Sports and the Outdoors

Raton's playground is Sugarite Canyon State Park.

Lake Maloya. Sugarite's alpine Lake Maloya is generously stocked with rainbow trout. The profusion of wildflowers and flocks of bluebirds make the lake a joy to hike around. Boating and ice-fishing are popular as well. NM 526, 10 mi northeast of Raton, Raton, New Mexico, 87740. 575/445–5607.