Rocky Point Campground, near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, offers a blend of natural beauty and essential amenities for a comfortable camping experience. With its scenic views overlooking the lake, it’s a solid choice for those looking to unwind in a peaceful setting.

The campground features clean facilities, including bathrooms with hot showers, which visitors have praised for their upkeep. Many campers have enjoyed the well-marked sites, making it easy to find your way around. One happy camper noted, “Sites clearly marked. All seem to be pretty level,” which is a plus for setting up your tent or RV.

For outdoor enthusiasts, there are trails nearby that lead to the lake, perfect for a leisurely stroll or a bit of fishing. The area is also known for its wildlife, adding a touch of nature to your stay. While some sites are close together, many appreciate the quiet atmosphere, especially during the evenings when the stars come out.

If you need supplies, Santa Rosa is just a short drive away, making it convenient for any last-minute needs. Whether you're camping with family or just looking for a solo retreat, Rocky Point Campground has the essentials to make your stay enjoyable.

This recreation area is part of [Santa Rosa Lake][1]

[1]: http://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=489&agencyCode=130

Rocky Point Campground — Santa Rosa Lake State Park

Join the fun near Santa Rosa. With tons of outdoor activities and scenic camping, this is an excellent vacation spot for all kinds of travelers. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in, as well as sights to see and explore. Search nearby campsites and find top-rated spots from other campers.

Santa Rosa

The Best Camping Near Santa Rosa, New Mexico

It has a few loops so there is plenty space. Is near Santa Rosa viewpoint of the lake and near trails. You have to have a reservation (se pics). At the moment because of wildfires fire is not allowed. 

Very Nice and clean

We stopped here for a night during a road trip. Very clean spot with nice views and a good sunset. 
Reserved a spot ahead of time, not a lot of people at the campground. 
Clean bathrooms and WiFi. 

Perfect spot for a night

We stayed in the non electric loop for two weeks. Beautiful, clean, and quite campground.
We will definitely be back!!

Loved our time here!

Very nice park.
Reasonable rate.
Love the view.

Top of the world 

Nice park 10 miles out of town. It would be nice to stay longer. We could of stayed in town for just overnight. Great spot, quiet, clean, showers, potties, all good.

Santa Rosa State Park

Santa Rosa state park in NM perched above a water-starved reservoir on the Pecos river. There’s minimal cell or WiFi. It’s a lovely spot. Reservations must be made through ReserveAmerica. Some sites have power but no water but there’s a water fill station in the CG. 

Great sunsets!

Beautiful & roomy

I was really impressed with the sites. The tables had a nice cover over them and each one had a electric hook up with a regular 110 outlet. We stayed in a tent, but the sides were clearly for RVs. Didn’t matter to us. There were trails all around that we took our mountain bikes on. Not biking trails, but we were able to navigate them with some skills and careful judgement. ￼

Clean and well maintained

Nice clean and friendly campground host. Early December, no one was there. Great short hikes around the lake. 

Overnight

Clean rest rooms and showers, nice roads, beautiful views.  

Nice park

Reserved on ReserveAmerica while on the way. May more available sites here than what showed up online. Gorgeous views, not every site has water, electric 30 at A011. Bathrooms decent but shower coolish especially because you have to keep pushing the button!

Beautiful 

We stopped here for one night in late October on a cross country road trip in our new-to-us-Roadtrek camper van. Campground was easy to reserve online and easy to find despite it being *very* dark when we arrived. It was windy as heck but my husband and I marveled at the stars before tucking in for the night. Bathhouse was open and clean but I could NOT get the shower to get warm despite multiple times pushing the button in all of the available stalls. Ah well. Would definitely stop in again for a few more nights if we’re ever in the area again!

Gorgeous night sky

Wonderful State Park to stay for a few days. Not a whole lot to do but be with nature and the stars! There is a "Shoreline Trail" if ya want a short hike to do. I'll post activity in "AllTrails" as "AllTrails" has one much shorter that what the park has. 

We stayed in the Rocky Point Campground Loop B, reservations only, and it was a nice place to stay. Sites are a bit uneven but hey it's a state park!!  We were in site B4 which was plenty big for our 40' rig providing we had to "back in" to a "pull in" site!! There is a big cedar tree in the way and made would make the turn to sharp and scratch the rig... other than that it was a wonderful site!

The site has no electric or water but there is water filling station in Loop A across from the Bathroom/Showers building. Just a short hose will do the trick. There is also water spigots in the middle of each loop but takes to much hose from where we are staying!

Wonderful State Park!

Book on Reserve America for New Mexico “Santa Rosa Lake” very pretty and peaceful. Not all streets were labeled but the directions worked to get us there just fine. Park for kids, gorgeous sunsets and the stars show off at night.  Clean bathrooms. Had hookups. 

Peaceful 

About 10 miles from I40. Nice park. Unfortunately lake is way down. Cool nights for August. 

Off the beaten trail

We almost lost the tent one day. There isn't alot of shelter for tents. The bathrooms are clean and plenty of hot water for showers.

Windy, but nice area

I stayed in Rocky Point , A loop. Nice campground in desert setting overlooking the lake. A lot of pull thru sites as well as back ins. Electric was all thru the loop, however water hook ups were not. A pump was located a little ways down the loop, however. Some sights had covered picnic tables, others not. If shade is important check the details before booking and it will tell if you have water and the pic will show the picnic table. Nice trails.  Enjoyed the scenic lake loop. Juniper campground was walk-in only and looked to be much more secluded but without amenities. There was also a primitive camping area.

Nice quiet campground

We spent a few days at this campground and I was especially impressed with how clean the bathrooms and showers were.   There were trails that we enjoyed off the loop we were on.   It was super quiet and yet very close to town in case we needed anything.   My kids enjoyed the playground!

Clean,  quiet,  and easy access

Sites clearly marked. All seem to be pretty level. HOT showers and clean bathrooms. 10 min walk down to lake. Beautiful area with lots of wildlife walking through the campground.

Well maintained, clean campground

Campgrounds were fairly clean here. Keep in mind that if you are tent camping A LOT of the spots are extremely rocky and just full of gravel! Campground has clean showers and bathrooms as well. Sites are fairly close to the lake too. The campground is also only about 12 minutes away from the town of Santa Rosa if you’re in need of supplies! 

Okay Campground 

This place needs to be patrolled by law enforcement. Vagrant drug users acting crazy in the middle of the night.

Drugs and Vagrants 

I took the last site on short notice with electricity for four nights over the weekend, the handicap site. I went back and double checked, the NMSP website has not clearly state that only a van or very short class C would fit in the spot. I got my 20 foot trailer in but my truck is sticking out into the road a tiny bit. The sites are very close together and unfortunately, right after I arrived a couple of families set up right next to me complete with screaming kids and yapping dogs. Campers with kids and dogs should have their own camping loops, maybe their own campgrounds. So many people do not appreciate the quiet and solitude of a natural woods. As soon as the kids arrived, it seemed like they were told to scream as loud as they could. Disgusting. So one star for this campground and the poor layout

tight, cramped, poorly designed, needs work

Rocky Point was one of two campgrounds we saw in Santa Rosa Park. All sites had picnic tables, some sites had electricity and water, and some sides just had water. The bathrooms in Rocky point had flush toilets and showers. The bathrooms were very clean. The camp host was very friendly. 
This was a very nice campground and not too far from Highway 40.

Peaceful with nice views

Sadly, the Lake is low, but it is a great overnight spot. Can’t beat the price. Just a bit off the beaten path. It was quite windy though.

Nice campground

Lovely Campground with great facilities. Most cites have full hook ups but some only have electricity.  Keep in mind when booking. 
Nice hiking trails and the hosts were on their game, really keeping up with the grounds. I'd come back if I was passing through again. 

Quiet and Beautiful 

About 7 miles from town
Cell signal only at the scenic overlook 
Very quiet area in the foothills of juniper and pinion trees 
Clean shower house and restroom 
Host on site
Not many level sites

Great overnight stop for 1 or 2 nights


Stop over

Stopped on my way thru NM.  Bathroom/shower facilities are great!  Most sites have a covered picnic table and grill.  There is a playground for kids and dumping station.  It’s about a 7 mile drive from Int 40.

Nice Facilities

Stayed 4 nights at Rocky point loop A site A3. It is a water and electric site. The sites are all spaced very far apart for a campground and each site has a covered area with a picnic table and grill. Plenty of room. There are no fire pits and no ground fires allowed although you can have one in the grill if you bring your own wood.

NM State Parks are great

Gorgeous hiking trails that meander through rocky terrain filled with a diversity of desert plants.  Several were in bloom when I was there in October.  Some trails meander down to a large cool lake suitable for swimming.  The area was well kept, and rangers at the visitor center were courteous and helpful.

Some things to consider before staying here.  Must love ants!  My campsite had many nests, and they didn’t bother me at all.  The area gets lots of wind and sun exposure.  There are several large junipers that offer sun and wind shade, and most campsites have a covered picnic table but mine did not.  

Beautiful trails through desert biome

The spaces are large and provide a decent amount of room away from other camp sites, the facilities are well maintained and the campground has excellent views of the lake!

Santa Rosa Lake Camping

Great little campground that sits just above the lake. Access trails down to the lake, very beautiful!

Lake Views & Access

I enjoyed my stay here. I camped in winter and it was so nice to have a bathroom with heat and flushing toilets.

My spot was clean and the hosts were nice. 



Well maintained, lovely bathrooms

Stayed one really quiet night. Only 2 other sites in B loop were occupied. $23.50 w/fee for out of state non-electric site. A loop is all electric and B is non. An assortment of pull thru and back-in sites. Clean bathrooms and 1 bar Verizon, sufficient to book and some other online tasks

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