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The facilities are clean and the wine is good. I recommend this. The atmosphere is great also.
The park itself is beautifully maintained, with lush green spaces and well-manicured sites that offer plenty of room for even the largest RVs. Each site is equipped with full hookups, which made our stay comfortable and convenient. We were particularly impressed with the cleanliness of the facilities, including the restrooms and laundry area, which were always spotless. I also get help from africanmag
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.
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
No amenities like electricity, water or dump stations. Great for walking, cycling, birding. The only camping sites in the metropolitan area in Texas. Sites are semi level and gravel. Great for meditating
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.
We stayed one night and really enjoyed the stay. They have a large outdoor covered wine tasting area that allows dogs. An excellent wine sampling set helped choose a good wine. I’m not a normal wine connoisseur, but the staff was helpful in finding options that I liked. The RV area is just a big parking lot with one electric hookup. The surrounding area is beautiful wine and pecan orchards. Loved this place!
Another really nice place in New Mexico. Near enough to the freeway, but far enough to not notice it. Near enough to town for a quick bite out or supplies, but far enough to not be bothered by it. Quiet and peaceful with good trails for walking the dogs.
Facilities: Hot water, free showers, flush toilets, soap, dump station, not much more you need
Cell Service: Good enough Verizon and T-mobile to work remotely
Starlink: While we didn't need to use it, all sites are open to the sky if you needed to
Solar: All sites are open to the sky for good solar
Absolutely fantastic KOA! Either is brand new or redone/crazily well kept up! Tent spots, covered tent spots, RV spots with 120/30A/50A and water, dump station - shower house has better showers than most hotels, bathrooms are big and clean.
Really nice pool (that closes at 7 😢), basketball court, corn hole, play ground.
Pretty cool view of Las Cruces at night.
Stayed overnight. Clean, roomy sites, nice people.
Rockhound SP, NM: If you like to hunt for rocks, or just be away from everything, this is a good place. Mountains are unique. Can’t get tired of looking at them. Only one trail here. Some nearby. (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)
Overall Rating: 4 for fine layout in non-electric area
Price 2024: $ 10 for non electric site
Security: No
Usage during visit: Pretty full
Site Privacy: Desert vegetation does not offer privacy
Site Spacing: Great
Pad surface: Gravel
Reservations: Yes
Campground Noise: Quiet
Outside Road Noise: cg is at the end of the access road. No other road.
Through Traffic in campground: None
Electric Hookup: Available. We were in the non-electric loop . Sites in this loop are generally more private than the electric area
Sewer Hookup: No
Dump Station: Out of order. Posting says that a Valero nearby provides free dumping.
Potable Water Available: Yes. Near the dump station.
Generators: Yes
Bathroom: Pit toilet in the day use area is the closest. Flush toilets also available.
Showers: Nice showers
Pull Throughs: Available
Cell Service (AT&T): 2 bars
Setting: Nestled against a mountain ridge overlooking other mountains and the desert below.
Recent Weather: 40s to 80s with high wind/fire warning pending.
Solar: Great
Insects: None
Host: Yes.
Rig Size: Large rigs
Sites: All sites in non electric loop are nice and well spaced. 1 and 3 are the best. Large 5th wheel had trouble backing in to #3, having to back up cg road to do so. #2 looks down on#1. Our site here was # 2. #0 looks over the day use area in one direction. #5 is closest to entry road into the cg. However, not much traffic into cg during our short stay.
I would be pleased with any site in this loop.
(12,13 nice elec sites )
Staying in a wooden house could be really cool, looking at the photos, I realized that I should do it one day, I'm usually someone who likes to play basketball https://basketballlegends.fun , maybe I can do it there.
RSP is a nice state park. It’s quiet, the area is clean, and the hosts were great. If I were to do it again I would stay at a non electric site. They are closer to the mountains and more separated. For me the electric sites are too close with not enough screening between them.
Great campsite right outside of las cruces. Very pretty drive in but easy to fly by if you’re going too fast on the main highway. Good spot to stay if you want to hike any of the trails in the Organ mountains
Tent camping was wonderful at this location. Clean and reasonably priced.
Was able to fill up her with fresh water. That and the bath/shower got us through two days here. Good wine, too.
Parking for sites is SLANTED, very few flat! 1 bar Verizon. Gorgeous here but tough in a camper van. Also very windy.
This is a small RV park just west of ElPaso. It’s older and could use some maintenance. Sites are level, but very close to. Lots of dust. (This is the desert , so maybe expected) 30/50 amp, water & sewer. Free WiFi and Cable TV No dog park. No pool There is a convenience store and grocery store.
…yeah the manager said this to my husband. Guess what, we own the BMW motorcycle and the house behind it in the picture. I wish I could leave zero stars because of the disrespectful treatment my husband received. I’m still in disbelief this seriously happened. I want to let everyone know the RV park person managing during the day on Feb. 16, 2024 was very inappropriate and rude. My husband was kicked out because his camper/tiny home did not have pumps. The manager accused of scamming the RV park, for being poor, and lying about where he works. For one thing, a person CANNOT assume by the way a person looks like and second, why would anyone lie about where he works, especially that place specifically. He can show his ID from his place of work. Wouldn’t that be unlawful? Because of his place of work, the last thing my husband would do is anything unlawful and he has worked for the same company for the last 17 years. He built the camper with his own two hands AND he disclosed everything with pictures when he paid for the first month’s rent. How in the world is he scamming when he paid the lot rent earlier than the date he actually planned to move in. In Tucson, we own a$400K home, own a BMW motorcycle, and a Toyota Tacoma with A LOT of aftermarket add ons which may cost more than some of the campers in the RV park. He enjoys building things and took great pride in the build of the camper. Actually, so MANY people actually stop by and ask if they can take a picture of the camper because of how intriguing it is. Whoever the guy was, really needs to take classes on social/people skills and what is and IS NOT okay to say to people, especially customers. It did not have to go down that route and accuse my husband of being a scammer and a liar. Who in their right mind would talk to a customer like that, especially when the customer(my husband) was respectful when the wife of the fat white guy approached him and told him he couldn’t stay there because his camper doesn’t have pumps. My husband said okay and was ready to leave and not cause trouble. The fat white guy just HAD to come out and put in his rude 2 cents. NOT OKAY!!
We arrived after dark to the Las Cruces KOA. The park was about 1/2 full and the sites were spacious, clean and had both gravel and cement area for parking. The skies at night were clear and the location of the camp, set on a hilltop, was perfect for seeing stars and the distant city lights. During the daytime, the park has beautiful views of the mountains nearby. Some of the sites are considered premium and they had the best mountain views and a patio area and outdoor fitpit.
The dog run area was exceptionally clean, nice and spacious for our two dog. The dog area has a patch of grass in the middle and then surrounded by decompressed granite. I preferred this to the dog parks that are all grass. It was very clean and had climbing structures for the pups. The restroom near the dog park was sparkling clean with marble floors. I popped into the gift shop/welcome desk and there were a lot of items for sale, crafts, food items, etc. I can see spending a longer visit here and exploring the town of Las Cruces and the nearby Medilla area wineries. The location is convenient if you are traveling on I-10 and feels very safe and secure.
Large private spaces. Beautiful desert scape. Lots of small trails throughout the park.
General: Very small (24-site) campground north of Las Cruces. Sites are in three loops and all but six of them have electric hookups. All sites need to be reserved.
Site Quality: Sites are gravel with a concrete pad; they are generous in size and spaced far enough apart to provide more than sufficient privacy. Each site has a covered picnic table on a concrete pad.
Bathhouse: Clean and basic. Challenging to get water out of the taps (hint: the far-left sink in the women’s bathroom will give you the most water). Didn’t use the shower so cannot comment on that.
Activities: In addition to several short trails that traverse the campground, there is one established short trail (Upper and Lower Mogolian trail). The ranger recommended a nearby hike less than 10 miles away that takes you through a slot canyon and then you can hike to a mesa; I highly recommend this one. There are also two small cactus gardens, a playground, and an amphitheater (although I don’t know if any programs were offered).
Aside from an occasional train, this campground was very quiet; two nights was the perfect amount of time to spend at this campground.
Well. I would have liked to have stayed here as we had reservations. Due to issues beyond our control we arrived after dark and the park closes and locks the gate at sunset. So there we are with reservations and can’t get in so we have to scramble to find something else. But let’s say we did arrive before they shut the gate. We wouldn’t have been able able to go out to eat or get groceries after dark. And if we had to call 911 the responders would have been slowed down by having to get the gate open. I wouldn’t want to put myself in that type of dangerous or inconvenient situation. Totally ridiculous.
This review is for dispersed camping. The lake water is murky, goathead thorns are everywhere, and you will hear and see Hwy 25. The park is old and not maintained well. The hosts don't use the restrooms and the paid staff don't care, so toilet paper dispensers go unfilled, lights burn out so you need a flashlight at night (bring one anyways because they're on a timer), showers don't work or work poorly, the buildings aren't heated in winter, the water is too hot to shower with in July/Aug, etc. If you say anything you are regarded as a complainer and will receive either an apathetic or a hostile response. The rangers are the worst- they drive around in trucks with blacked-out windows like wannabe feds, and won't stop if you try to flag one down. Someone destroyed the sidewall of one of my new tires when I was parked near the boat ramp, watch your belongings. Locals intentionally walk right through your site (along the lake adjacent to boat ramp) between your vehicle and the picnic table, so their kids can mess with your stuff. If you say anything, do you remember being mercilessly bullied in grade school for not being of a certain group? You can relive that garbage here, parents encourage their kids to be truly stupid and hateful. Welcome to NM. If you stay at Caballo long enough maybe you can appreciate why many people who grow up here can't wait to get out as soon as they can. Locals come out in droves weekends, so visit weekdays if you value peace.
The current (8/23) camp host screamed obscenities at me and told me to leave the park "for BLM land" because I asked the neighboring campsite (where he was partying) to please tone it down after 10 pm, during quiet hours. Yep, he's still here, park mgmt like volunteers with his attitude so you won't criticize anything. Rangers don't care, if not worse- I've had property destroyed in addition to hostility from this host. Rangers drive around in pickups with blacked-out windows like wannabe feds, and don't stop if you try to wave them down. The host attempts to look macho riding around on a lawnmower every day- it's about all he does- but he doesn't use the restrooms so he doesn't care what condition they're in, if showers don't work, lights are burnt out, toilet paper dispensers are empty, etc. He'll tell you that he's only an unpaid volunteer and it's not his job. Paid maintenance "clean" restrooms/outhouses with a filthy bucket of slop and a toilet brush that they use on every toilet seat- it's just as well they drive away and don't "clean" at all if you are in the outhouse (I've been here 5 days and the women's side has not been cleaned once.) You can see their priorities when they spend days with weed wackers somewhere, but nobody ever trims the junipers that are growing over the crumbling sidewalks to the outhouse, or around the water spigots in the same area. This demonstrates the difference between looking busy/macho and actually caring about the public. "You don't matter and we don't care" is the motto here, especially if you ask for anything unreasonable, like observing quiet hours or refilling toilet paper. Goathead thorns are everywhere, watch your dog's paws. The raccoons are amusing if they're not getting into your stuff. The river, when it exists is brown and gross, but locals and Texans come out in large noisy crowds weekends to swim and fish in this junk. Ironically, I bet they're the same ones who deride the goals of the CWA… The positive is weekday birding, if you can deal with some truly stupid and hateful people. Just this summer I've seen 1 painted bunting, summer tanagers, Bullocks orioles, sandhill cranes- even a couple of vermillion flycatchers that live near the host's site, which I bet he's never noticed. In the fall there's no hunting in this park, so it's a refuge for many types of ducks, and a small herd of deer sleep in the grassy sites along the river. In spite of being close to the highway and seasonal agricultural activities, this could be a nice park if anyone cared, but that won't happen because it's rural southern NM. A weird mix of apathy and hostility is the prevailing attitude here.
This campground is good for tent and very small rv camping. The views of the Organ mountains were amazing with plenty of hiking trails.
Cornice camp ground nestled in the hills. Large pull through sites, some with hookups some without. We dry camped
Camping near San Ysidro, New Mexico, offers a mix of stunning landscapes and outdoor adventures. Whether you're looking for a quiet spot to relax or a base for hiking, there are plenty of options to explore.
Camping near San Ysidro, New Mexico, offers a variety of experiences, from serene landscapes to family-friendly activities. Whether you're in a tent or an RV, there's something for everyone to enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is the most popular tent campsite near San Ysidro, NM?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near San Ysidro, NM is Backcountry Primitive Sites — White Sands National Park with a 4.7-star rating from 23 reviews.
