Caballo is in Sierra County, New Mexico, south of Truth or Consequences on NM 187. Caballo is a Spanish word for horse, and there are herds of wild horses in the surrounding Sierra De Los Caballos Mountains. The town was first established by John Gordon in 1908, but many of the original buildings were lost by the creation of Caballo Lake in 1938.
Caballo Lake State Park includes 5,300 acres of land and 11,500 acres of water, located south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The park is known for the bald and golden eagles that migrate through it.
Address: Caballo Parks and Recreation, Box 32, Caballo, NM 87931-0032, United States
Phone: 1 (505) 743-3942, Fax: 1 (505) 743-0031