{"id":11977,"date":"2021-06-01T14:42:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T20:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/?page_id=11977"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T20:52:48","slug":"bluewater-lake-state-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/find-a-park\/bluewater-lake-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluewater Lake State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;b0be57e8-45ee-425d-9b08-63b902479db3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/spd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/HeaderBanner_BluewaterLakeStatePark.png&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;52%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;745f0d4d-fb4a-4372-aaee-3cbaccc3b5c9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; 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