Portales ("Porches") is an agricultural community on the high plains of the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains). Roosevelt County is called ?The Peanut Capitol of the World,? and the Portales Valley is one of the largest producers of Valencia peanuts west of the Mississippi. This is also home to Eastern New Mexico University, the third largest university in the state.

Dalley Windmill Collection, ENMU/Administration Building, 1934 (Old English style), ENMU/Roosevelt County Historical Museum, 1940, Peanut Valley Festival (Peanut Olympics), Sunsets, Town Square, Borden Peanut Company, Sunland Peanut Company

Blackwater Draw Archaeology Site & Museum (1932), Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, Grulla Wildlife Refuge, Melrose, Oasis State Park (fishing, hiking, camping, picnicking, sand dunes)

Hotels and Motels: 3; Bed and Breakfasts: 1; Total Rooms: 112

Nicole Wilkening, Community Affairs Coordinator, City of Portales

575-356-6662 x24

Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce:

800-635-8036; 575-356-8541;

575-356-8542 Fax

Web: www.portales.com

E-mail: chamber@portales.com