Recreation & Tourism

Sports enthusiasts enjoy many opportunities in Artesia. Softball, baseball, soccer, football, volleyball, tennis, golf, racquetball courts, and running/walking are available at Jaycee Park, one of eight local parks with picnic areas and playground equipment for children.

Golfers can try their game at the Artesia Country Club, which has recently added 9 new holes to the course or enter one of the many golf tournaments sponsored in Artesia. Such tournaments included the MYCO Bulldog Golf Tournament, 4th of July Firecracker Golf Scramble, Oil & Gas Golf Scramble, Ag & City Golf Tournament, Mack Energy Golf Scramble, and the Marbob Classic Golf Tournament, to mention a few.

The Artesia school system provides the public as well as students with the use of an indoor Olympic size and children's swimming pool. High school football at Bulldog Bowl (featured in the 1992 National Geographic) is just one of numerous school athletic events actively supported by towns people.

Fishing, water skiing, boating and sailing await you at Brantley Lake State Park, just 17 miles south of Artesia.

The Artesia Historical Museum and Art Center offers a variety of art and historical exhibits, with local artists contributing to many of these exhibits. Artesia is located within easy driving distance to many scenic beauty and natural recreational tourist attractions that contribute to New Mexico's title, the "Land of Enchantment."