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The area has several picnic sites, complete with shelters, tables and grills. Toilet facilities are available but no potable water is available. Camping is allowed in pull outs next to the sun shelters and in the large gravel parking lot used for parking and events. Dispersed camping is allowed within the entire area, but there are only OHV trails to access the interior of the area for camping.
$5 / night
Ranger
I stayed here for the second week of November. It rained a day or two before I got here and the mosquitoes were still a little bad but the weather was great up until my moving Day when I was leaving today November 18th. As long as it doesn't rain hard the ground should be good but if it rains really hard it gets really muddy. The cell phone signal is amazing for T-Mobile it's very quiet at night your neighbors are a couple football fields away if you have any at all. There is a target shooting range on DOD land about 2 mi away so during the day you do hear gunshots from time to time. Everyone shooting there is shooting North so stay south of the zig zag road sign.
Traveler
Large open area with washed out hills. Access was easy but the road back does have issues because of gully wash. It was lightly raining when I arrived and I did a bit of a walkabout before it got dark. Many flat spots to choose from. Ground is a white flaky soil. But saw no problems with sinking into it. Might be a different story if there is a hard rain.
Guide
This is a great place not far outside of Roswell. Great overnight parking/car camping place. Stayed by myself at the best spot available. My company was a tarantula hawk wasp, very large blue dragonfly, some desert ants and an owl hooting down in the ravine. Melt. It was warm, of course but with the windows down and a little neck fan to encourage airflow, It was alright.
Guide
Cool spot, but beware of NAILS! Other than that, some night you might get some loud locals riding OHV on the other side of the lake.
ScoutJust got here, nice level spot! Hot but good breeze so in my Casita or any type of shade is ok! Road off main road is gravel and washboarded so go slow! High clearance is not needed,
Traveler
I spent 2 nights here and while the sunsets are something to write home about, I clearly stayed in a place where locals use it as target practice. Shelf casings and garbage abound. I don't carry big trash bags with me but I picked up what I could. I would not discourage people from staying here. If I ever come back to the area, I will probably stay here again....I will just bring a bunch of trash bags with me.
GuideWhereas there are only a very few prime camping spots - that were full, there was also a nice level and large gravel parking lot that did the trick for a quick overnight. The cell service was the best, most likely because there were several cellular towers looming overhead.
ScoutFollow the sign to a dirt road and there are several spots for large travel trailers and smaller spots for people who want to tent camp. Clean, host on site, and prices are posted at the entrance, just grab a slip from the box put your money in and place into the lock box. We stayed over 2 nights over halloween and it was quiet only one other camper there. It cost 5$ a night. Bathrooms were well kept and the roads where too.
TravelerThe road is much less worn than we're used to. Not too many campsites but could easily park a camper. Roswell, with many supply chains within 20 minutes including big R, Tractor supply, Walmart and various sporting goods stores. Not a bad spot to crash heading to the next one. Alamo road does wind on a quite a bit further than we traveled down it, so there may be even better options.
GuideOnly 4 camp sites but overnight camping in the parking lot is allowed. great views of the sunset but not a dark sky site as Roswell, New Mexico is visible to the southwest. Visited during the middle of the week so we were the only campers at the site. This is an OHV park so probably busy during weekends. The pit toilet was clean.
GuideIncredibly easy to access. Several spots to accommodate a camper. Was passing through, only hiked the rim trail for a morning wake up. $2 for the night. SUPER CLEAN VAULT TOILETS.
TravelerBeautiful views, nice sites but only 5 spaces. All spaces have personal picnic area under pavilion with grill and firepit. No hookups and no potable water or dump station. There are vault toilets on site. $3 a day for one person/ $5 a day for two people. There is a cash dropbox or you can scan a QR code on sign that is posted that takes you to the Recreation.gov site to pay. We stayed in our fifth wheel camper for a week. It snowed one night! About 22 mins from nearest Walmart in Roswell. FYI - Tractor Supply in Roswell has no propane refills. We went to Pico Propane. Great place to fill up. T-mobile service is excellent. Would definitely stay here again!
GuideI wasn't sure about where to stay in Roswell. I didn't want to get a hotel but wasn't sure about campsites. I stumbled upon this thanks to this site!
Paid the 5 dollars picked the back site and spent the night with my two pups. We slept very well!
TravelerAfter putting $5 in the envelope at the entrance, we easily drove a loop through the establishment and saw no other campers. We decided to take the 3rd site (first non-handicap site). Plenty of space. For tent use, it’s too rocky to use stakes, but there were plenty of sizable rocks to use to weigh down tarps. It was cool and breezy. It’s a shame we are just passing through, beautiful area to camp at. Edit: also, incredibly clean vault toilet!
TravelerStopped by for one night. Got here early because was not sure if it would be crowded or not. One one other group here during the day. Very windy, but was not complaining on a hot day. Worth the stop if you are close or passing through.
TravelerThis place is cute. It has well spaced camp sites that are easy to find (we arrived after dark). The campsites have a covered picnic table a little grill and a fire ring. The vista is gorgeous. Walked the trails in the morning and was totally alone. It was gorgeous watching the sun come up. There was a bit of highway noise I noticed while hiking but not while sleeping. There are cell phone towers or some sort of electrical towers at the entrance of the park. The host came out to chat with my husband and he was friendly. He explained that the park is just over 2000acres. The trails really are beautiful and well kept! Stop if you can. There’s an envelope drop of for a $5 deposit.
LegendThis small campground about 20 minutes east of Roswell, NM was the perfect place for us to spend a few days relaxing and wandering the desert trails of this OHV area. The campground only offers 5 large and well-kept campsites, on a first-come basis. Even on the weekend, the area was extremely quiet.
With the landscape falling away toward the west, the sunsets were simply amazing. The area offered miles and miles of OHV trails which were good for hiking and mountain biking as well.
With a picnic table, grill, fire ring, and shelter, you cannot complain for $5 a night. The bathrooms were the cleanest pit-toilets we’ve ever seen and the area had extremely strong LTE (the tower was right there at the edge of the campground). And, with our portable solar panel, we have always have all the electricity we could possibly need! There is no water at this camping area, not even a nearby creek, so come prepared. Roswell, offers all the amenities you could want, with full grocery stores, gas station and water/ ice kiosks. And, don't miss the Alien Museum!
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