Heron Lake State Park Campground
Steve & Ashley  G.
Reviewed May. 29, 2019

Reservoir Camping

The site is like a number of other campgrounds we have seen that were created alongside county or state reservoirs. The campground is in a good location in Northwest New Mexico. We ended up staying an extra night here due to the amazing sunsets as well as the peace and quite. They have self checkin and well maintained pit toilets. The camp was about half full on the weekend in August. Each site had some shade and privacy depending on location. The exterior sites on our loop had a great western view to see the sunsets. The water level of the reservoir was very low and some campers were trying their luck at fishing. The have a couple of stores a few miles outside the camp with limited supplies. The roads are well maintained gravel and the sites all a bit uneven if you have a trailer or van. We took the dirt road southwest to exit the park. This was a mistake the road is very rough and requires a high clearance vehicle and 4x4 after rain. We were pulled over by local reservation police who were looking for poachers. The seemed to be overzealous tribal police pulling people over for no reason on a public road. It made for an interesting morning. I would give this a try if you need a short stay site on you way somewhere

  • Review photo of Heron Lake State Park Campground by Steve & Ashley  G., May 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Heron Lake State Park Campground by Steve & Ashley  G., May 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Heron Lake State Park Campground by Steve & Ashley  G., May 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Heron Lake State Park Campground by Steve & Ashley  G., May 29, 2019