Top Tent Camping near Hillsboro, NM
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Best Tent Sites Near Hillsboro, NM (15)
1. Railroad Canyon Campground
Mimbres, New Mexico5 Reviews•38 Photos•20 Saves- Pets
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- ADA Access
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- Group
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2. Kingston Campground
Hillsboro, New Mexico1 Review•9 SavesSmall campground located along the north side of New Mexico Highway 152, near mile marker 40, near Middle Percha Creek, on the eastern edge of the small town of Kingston, NM.
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- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Trash
- Toilets
3. Lower Gallinas Campground
Mimbres, New Mexico1 Review•1 Save- Pets
- Fires
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- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
4. Silver City KOA
Arenas Valley, New Mexico8 Reviews•28 Photos•17 Saves- Pets
- Electric Hookups
- Phone Service
- Reservable
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5. Black Canyon Campground - Lower
Mimbres, New Mexico4 Reviews•17 Photos•53 SavesThis is a beautiful remote camping area. Trail #94 begins at the rear of the campground.Located in a remote area of forest__approximately 30 miles from the Wilderness Ranger District office. This campground is accessible from FR 150, and driving approximately .5 miles from the road, across the stream. You will enter an area with a newer vault toilet__and a beautiful meadow next to the stream.Please be advised - the district recommends high-clearance 4x4 vehicles on FR 150.
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- Firewood Available
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6. Rocky Canyon Campground
Mimbres, New Mexico2 Reviews•5 Photos•9 SavesThis is a fairly small campground and is popular with horse riders and hunters.
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7. Lake Roberts
Hanover, New Mexico3 Reviews•8 Photos•76 SavesLake Roberts is located in the Wilderness Ranger District along NM 35. It can be accessed via NM 35 or NM 15. NM 15 is a narrow paved, winding road that may not be suitable for trucks with trailers.
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8. Forks Campground
Hanover, New Mexico5 Reviews•9 Photos•76 SavesThis campground features beautiful cliffs along the West Fork of the__Gila River.This campground is a great place to stop__on the way to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (15 miles north). Overnight camping is allowed in the upper portion of Forks; however, the lower portion of the Forks__Recreation Site__along the__West Fork of the Gila River__is__day use only.
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10. Lower Scorpion Campground
Gila, New Mexico5 Reviews•6 Photos•35 SavesLower Scorpion Campground is a partially developed campground within walking distance of the West Fork of the Gila River. The campground is located less than one mile from the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument just off NM State Highway 15. Drinking water is available, tables and grills are provided at select sites. Vault toilets are available on site. Camping is free of charge and first-come, first-served.
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Recent Tent Reviews In Hillsboro
287 Reviews of 15 Hillsboro Campgrounds
Cielo Vista RV Park
Adequate
Ok RV PRk. No showers or rest rooms, Needs a serious upgrade. Owner is nice. Lots of permanent trailers. Goat heads are everywhere, along with lots if weeds.
City of Rocks State Park Campground
Fun place especially for kids
Our grandsons loved this place. We went without reservations so there was no open place but they allow the overflow to camp in the group sites if they are empty.
You can spend hours exploring all the rocks.
With reservations you can get a spot with power but they are closer together. We were very happy with the great place we had. Would love to go again.
South Monticello — Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Beautiful and quiet.
Great campground. Good size spots with good distance between sites. Ramadas at each site provide precious shade. Lots of trash bins nearby. Long flat trail (bike/walk) starts at the campground. Note that is has a boat launch except there’s no more water in this area.
South Monticello — Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Primitive site just outside state park campground
Great flat spot with great views. It’s inside the Elephant Butte lake state park, but seems to be a dispersed site. No one around. No amenities. There is a vault toilet maybe a half mile away. There are pay stations around. We had paid for a site on south Monticello campground but came here instead.
Meadow Creek Dispersed Camping
Meadow Creek,NM
Road is a little rough but well worth it. No one camped near us. Was able to let the dogs roam without fear. Lots of wood in the area. A small creek along the road. Good hiking area. Will definitely go back.
Hillsboro RV Park
a gem
great rural campground. lake valley ghost town is worth the ride
Palomino Campground — Caballo Lake State Park
Great NM State Park
Very clean and well maintained. Staff were very friendly. No shade for the trailer, but the covered picnic table was good. Electric hookup worked. Water was off due to water system maintenance. We were able to fill up at the campground below the dam. Quiet at night, just some road noise from the highway. The lake is great with easy access for kayaking at the boat ramp. We would stay here again.
South Monticello — Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Beautiful, Remote, & Inexpensive
Situated on the edge of a sprawling reservoir along the Rio Grande river, this park is the perfect place to enjoy the vast landscape of the area. The nearby town of Truth or Consequences, NM is small, but has all the services you might need for food, gas, supplies, or soaking in hot springs.
The campground is well spaced out, each spot has a picnic table with shade/rain structure (I’ll let you guess which purpose gets more use) and nearly all have electricity and water. That means NO generators! The bath house is clean and offers flush toilets, running sinks and warm showers. All sites are reservation only, but you can do that when you get there as there is plenty of LTE cell service. We've never seen this place crowded in the winter months. For what you get at this campground, it’s a bargain at twice the price.
The campground is ideal for solar power, as is the New Mexico weather. We also had no problem connecting with Starlink. Hiking, mountain biking, boating, fishing and all other sorts of desert recreation is available right from the campground. Definitely worth the visit!
Dream Catcher RV Park
Escapee Park
Nice level spot, but winds must blow year round in one direction, the trees are actually leaning. Nice check in clerk, but never provided a code to Showers. Locked by the time we tried the doors. Sitting outside at night the winds blew a constant Gasoline Vapor, even filled the RV. Great place for a one night stop, make sure you get the Shower Code!
Percha Dam State Park Campground
Great area with shaded areas
Stayed in the open area not at a site . Area I parked had a big area with shaded trees, very quite at night and had no issues with neighbors
City of Rocks State Park Campground
Unique and affordable
$14 for an RV site with electric and water. Good TMobile service.
They have reservation as well as first come first serve sites.
Amazing volunteers, so knowledgeable and fun to talk to. You could just walk around the rocks and campground or take one of the trails out into the desert landscape. We had our bikes and were not disappointed!
Would absolutely come back.
Caballo Lake State Park Campground
Beautiful place
When I called about availability we were told there were a lot of dry spots available. Works for us! When we got there the person at gate had no idea where the campgrounds were and would not let us check out sites without paying for day use. The campground had water shutoff on Memorial Day weekend. No bathrooms or showers.
Management aside, this place is gorgeous. We dry camped by lake right under mountains. Would not pay for campground with no water but for $10 to dry camp by the water, love it.
Great T-Mobile service. Easy to access.
City of Rocks State Park Campground
Quiet & Unique
I spent two weeks here at three different sites, and while I was ready to get back to civilization (the park is fairly remote), I genuinely had a relaxing time.
The bathrooms/comfort station are clean and fairly new—the only downsides are they’re only open from 7am-5pm to conserve water and it’s a bit of a trek by foot if you’re at one of the far campsites. I also had strong enough reception with T-Mobile to work remotely, and good service through Verizon as well.
Site 25 (Crab): a truly iconic site within a park where nearly every site is a gem. Downside: very little privacy and no shade from the afternoon sun. Upside: Site is level, great sunset views and a quick walk to the pit toilets.
Site 24 (Hercules): Connects to site 25 via a the rock formations, but more private as it’s not directly on the main loop. Again, close to the pit bathroom. There’s a fun and semi private climb up into the rocks to the left of the picnic table that will give you a stellar sunset view. Site is level and protected from the worst of the south/SW winds. I also saw the most wildlife from this site (marmot, roadrunner, jack rabbit, and more). Downside: the site curves rather drastically and is best suited for vans, tent camping, or very small RVs; little shade as the tree that used to offer shade was removed.
Site 30 (Triangulum): hands down, the best site in the park IMO. Lots of shade and privacy as it’s set far back from the main road; it almost feels like you have the park to yourself. Pit toilets are conveniently at the end of the drive. Downside: people climbing through the rocks occasionally end up near your site, but no one ever wandered too far; the windmill does makes some noise but it’s really not too bad; this site has FULL shade, which is ideal unless you run on solar panels. For a few hours a day I had to back my van into the sun, which put it at a fairly severe angle as the drive slopes once you back out of the sweet spot by the picnic table; very little protection from the wind, but there is some.
City of Rocks State Park Campground
Non Electric - Each Site Unique
City of Rocks, NMSP: NON- ELECTRIC Sites: Sites Nestled into Uniqueness. One of the best campgrounds , in regards to campsite layout, we have stayed in during 4 1/2 years of full timing - (Electric sites are not so. They do have views, but are crowded together.) (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)
Overall Rating: 5 for the non-electric sites. The are nestled into semi private/private locations. I did not see a non-electric site that I would not enjoy. Even the worst of these sites would be among the best at many campgrounds. Sites in the back loop where we stayed were among the best. Price 2024 : $10 for non-electric sites Security: I think the gates are locked at night. Not sure.
Usage during visit: Electric sites were full . Primitive sites had some availability. Site Privacy: Good to great Site Spacing: Many sites are very well spaced.
Site surface: Gravel Reservations: Yes Campground Noise: Quiet Outside Road Noise: Too isolated for this to be an issue.
Through Traffic in campground: None Electric Hookup: Availability Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: No Potable Water Available: Yes Generators: Allowed Bathroom: Pit toilets are throughout the campground. Showers: No Pull Throughs: Yes, there are some.
Cell Service (AT&T): 0 - 2 bars depending on location Setting: Primitive sites are set among the rocks. Electric hook up sites are close together, but have a view of the rocks and desert. They are not as nicely laid out.City of Rocks State Park Campground
DON'T camp at site 28; park management is terrible
This is an amazing place with beautiful rock formations that you can spend hours exploring. Overall I really enjoyed staying here and seeing the sights. However, I ran into two issues (one major) while camping at site #28:
1. There is a large wasp nest in the base of the tree at this site. Depending on the time of day, there can be a LOT of wasps flying around throughout the entire area of site#28, making the entire site unusable. Notably, this nest is in the only shaded area of the site, so you have no usable shade. Once you bring food outside, even more come out and they get aggressive. I got stung twice while trying to eat outside. I contacted the park about this by e-mailing the park manager (Gabriel Medrano) twice. He never responded to the e-mails. I also called the park office during business hours, but they did not answer. I left a voicemail, but they never called back. Clearly this park's management does not care about its guests. I later talked to one of the rangers. They said they are not allowed to disturb the wasp nest by spraying it or doing anything else due to directives from management. In other words, the park manager would rather preserve a dangerous pest instead of ensuring visitor safety and park usability.
2. There is a windmill near site #28 that makes a very loud and annoying metal grinding noise when it turns slowly. It is shockingly loud and at first I thought that there was some sort of metal fabrication factory or construction site nearby. This happens any time of day or night, depending on the wind, and can be clearly heard from most sites on the west side of the campground. It would be loud enough to wake someone in a tent, but probably not an RV. Again, I e-mailed the park manager (Gabriel Medrano) about this, and didn't even get the courtesy of a reply.
Iron Creek Campground
Lovely quiet free spot
Clean, quiet campground not far from Emory pass. Pit toilets, fire rings, and picnic tables. Only a handful of people there on Friday night
Silver City RV Park
Great spot for a night or two
I stayed here for CDT Days. Great location walking distance to everything. There’s a grocery store around the corner. Super quiet. Woke up to the birds chirping away. Priced fairly and would stay here again.
Manzanos RV Park
Clean, secluded, serene
Great place and close to sights, yet nestled in a lovely spot.
Hidden Valley Ranch RV Resort
Very nice and not expensive, no tent sites
2-night minimum, at the end of a maintained gravel road. I have a camper van, no hookups, and paid $48 for two nights. Large rec room with full kitchen, satellite tv, pool table, and pop/candy/ice cream for sale. Laundry and hot showers. Very friendly and a majority of sites are long time full timers. Cash or check only, no credit cards. Good wi-fi. Propane available. About 10 miles to town and 30 miles to City of Rocks state park.
Dream Catcher RV Park
Nicely kept
Nothing extravagant extra clean. Well taken of. Nicely helpful heated shower rooms. I looked at it Lots of restaurants nearby. There was lots of availability staff very nice
South Monticello — Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Great place to stay
Beautiful scenery, clean facilities. Sites in the main campground are kinda close together, but dispersed camping has better views and plenty of space. Good Verizon service, hot showers.
City of Rocks State Park Campground
Gemstone in New Mexico
Great stay, amazing campsites, clean restrooms, friendly camp hosts. Hiking trails. Great view of the stairs.
Hot Springs Glamp Camp
Amazing glamping stay!
Highly recommend this gem. It’s tucked away and such a cozy and slow place to stay. We stayed in a campsite for 5 nights. Highly recommend more than one day so you can enjoy the springs and the town! It has lovely clean hot spring tubs that are open 24/7. It’s an intimate camp so we rarely had to wait for a tub. Also has clean bathrooms and showers and a grill. 2 blocks away from Main Street and 2 blocks from the Rio grande. Great host and great service too.
Silver City RV Park
Cute, Smaller Campground - Fairly priced
This camp ground is conveniently located to Old Town Silver City.
The staff is friendly, the site was clean and level. The bathrooms and showers were clean as well. They were very fairly priced. I booked for one night but may well stay for two.
They have a nice laundry facility. It was a quiet enjoyable stay! I would come back again.
Celebration Well Dispersed Camping
Low-key dispersed sites
A handful of sites located on the other side of Skates Canyon from Sapillo Campground. Close to great hiking around the CDT and fishing in Lake Roberts. Most of the sites sit on the shades of ponderosa and there's plenty of space for group camping.
This is as bare as it gets. No services, no cell signal, no trash disposal, not even a pit toilet. Some sites have rock rings for campfires but that's about it. Please recreate responsibly and leave no trace. Pack out whatever you pack in.
Quiet during the winter, but gets busy during the summer as evidenced by how well worn the dirt paths around the area are.
City of Rocks State Park Campground
Very quiet , big sky!
The park is far away from everywhere and offers a very quiet and peaceful experience. The rocks are spectacular as is the night sky. The visitor center appears to have limited hours so I had to go online to learn more. There are trails that take you up into the rocks and into the desert.
Rose Valley RV Ranch
Nice park in Silver City!
We liked Rose Valley Ranch and would stay again. We didn’t talk to a soul our entire 3 day stay. We kind of felt isolated which isn’t a bad thing necessarily if you’re not looking for that sort of thing. The sites are huge and feel very private, offering a little fenced in, personal yard at most sites. The bathrooms were very clean and also private feeling. There is only one dumpster and it was very far from our site. Walking around will also involve walking through dirt areas to reach your destination. All in all though it’s a nice, private, roomy park that puts you right near Silver City’s local shops!
Guide to Hillsboro
Camping near Hillsboro, New Mexico, offers a unique blend of stunning landscapes and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are plenty of options to explore.
What to do:
- Hiking and Biking: The trails around City of Rocks State Park Campground are perfect for both hiking and biking. One visitor mentioned, "You could just walk around the rocks and campground or take one of the trails out into the desert landscape. We had our bikes and were not disappointed!"
- Fishing and Boating: If you enjoy water activities, Elephant Butte Lake State Park is a great spot. A reviewer noted, "If you like to fish or have a boat, this is the place for you!"
- Wildlife Watching: Campers at Percha Dam State Park Campground have spotted various wildlife. One camper shared, "Waking up with calls from the cranes across the lake made my day happy!"
What campers like:
- Unique Campsites: Many campers appreciate the distinct layouts of sites. A visitor at City of Rocks State Park Campground said, "One of the best campgrounds, in regards to campsite layout, we have stayed in during 4 1/2 years of full timing."
- Clean Facilities: Campgrounds like Elephant Butte Lake RV Resort are noted for their cleanliness. A reviewer mentioned, "Very clean and well maintained roads."
- Friendly Staff: Campers often rave about the helpfulness of the staff. One camper at Silver City KOA said, "The staff are top notch! Young, energetic, and as helpful as can be."
What you should know:
- Remote Locations: Some campgrounds, like Caballo Lake State Park Campground, can be quite remote. A visitor noted, "While I was ready to get back to civilization, I genuinely had a relaxing time."
- Limited Amenities: Campgrounds like Maryicelli Road Dispersed Camping lack amenities. One camper mentioned, "Not much in the immediate area, but a nice place to stop for the night."
- Cell Service: Depending on where you camp, cell service can vary. A camper at Percha Dam State Park Campground said, "Great Verizon cell service while there."
Tips for camping with families:
- Choose Family-Friendly Campgrounds: Look for places like Elephant Butte Lake State Park, which has a children's playground. A visitor noted, "Childrens' playground on site."
- Plan Activities: Make sure to have a mix of activities. One family enjoyed the "great views of the stairs" while hiking at Riverbend Hot Springs.
- Pack Snacks: Keep everyone happy with snacks on hand. A camper at Silver City KOA mentioned, "Clean all heating worked," which is great for warming up food.
Tips from RVers:
- Check Site Sizes: Make sure the sites can accommodate your RV. A reviewer at Elephant Butte Lake RV Resort said, "Easy to hook up, to pull in, easy to pull out with our 36’ 5th wheel."
- Look for Full Hookups: Campgrounds like Caballo Lake State Park Campground offer full hookups, which many RVers prefer. One camper noted, "There is a dump and water fill station as well as sites with electric and water."
- Be Prepared for Weather: The weather can change quickly, so be ready. A visitor at City of Rocks State Park Campground mentioned, "Very little protection from the wind, but there is some."
Camping near Hillsboro, New Mexico, has something for everyone, from families to seasoned RVers. Enjoy the great outdoors and make some unforgettable memories!
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