Activities
Portions of the facility, beyond the interior boundary, are open to public access and bird hunting during certain periods of the year. The station currently follows New Mexico’s shooting hours which are ½ hour before sunrise to sunset. Requirements are a valid New Mexico Hunting License and staying within the designated hunting areas. More information can be found from New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Locations
From Roswell:
Take Highway 285 south
Turn off onto Hwy 2 (Dexter/Hagerman), five miles outside of Roswell
Follow Hwy 2 for 12 miles into Dexter, NM
Continue on NM 190/Shawnee Rd across the railroad tracks
1/2 mile from the railroad tracks turn right into the Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center
From Artesia:
Take Highway 285 north
Turn off onto HWY 2 and follow for 21 miles
Turn right onto Shoshoni rd. and follow for 1.8 miles
Turn right onto NM-190
Take the next right into the Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center