Mexico