Oasis State Park, near Portales, New Mexico, is a charming campground that offers a unique blend of outdoor fun and relaxation. With spacious sites that accommodate both tents and RVs, it’s a solid choice for anyone looking to unwind in nature.

The park features well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms and showers, which visitors appreciate after a day of fishing or exploring the area. Many campers have noted the excellent layout of the campground, providing good spacing between sites for a bit of privacy, even in an open grassland setting. One reviewer mentioned, “The site was very spacious and the campground nice and quiet, clean and well kept.”

For those who enjoy fishing, the nearby Oasis Pond is a popular spot, and families can take advantage of the playground for the kids. The park is also known for its stunning dark skies, making it a fantastic location for stargazing. Just keep an eye on your pets; some campers have reported coyote sightings in the area.

While the summer heat can be intense, the cooler months offer a pleasant escape. Whether you're stopping for a night or planning a longer stay, Oasis State Park provides a peaceful retreat with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors.

Oasis State Park is set among cottonwood trees, shifting sand dunes, and a small fishing lake. Although fishing is the park’s main draw, it also has several hiking trails, a peaceful and shady campground, and an abundance of birds.

Oasis State Park — Oasis State State Park

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Portales

The Best Camping Near Portales, New Mexico

A decent place to stop if you're passing through the area. Nothing remarkable, but nothing remarkably bad, either.

A Servicable Stopover

On the border of NM and TX, there are few camping options. I was traveling from Santa Fe to Austin and wanted a quiet, safe spot for the night. Nice campsites, some with hook-ups and enclosed shelters. Also nice bathrooms, with showers. Lots of interesting birds, if you’re a birder and a mile away from Blackwater Draw, a major archeological site. I’d definitely stop again if I’m in the area.

Quiet, good location

Stopped overnight on the way to Another campsite in Colorado. The site I stayed at was not great for tent camping as the ground was gravel-based. Not much to look at other than a very nice large man-made pond. It did look like there was some fishing to be had and there were clean bathrooms, etc. Not someplace I’d stay for an extended period of time. 

Good place to stop for the night

Nice little campgrounds and good fishing also has a nice play area for kids 

Oasis

Clean and quiet. We ended up getting the one RV Spot with all three hookups which was nice. Number 17 is the only one with sewer! 

Clean and quiet 

Sites are spaced well, nice place to watch the Sunset, quiet area. Facilities look fairly new and well maintained. Will definitely camp here again.

30amp and water hookup (currently a warning for high nitrates in the drinking water)

Nice little getaway

You must make reservations online! There is no one at office building for check in or questions. We had our suv with our roof top tent which fit the site fine. Our site was a pull through with picnic table and pavilion, water, electric and a charcoal grill which you could not use. NO FIRES were aloud. You were aloud to use portable propane stoves. The site seemed to be small but clean. Although the park it’s self, was not impressing. Not much to do nor see. The bathroom and shower facilities seemed newly built and they were clean, the weird thing was they did not provide hand soap which I didn’t like. Coyotes were howling at night. We saw a lot of deer. It was a okay place to stay for one night but probably wouldn’t return in the future. 

1st road-trip!

This is a very nice state park out on the plains. Beautiful bathrooms. Roomy drive thru campsites.

Nice state park in New Mexico.

What a great and underrated campground. We had a pull through site with power and water. The sunset was incredible. We stayed for just one night to get some rest and for the price, you can’t beat it. 

Excellent stop over

It really is an oasis.  First class facilities and roads are good.  Would stay longer if we could.

Large sites, level, well spaced.

Drove all day to get here. Found reservations were easily made, so we spent the night...well we're preparing. Covered table and nice parking pads. Bathroom is right across the street. It is hot, but it is July. Overall,  not the best place I've ever stayed,  but I can see myself staying here again. 

Hot, but nice

Wonderful, small campground in one of New Mexico’s State Parks. You can fish in the Oasis Pond, kids can play at the playground at this secluded spot. Nice campsites, will fit the larger RVs, water and electric at most sites. Great price, I’d stay here again. Great dark sky for stargazing and photography! Watch your pets, a pack of coyotes came through camp the night I stayed there.

It’s a real oasis!

Looks like there has been some significant investments in the park. New bathrooms and showers, the path around the lake is in great shape and even on this cool and windy day, there were a lot of people fishing. The electric spots are off from the main park a bit but we'll 
laid out with space between them. Would. Be very exposed in the summer without nearly enough shade but for now, works great. Not much to do except fish as the trails are pretty short and very sandy.

Very nice and well maintained park

Indian Grass CG on Oasis SP in New Mexico: 
(Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good

(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)

Overall Rating:  5 for the excellent campground layout 
Price 2024: $14 for electric, $10 for non-electric 
Security: No gates. 
Usage during visit: 40%.  I heard this was recently packed due to a nearby fishing tournament.
Site Privacy:  No vegetation offering privacy.  However, the excellent layout gives each site the best privacy that can be offered in a open grassland setting 
Site Spacing:  Great
Pad surface: Gravel
Reservations:   There are ff sites and reservation only sites.   Reservation only sites are well marked.  Reservations can be made at the campground for the reservation sites if they are open by getting on line. To avoid the $4 reservation fee for just one night and seeing ahead of time there were plenty of reservation only sites available we took an ff site upon arrival.
Campground Noise:   Quiet. 
Outside Road Noise: None
Through Traffic in campground:    None
Electric Hookup:  Yes.  I think the I dian Grass loop is all electric. 
Sewer Hookup: No
Dump Station: Yes
Potable Water Available: At site 
Bathroom:  Flush toilets.  Newer
Showers: Timer does only allows for short duration water flow.  Inconvenient and being cold weather with only moderately warm water the shower experience was ‘dampened’. 
Pull Throughs: Many 
Cell Service (AT&amp;T): 2 bars
Setting: Prairie view 
Recent Weather: unseasonably (I am told) cold. 
Insects:   None
Host: On-site. 
Rig Size:  Large rigs can be accommodated.
Sites: 29 is the absolute best.   All are great. 24-29 offer the deepest views into the prairie.I anticipate these will offer the best sunrises.

Well Laid Out Campground -Indian Grass

Today is a windy, rainy day, but the campground is almost full. Couldn’t book an electric site. However, it is very peaceful. An oasis in the middle of nowhere where.

In the middle of nowhere 

Easy place to get to and most of the campsites were pull through with electric and water. Not too far from Potales that has groceries and such. Also has a lake where you can fish and a couple of little hiking trails. Paid $18 for one night.

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