Best Glamping near Truth or Consequences, NM

Elephant Butte Lake State Park houses a collection of glamping accommodations near Truth or Consequences with several upgraded options beyond traditional camping. The state park features yurts and other glamping structures with amenities that make outdoor stays more comfortable. These accommodations include water and electric hookups with sites offering picnic tables, fire pits, and shelters for shade during hot desert days. "We stayed twice. Once in April, Loop C lot 88 and once in May, Lower Ridge Lot 2. NM State parks have some of the best and they're only $14 for water, electric, pavilion, firepit & wifi," noted one visitor. Hot Springs Glamp Camp provides another glamping option with electric hookups, showers, toilets, and drinking water, specifically designed for guests seeking more comfort. This glamping venue welcomes pets and offers reservable accommodations including yurts and other specialty lodging structures, providing a base for exploring the region's natural attractions.

Elephant Butte Lake creates a scenic backdrop for glamping experiences with opportunities for water recreation steps from luxury accommodations. The lake supports boating, fishing, and beach activities, with marina services available for water enthusiasts. Hiking trails wind through the desert landscape, offering wildlife viewing and desert exploration possibilities. One guest shared, "It's a short walk to the lake and there is a nice trail to walk my dogs. Sites are water and electric." The nearby town of Truth or Consequences provides access to famous hot springs, with some glamping sites incorporating thermal soaking experiences into their amenities. Winter visitors benefit from mild desert temperatures, making this a year-round glamping destination with peak seasons in spring and fall when temperatures are most comfortable. Reservations are recommended, particularly during summer weekends when water activities are most popular.

Best Glamping Sites Near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (8)

    1. Lower Ridge Road Camping Area — Elephant Butte Lake State Park

    29 Reviews
    Elephant Butte, NM
    3 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 744-5923

    $30 / night

    "When we first arrived, we were surprised by the size of this park. The signage could be improved to help direct first timers, but once here you'll soon learn the layout of the park."

    "Lake has been low for a while, but it's still very pretty. It's hard to give NM State parks a bad review."

    2. South Monticello Campground — Elephant Butte Lake

    16 Reviews
    Truth or Consequences, NM
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 744-5923

    $30 / night

    "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."

    "It is very quiet compared to Lions Beach and definitely the rowdy beach camping further South on the lake."

    3. Elephant Butte Lake RV Resort

    8 Reviews
    Elephant Butte, NM
    2 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 744-5996

    "Nice level Lake view spot. Easy access to site and dump station. Fire pit and shade over picnic table."

    "Location is convenient to the lake and shopping. Boat rentals are available at the nearby state park. Lake was made from the Rio Grande to furnish water for the area south."

    4. Hot Springs Glamp Camp

    6 Reviews
    Elephant Butte, NM
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 740-6775

    $50 - $75 / night

    "It is only a short walk to Main Street but it is very quiet at night. Highlight: It includes access to incredible mineral water baths built out of kitschy farm troughs!"

    "Lovely outdoor living room with bbq and fire pit. Spotless bathrooms. Hosts are so kind."

    5. Caballo Lake RV Park

    4 Reviews
    Caballo, NM
    19 miles
    +1 (575) 743-0502

    "Close to the water from camping sites....Grills tables and shade area...."

    "Bathhouse is clean. Water in the showers are annoying because it auto cuts off after about 10-15 seconds and you have to keep it going for at least a minute or two to get hot water."

    6. Springtime Campground

    1 Review
    Winston, NM
    28 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 854-2281

    "The road in may require 4x4 depending on any precip or how one drives. Once there, you're rewarded with Adirondack shelters and shaded sites."

    7. Railroad Canyon Campground

    7 Reviews
    Mimbres, NM
    38 miles
    Website
    +1 (575) 388-8201

    "This campground is a “little” more hidden from the road than other nearby campgrounds."

    "This campground is a “little” more hidden from the road than other nearby campgrounds."

    8. Iron Creek Campground

    3 Reviews
    Mimbres, NM
    37 miles
    Website

    "Nice hiking trails throughout. No cell signal. Most spots are fairly flat with slight adjustment."

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  • Dave G.
    Dec. 12, 2021

    Lower Ridge Road Camping Area — Elephant Butte Lake State Park

    Lower Ridge Road Sites

    When we first arrived, we were surprised by the size of this park. The signage could be improved to help direct first timers, but once here you'll soon learn the layout of the park. We stayed on Lower Ridge Road, site 2. It was a nice sandy spot, with ample room to park our 34' travel trailer. All sites have a picnic table, shelter, and fire pit. Our site also had electric and water. The public restroom was conveniently located nearby. Full signal for Verizon. It's on our list to return! 

    Be sure to visit Truth or Consequences, NM while here.

  • Shari  G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 5, 2024

    South Monticello Campground — Elephant Butte Lake

    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!

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Nov. 1, 2023

    Lower Ridge Road Camping Area — Elephant Butte Lake State Park

    HUGE state park with many camping options

    General: There are many different camping options at this state park from dispersed (especially on the beach) to those with electric/water hookups. We stayed in the Lions Beach campground with the w/e hookups. 

    Site Quality: Lions Beach is laid out much like an RV park with little to no separation between sites. Each site has a fire ring, and covered picnic table in addition to the hookups. The driveway was paved and level. 

    Bath/Shower: Only vault toilets close to the Lions Beach campground. They are ADA accessible complete with a ramp but although clean, there was no hand sanitizer in any of them. The only restrooms with running water, flush toilets, and showers are located about a mile from Lions Beach and IMO, not adequate for the crowds this park attracts, especially on the weekends. The showers looked sketchy, and I decided not to use them. 

    Activities: If you like to fish or have a boat, this is the place for you! There is a marina. Some hiking trails. We enjoyed Riverbed Hot Springs a few miles down the road in Truth or Consequences. We don’t have a boat or fish so although we stayed for two nights, we chose this campground because it was on our route. 

    Because dispersed camping on the beach is allowed, it is very popular, especially on the weekends but be warned the sand is soft and deep – I’m not sure how vehicles without 4-wheel drive can navigate it without getting stuck. We were told there were wall-to-wall RVs on the beach on the weekend before our arrival (third weekend in April) so thankfully we were not there on a weekend! If we were to return, we would select the sites overlooking the lake on Ridge Road with no hookups but generally, not our preferred camping vibe but for others, it might be different.

  • S
    Nov. 1, 2021

    South Monticello Campground — Elephant Butte Lake

    Gorgeous Setting

    South Monticello Campground is part of Elephant Butte State Park. It is very quiet compared to Lions Beach and definitely the rowdy beach camping further South on the lake.

    Unfortunately because the lake is so low the boat ramp is out of the water and only the Rio Grande River runs through there. Keeps the crowds down!

    There’s a great trail that wonders from the campground 11 miles south. We rode our bicycles and most of the trail was well maintained but there can be spots where flooding cause sandy spots and can be difficult to ride through. Perfect for an adventure walking or running. Photo of the map on review.

    We were there in October and many flocks of Sandhill cranes fly over and sometimes land in the valley below near the river.

    The shelters are great with large smooth concrete bases and nice big tables. The sites are raked in a fun Fen Shui pattern by the Camphost.

    The spaces are spread out along several loops along the edge of the mesas over looking the valley to the Rio and Elephant Butte lake. Water and electric hook ups!

    It’s 9 miles to Elephant Butte for gas, a dollar store and several decent “eats”. A golf course in town that looks nice but we don’t golf so no review on that.

    Another 5 to the town of Truth or Consequences for WalMart, Sonic, McDonalds, Denny’s, etc! T or C is know for its hots springs and Ted Turner owns Sierra Grande a motel and spa. I’ve heard some rooms have hot springs tubs in the room!

    Would have loved to stay longer but the park has a 14 day limit!

  • Shari  G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jan. 2, 2019

    South Monticello Campground — Elephant Butte Lake

    Quiet, Inexpensive, & Warm in December!

    This very popular state park, on the edge of the Elephant Butte reservoir, is a great wintertime get away. We spent the winter solstice here and woke up at sunrise to see the moon setting in the west and the sun rising in the east. Spectacular!

    The campground offers many reservable spots, as well as first-come, first-served sites. Each site has water, electric, picnic table (with sunshade) and a fire ring. The bathrooms are either vault toilets or full service with showers. There are no trees for privacy, but the sites are nicely spaced apart so you don't feel like you are on top of your neighbors.

    Now, we don’t normally get critical of other reviews on this site. But some were very negative about the bathrooms, and we simply cannot understand why. The bathrooms were heated, the toilets were clean, as were the showers. The water was warm! Yes, these showers are the push-button type which only gives you a minute or so of water before you push it again. However, the showers were free with the campsite, which only costs $14 (2018) and is in the desert! Water is a precious resource here, so you can’t get your nose out of joint over decisions made by management to limit water consumption when you’re only paying this little.

    During the summer months when the reservoir is up to recreational levels, boating and fishing are the most popular activities. Judging by the size of the boat-launch parking lot, you’re going to have to get up early in the morning to grab a spot. There is a great hiking and mountain biking trail right out of the campground which winds between all the other park roads, picnic areas and amenities on the western side of the lake. The trail is relatively new and in most areas is graveled. However, rainstorms have washed a lot of sand across the trail in areas and it can be pretty soft. Further south along the trail we encountered many more arroyos which upped the challenge. The nice thing is that you can always hop back on the pavement to return to the campground.

    The town of Elephant Butte is nearby which offers a few restaurants, a general store, and gas. But just 15 miles south is the larger town of Truth or Consequences (interesting story about the name). This town has everything you might need, grocery, gas, food and other lodging....and hot springs! Check out our blog for more details about the latter.

  • Lora H.
    Jun. 20, 2019

    Lower Ridge Road Camping Area — Elephant Butte Lake State Park

    Love NM state parks

    We stayed here twice. Once in April, Loop C lot 88 and once in May, Lower ridge Lot 2. April was more pleasant due to the cooler weather. Lake has been low for a while, but it's still very pretty. It's hard to give NM State parks a bad review. They have some of the best and they're only $14 for water, electric, pavilion, firepit & wifi. Lot 88 we got better wifi and lot 2 was more secluded. We were there during a fire ban, which I think they have most of the time, but fires were not allowed. You could have a propane portable fire pit, but you have to be within 30 feet of water, which was not a problem with the RV sites. Bathrooms were clean. However the dump station and bathroom near lot 88 was closed. Dump station in Quail Run was open for use but that bathroom was a hike. This SP will always be our go to, when driving through NM.

  • Jillian B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 23, 2022

    Lower Ridge Road Camping Area — Elephant Butte Lake State Park

    Desert cove loop

    Only $18 for the night, able to reserve online same day. There’s tons of sites here. The desert cove loop has a bathroom with showers. Each site has a cement pad with fire pit and picnic table. Our site has electric and water. You have neighbors on each side but there’s a good amount of trees and space to walk around in behind the site.

  • Mark O.
    Apr. 17, 2021

    Railroad Canyon Campground

    Clean Quick Stop

    This is a solid little campground with 3 (maybe 4?) campsites and few amenities. This campground is a “little” more hidden from the road than other nearby campgrounds. Railroad Canyon Campground has many trails to access the wilderness from, and a small creek running behind each of the three campsites.

    The campground does have a toilet, fire pits, picnic tables, and trash service. Please clean up after yourself, and leave no trace.

  • Mike M.
    May. 24, 2019

    Lower Ridge Road Camping Area — Elephant Butte Lake State Park

    Convenient spot when driving sales in New Mexico. Nice campground. The wate

    Convenient spot when driving south in New Mexico. Nice campground. The water level on the lake was pretty low. There is some good hiking nearby and also a bike trail that goes around the lake which is quite long. We were there early in the season so there was a lot of accessibility for campsites.


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