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Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Fort Sumner, NM

123 Reviews

Bosque Redondo Park offers free dog-friendly camping with picnic shelters and fire rings in Fort Sumner. This established campground permits pets throughout the property with no apparent restrictions, while featuring multiple campsites spread around a small fishing pond. Tent and RV campers can access drive-in or walk-in sites with picnic tables and trash receptacles. The park has vault toilets but lacks hookups, drinking water, and shower facilities. Campers report the park remains quiet during weekdays with more activity on weekends. The park's open layout provides minimal shade, making summer camping potentially challenging for pets.

Sumner Lake State Park maintains several pet-friendly campgrounds including East Side, Mesquite, and Pecos Campgrounds, all featuring full hookups for RV campers with dogs. Each location provides water, electric (30/50 amp), and sewer connections along with covered picnic tables and fire pits. Shower facilities and toilets are available for campers. The park charges approximately $14 per night for sites with utilities, which must be reserved online with an additional $8 reservation fee. Primitive camping options exist for those seeking more budget-friendly accommodations with pets. The lake shoreline consists mostly of gravel and rocky areas rather than sandy beaches, requiring water shoes for comfortable access. Early morning lake views offer beautiful sunrises for campers with early-rising pets. Campers note the sites can be brutally hot in summer with virtually no shade trees throughout the park.

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Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Fort Sumner, New Mexico (14)

    1. Bosque Redondo Park

    15 Reviews
    Fort Sumner, NM
    3 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 355-2573

    "We camped near the lake where you could fish with ease from the bank or use the sand boat ramp. There are reatroom buildings around the camp. There are sites away from the water too."

    "Plenty of room for larger groups, we had a total of 6 tents set up along the west side of the lake. Can be very windy so ensure your tent stakes are decently long."

    2. Pecos Campground — Sumner Lake State Park

    9 Reviews
    Fort Sumner, NM
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 355-2541

    $30 / night

    "We were a bit worried about connecting our water and electricity, as the site had a bit of distance between the connections and the site."

    "Nice little desert lake with nice campground. Storms rolled in every afternoon. There was electric and water hookups. The lake was warm and clean."

    3. Valley View Mobile Home and RV Park

    2 Reviews
    Fort Sumner, NM
    1 mile
    Website
    +1 (575) 355-2380

    "The muesum (where the office is) was a nice sureprise and well worth the $5 entrance fee. Wifi and Verison service is very good too."

    4. East Side Campground — Sumner Lake State Park

    3 Reviews
    Fort Sumner, NM
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 355-2541

    $20 - $30 / night

    "This campground overlooks the lake with a fairly nice view. Nice hiking trails in the neighborhood. Several campsites were reserved only and there were several that were drive-in."

    5. Mesquite Campground — Sumner Lake State Park

    2 Reviews
    Fort Sumner, NM
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 355-2541

    $15 - $20 / night

    "Lake was within view of the site and a boat ramp was located down the road. Beautiful morning sunrise."

    "It seemed like a long drive in flat wilderness to reach it south of the I 40. The campsite was charming, very quiet. The showers were nice."

    6. Fort Sumner lake

    2 Reviews
    Fort Sumner, NM
    13 miles

    "Nice size lake good camping great for fishing and swimming and good place to get away for couple of days"

    7. Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

    44 Reviews
    Santa Rosa, NM
    40 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 898-1999

    "Dog park, showers , laundry, a store and barbecue delivered to your camper! Level spots, a few trees."

    "We were evacuated from our camping spot in Northern New Mexico due to wildfires and set out for a new spot. Exhausted from driving, we pulled into this campground."

    8. Group Use Shelters — Sumner Lake State Park

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    Fort Sumner, NM
    13 miles
    +1 (575) 355-2541

    $45 / night

    9. Rocky Point Campground — Santa Rosa Lake State Park

    27 Reviews
    Santa Rosa, NM
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 472-3110

    $15 - $30 / night

    "Book on Reserve America for New Mexico “Santa Rosa Lake” very pretty and peaceful. Not all streets were labeled but the directions worked to get us there just fine."

    "Nice campground in desert setting overlooking the lake. A lot of pull thru sites as well as back ins. Electric was all thru the loop, however water hook ups were not."

    10. Juniper Campground — Santa Rosa Lake State Park

    10 Reviews
    Santa Rosa, NM
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 472-3110

    $15 - $30 / night

    "Great find driving through NM. $10 self pay state park and plenty of spots for drive up on a Friday."

    "Short drive off hwy 40. Arrived after hours and all the sites at the Juniper camp were open (Sunday in August). We chose J11. Nice view of the lake."

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  • Crystal C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 22, 2018

    East Side Campground — Sumner Lake State Park

    Rocky Shorelines And Hard Packed Campsites

    I stopped in this camp when taking a brief trip through Fort Sumner on the way back to Texas from Las Vegas. The town of Fort Sumner itself is known for its Billy The Kidd presence and there are many things to do in the area in regard to that which are interesting. But just as much as I wanted to check that out, I wanted to check out another unique spot in New Mexico to stay the night and this campsite seemed to be one of the closest.

    I liked this because there were both tent and RV sites, so naturally I felt a bit more at home than I would have it had ben a park which focuses daily on RVs and leaves tents as an after thought.

    The lake itself wasn't my favorite lake of New Mexico, though it seemed large everything around it was pretty dry. The banks were more of a gravel than a beach and some of the areas were rocky with larger boulders making it a little more difficult to find a recreational place to just enjoy the water. I definitely needed water shoes to get into or near the water.

    I chose a primitive site although they do have some which have connections, my reason for selecting this site was its location which I thought would have a great view of the sunrise and the lake, unfortunately it ended up raining the morning so there was no beautiful sunrise. But for only $8 I couldn't really complain especially since I was able to take advantage of the lake a bit the evening before.

    I noticed the lake was typically of any lake with a lot of the activities of the park centering around it, however they also had a few hiking trails, a small visitor center to check out a little light information about the location and outdoor education programs which were mostly held on weekends.

    It wasn't really that busy when I was there on the weekday I passed through and camp felt pretty quiet throughout the duration of my stay.

    Restrooms located near me were vault style but they did have a bathroom with running water and showers as well, depending on where you elect to stay you will be nearby some kind of accommodations. My site being primitive was really primitive and had no table or fire ring, but I did notice for $10 you could have both just a little distance from where my site was located. I personally didn't need either when staying.

    TIPS:

    • Check into the park office for minor supplies, anything bigger you will need to travel Into town where there are numerous stores.

    • When in the area make sure to stop in at the Billy The Kidd Museum and Bosque Redondo Park both are staples of the area and contain a lot of history which will tell the story of New Mexico past in some of the most infamous ways.

  • AThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 16, 2021

    Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

    Good overnight, needs a facelift

    This campground is just outside Santa Rosa. It accepts Sams, military discount. Old but clean and serviceable. Nice pool, on site restaurant serves good food. Many drive through site with electric and water. Central dump station. Small dog park.

  • K
    Mar. 19, 2023

    Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

    Great stop for a couple nights

    Dog park, showers , laundry, a store and barbecue delivered to your camper! Level spots, a few trees.

  • Karla S.
    Jul. 28, 2018

    Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

    Pretty oasis

    This is a hidden gem. We were evacuated from our camping spot in Northern New Mexico due to wildfires and set out for a new spot. Exhausted from driving, we pulled into this campground. It is clean, well maintained and the dog got a kick out of doing a bit of swimming. There is unique topography and enough to explore for a night or two.

  • Kimberly M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Dec. 16, 2022

    Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

    Good For An Overnight Stay

    We pulled into this campground to escape extremely windy conditions.  The park was close to empty when we got there but filled up quickly with others trying to get out of the wind.  The sites are close and they are set up oddly with some campers facing one direction and others going the opposite way.  We had full hook ups including sewer.  Our site shared an electric box with the site beside us.  We didn't use the bathrooms or showers but we looked at them and they were clean.  Old but clean.  The park does have a nice little fenced in dog park so your dog can run off leash.  I would stay here again if I were passing through.  We felt safe here.

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Apr. 3, 2023

    Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

    Santa Rosa, NM…Would stay again

    Chris the owner had some bad reviews but honestly he couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating. Sometimes when I see bad reviews of management I kinda think maybe the reviewer did something that made the management get to that point. They do own the park and it’s their rules!!!!! We had a very easy site to pull into, no septic but we knew that coming in- they do have a dump station. They have a nice clean dog park that mine loved. It’s laid out well, plenty of room and a restaurant that delivers to your camper. What more can you ask for? We loved everything about it. We were over nighters but it would be a great place for a stay with some R &R. Thumbs up!

  • Katie T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 2, 2022

    Rocky Point Campground — Santa Rosa Lake State Park

    Peaceful

    Book on Reserve America for New Mexico “Santa Rosa Lake” very pretty and peaceful. Not all streets were labeled but the directions worked to get us there just fine. Park for kids, gorgeous sunsets and the stars show off at night. Clean bathrooms. Had hookups.

  • norm C.
    Sep. 30, 2021

    Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

    Pass this one up!!

    The owner Chris Lamb is a piece of work has lots of problems and don’t believe he’s had a good day in a long time, that’s who you will deal with. With that said his campground as it’s called hasn’t been maintained for years, certified dump and stay at your own risk. This place isn’t “pet friendly” you can “only walk your dog on the dirt” ( yelled by Chris across the campground”and what parts are green are ridden with cocker barrels which end up in your dogs feet just going out the door and you will track them back inside and deal with them for days. Don’t waist your time as I said this place hasn’t been maintained for years. I read reviews and gave it a chance, you will be totally disappointed and where the good reviews came from I’ll never know. Good luck!!’

  • Treshunna G.
    Feb. 17, 2024

    Ramblin' Rose RV Park

    Ramblin Rose RV Park

    Excellent rates for both tenting & RVing, pull-thru sites, friendly people, pet friendly, clean restrooms/showers, laundry facility….still enjoying my stay.

Guide to Fort Sumner

Discover the joy of camping with your furry friends near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, where several campgrounds welcome pets and offer a variety of amenities and activities.

Tips for camping with dogs near Fort Sumner

  • Ensure your pet stays hydrated by taking advantage of the drinking water available at places like Pecos Campground — Sumner Lake State Park.
  • Keep your dog on a leash while exploring the scenic areas around Bosque Redondo Park, which features peaceful surroundings and a pond.
  • Bring along your pet's favorite toys to enjoy playtime at Fort Sumner Lake, where you can also indulge in fishing and swimming.

Dog owners appreciate spacious sites and amenities

Pet-friendly campgrounds include great activities

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Fort Sumner, NM is Bosque Redondo Park with a 3.9-star rating from 15 reviews.

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