Lake Valley, New Mexico

About Lake Valley

Lake Valley, NM is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern New Mexico.

Officially, Lake Valley is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.35 square miles.

📰 Lake Valley News Today

• New Mexico's Once-Thriving Mining Town Now Sits Abandoned islands.com · Apr 11
• A former boomtown’s second life as storyteller in New Mexico Bureau of Land Management (.gov) · Feb 6
• The Ghost Whisperer New Mexico Magazine · Oct 17
• Carolyn Kay Heath Obituary (2026) - Farmington, NM - Farmington Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jun 17
• Your guide to New Mexico’s ghost towns KRQE · Jul 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lake Valley Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Valley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Alien Throne · Attraction
• Chacoan Stairway · Attraction
• Chao Wall · Attraction
• Chocolate Penguin King · Attraction
• Giant Mushroom · Attraction
• Hoodoo with 2 legs · Attraction
• Mushroom Seat · Attraction
• Petrified Wood Turtle · Attraction
• Red Dinosaur Egg · Attraction
• Three Wise Men · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Valley

• Ah-shi-sle-pah Road Area of Critical Environmental Concern · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chaco Culture National Historic Park Historical Marker reviews ★
• Fossil Forest Research Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lake Valley

• Lake Valley Navajo School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lake Valley

🏘️ Nearby Communities