Are you planning a trip to Dexter with your RV? We've got you covered. Finding a place to camp in New Mexico with your RV is easier than ever. Each RV campsite offers quick access to one or more of Dexter's most popular destinations.
$40 - $240 / night
Trailer Village RV Park is under new ownership. Jon and Morgan purchased the park November 1st, 2021. They are very knowledgeable about RV life as they are Full time RVers themselves. The park has 65 sites. Pull throughs are reserved for nightly and weekly guests only. The park is located 1.4 miles to the city center, so you can bike or walk to town. Please view Trailer Village RV Park website for the most current information regarding what the park has to offer. Jon and Morgan hope to help you "crash" into a Roswell adventure!
$42 - $46 / night
Located twelve miles North of Carlsbad, NM, the park offers boating, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, hiking trails, exceptional bird watching, developed and primitive campsites and restrooms with showers. Whether you’re picnicking for the day, or camping in your RV for a week, you’ll be sure to find adventure at Brantley Lake State Park!
$8 - $18 / night
5 acres bordered by pecan trees. Level area, cement slab, large trees on site. Water, septic, electricity provided. NO BATHROOM FACILITIES available, please bring your own if tent camping. I do have septic you can connect to your RV. Quiet rural area NW of Roswell, 6 miles from downtown where you can explore alien museums and attractions. Bottomless lakes state park and Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge nearby. 70 miles from Ruidoso with hiking, bike and equestrian trails, skiing, shopping, fishing. Haystack mountain recreation area, Pecos river, rockhounding sites in vicinity. White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, Valley of Fires a short drive away.
$35 - $45 / night
From the KOA website: Kick back with family and friends at this beautiful desert oasis built in 2000. This award-winning KOA is big rig friendly: All sites are huge 30/50-amp pull thrus with free Wi-Fi and free cable TV. The staff will spoil you as you enjoy the 2,000-square-foot community room, meals delivered to your site, a beautiful commercial laundry, outstanding restrooms, a fenced dog park and a heated pool. From this KOA in the heart of SE New Mexico, visit Carlsbad Caverns, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park, Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area, Roswell's International UFO Museum and White Sands National Monument. Check out the Robert H. Goddard rocket collection at the Roswell Museum and Art Center and the "Billy the Kid" history at the campground. A horse hotel also is available. See how this KOA is going green with the help of a wind turbine. Pool: March 15 - October 15. Max pull thru: 75 feet. Your hosts: Scott, Susan and Brian Bacher.
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Although a bit rough around the edges, if you are traveling in SE New Mexico, this location is great for an overnighter. When we arrived, all of the full hook-up sites were taken (looked like long term locals). I called the number at the un-manned office and the gentleman who answered was very friendly and let us know that we could camp anywhere around the lake for $9. The location is close to a nice residential area, so it’s relatively quiet with the exception of the occasional train passing by. There is a scent of cow manure depending on which way the wind is blowing; but it’s not unbearable. Overall, it was a nice place to stop over for the night as we were heading towards the Carlsbad Caverns the following day.
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I'd say that it's the best RV park in Roswell. Only suggestion that ai would have is that they enlarge their dog park. Showers, bathrooms, and pool weren't open while we stayed due to Covid.
TravelerThis is a standard RV park. Reasonably priced with FULL hookups for 30a or 50a service. Lori the Mgr is kind and flexible. I arrived after the office was closed and she had my packet on the office porch.
GuideThis place is mostly long-term folks that allows overnight guests, and was the right location for our travel and the only place in town. With no bathrooms (our van was winterized and we were depending on campgrounds for water) and no wifi, and with units parked close together, it wasn't great. The office was very dirty, but the staff was friendly. Hookups worked.
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Beautiful desert landscapes littered with deep lakes ranging from small to rather large. Public swimming area in one of the lakes, and it has saltwater in it... the water is ice cold and super refreshing, once you get acclimated to it, lol. There’s hiking trails, ports-johns, and RV hookups. Be ready for flies in the summer though. At night, make sure you take the time to see how many stars are really up there, because the light pollution is very low at this sight.
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Nice campground in the desert, pool, hour or so to Carlsbad caverns, full hook ups, shade shelters
GuideThis is a place to park on your way through. No extra amenities for your 40+ dollars, not even a picnic table. Bathrooms and showers are closed for remodeling but no reduction in price. Full hook up. Office manager friendly and efficient. Some trees. Level lot.
LegendExcellent full service RV park. The hook ups are in excellent repair. This particular KOA offers hot food delivered to the sites in Lou of eating inside the facility. Despite the name, it is quite a hike from Carlsbad Caverns if that is your destination. It is very close to Beantly Lake and a very quiet setting. The pads are gravel but level. Excellent staff. Would stay again!
GuideWe wanted to visit Roswell to say we have been there and found this campground! The host was awesome! We got there late and all of the spots were full, he allowed us to stay in the day area for the night as we were dry camping anyway! The lakes were amazing and beautiful! Nothing like we have seen yet! Full hook ups there and a shower house!
LegendCarlsbad Caverns is amazing! Going during bat season is even more incredible, unbelievable almost. Make no mistake about the location, however. As so many KOAs are not in the town that bears their name, this KOA is no exception. It is not in the Carlsbad limits, it is 30 minutes north of Carlsbad and 1+ hour north of Carlsbad Caverns. ( not sure why another reviewer stated it was only 30 minutes away—maybe they were mistaking it for Carlsbad RV Park, which was formerly a KOA(?) no disrespect meant—people should know before they go, google maps will confirm).
Personally, I’m not a huge fan of cram them in RV parks, but there are few options for camping around Carlsbad and they are all RV parks except for the first come first serve campground at Guadalupe National Park which stands a really good chance of being full before I could ever roll in. This KOA has all the amenities including a pool, clean showers, store, laundry, and hot meals—if you can order hours in advance. The RV sites are spacious for being an RV Park, but by no means “spacious”. They had excellent and easy pull through options and many cabins. The cabins were pricey, but cross between the camping/hotel ease of lodging; of course, visitors bring their own sleeping bags and linens.
We found the staff was neither overly friendly nor rude. It did seem to take a very long time to process anything, however, because anytime we went into the store/check-in, we had to wait, awhile (20+ minutes). While this held true for the weekend we were there, maybe it isn’t typical? Overall, it’s a place to hang one’s hat and enjoy a campfire under the night sky. It’s also a good middle ground between Carlsbad and the Roswell area attractions if that is the goal. If the only plans are to see the national parks (Carlsbad and Guadalupe), I’d recommend considering Carlsbad RV Park—which is right on the southern edge of Carlsbad. While in town, consider checking out Fiesta Drive In Theater. It’s one of the few remaining drive-in movie theaters.
TravelerThis was the 1st time I've ever stayed at a KOA. First time using hookups.
I was anticipating being sandwiched between monster RVs and listening to generators all night.
But, it wasn't that bad. We lucked out with a spot at the end of a row, which helped a bunch. Yes, there were monster RVs everywhere, but we actually had a decent amount of space. The bathrooms and showers were clean and very welcome after 6 days on the road.
The BBQ food that they serve was pretty decent as well.
Not my style of camping, but when you need to wash up, its not a bad option. Location near Carlsbad Caverns was excellent as well. There are closer RV parks, but none that I wanted to stay at.
Also note: It was a very windy campsite. Don't count on having a fire.
GuideThis KOA will start texting you in advance of your arrival, which I found a bit tedious, but it came in handy during our stay.
Check in was simple and informative. The pool is open and was clean. It definitely came in handy during this heat!
The campground is based about an hour away from Carlsbad Caverns, which worked for us so we could drop our rig and make the drive the next morning. Only about 20 minutes from the town of Carlsbad.
On our second night, there was a wicked storm and we started heading loud booms. The park was thoughtful enough to text everyone after hours to reassure us that the pecan fields up the road use air cannons to prevent hail. Not sure about the effectiveness but was so glad to know what was happening.
We would certainly return if we ever need full hook ups in the area.
ScoutNice rv park and campground.
GuideRv park basically nice area buy the zoo
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Very friendly clean little rv park near town everything you need
TravelerThis is a quaint little RV park there are 14 spots and only 2 drive thru.
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Great RV park, not jammed in like humans on a spaceship! Layout was typical, our site did not have a picnic table, no dog park!🤷♀️
GuideMany RV parks on this app show that tents are allowed but when you arrive they treat you like vagabond scum because you don’t have a $100,000 RV. This is one of them. Screw them.
GuideVery nice small RV park! Everything is well maintained. Nice bathrooms. Laundry. Lee is very helpful and gave us some good recommendations about what to see and do in Roswell. Beautiful sunsets while we were there!
ScoutStayed for 2 nights in mid November 2021. Area has full hookups or tent/dispersed camping. Located in Dexter, NM.
ScoutWe stayed at the Rv park for 3 days and it was quite clean and comfortable. The best part was seeing all the Canada geese and Sandhills cranes land in the fields right next to the property. There were hundreds and listening to them come and go throughout the day was so peaceful. The small hiking trail out the back of the property leads you down a dirt road with Rye and winter wheat fields. Great to go for a walk as long as you stay on the roads. The fields are not owned by the Rv park, but by the local farmers. As long as you stay on the roads your fine. Very little traffic on these roads. The park was spacious and the bathrooms and showers had a home feel with there decor. Great place to stay near town and fair prices.
GuideThere are about 9 full hookup RV sites at this little park. They aren't drawn out very well and depending on how other RVers park it can be hard to figure out where to go.
We ended up in spot number 3 which had the sewer connection in the back so we had to stretch our sewer hose pretty far.
There's supposed to be a 30 day camping limit with a 7 day in between period but there were campers there that we're obviously just living there.
When you get there just look at the numbered electrical boxes and fit in between the "residents" as well as you can.
It's $15 a night for full hookups, $95 a week, or $350 a month.
There are some small parking areas around the lake you can dry camp in. Only a few of these spots were level. It's $9 a night for dry camping or $50 a week.
TravelerAbout 300 feet from the Lea Lakes RV camp/hookups is a gravel/dirt road heading west into BLM land. There’s a small parking lot at the end where one can post up for the night with lake and sunset views.
Good AT&T service. Watch out for mosquitos.
ScoutThis park is very clean, has full hookups and the staff are friendly and courteous. Spaces are gravel and pretty level with some shade trees.
RangerWhat a nice, cozy spot in Roswell! It has all you need for a home base from which to explore southern New Mexico: nice showers, laundry, restrooms, common areas with books and dvd's, even bottle of pop for $2 each. Lovely sunsets, level sites, friendly hosts. Couldn't be better!
Guide
You can reserve a few van/RV spots but most are first come first serve. Don't worry about the check in time - all hookups and bathrooms/shower are unlocked. If you get a reserved spot you can pay online, otherwise self pay AT the campground, not at the gate (just in case they're full). Showers are good. Ok playground for little kids (4-5 age). Every site has a covered picnic table with stationary grill.
Convenient to Carlsbad, 30- 40ish minutes? north of the caverns, little over an hour south of Roswell.
GuideI can't say enough about this park. Full hookups. Great views and the lake is fabulous.
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