Established Camping
Rio Costilla Park
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.
About
Rio Costilla ~ Pristine Wilderness is located in Northern Taos County, New Mexico. Lush forests offer Spring & Summer Recreation through Labor Day Weekend and are a Hunter’s Paradise throughout the year.
Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Bike Riding, Rock Hounding, and just plain Relaxing are among many activities to be enjoyed during warmer months of the year in Rio Costilla Park.
Fee Info
Day Entrance Only: $15.00 per vehicle per day. Day entry up to 8:00 PM Only. Dry camping for tents & RVs. Overnight Entrance for Camping: $30.00 per vehicle per day. Fee covers up to 24 Hours Fishing: An Additional $10.00 per person per day
Reservation Info
Trash dumpster – located across from big Canopy in Rio Costilla Septic Waste dump site – located at the old El Gato Lodge No Potable water in Rio Costilla, however, RVs/Trailers can be filled with potable water at the Rio Costilla main office, located in Costilla, NM.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
Labor Day
Stayed two nights and loved every minute. Took inner tubes and rode them down the stream!
Dispersed............ but not. Worth the trip!
My wife and I spent 3 days and 2 nights at Rio Costillo and really enjoyed our time. We are typically dispersed campers, so paying to camp is a bit of a departure. The fee to camp has increased to $30 per night, but we decided to give it try. It was probably more about what we didn't experience that we enjoyed the most. There is NO FIREWORKS permitted and NO ATV's permitted. Thus, a pleasant and quiet camp trip. There have been no recent fires in the area, so the views were beautiful!. Not sure how many head of cattle roam the park, but they could care less about you and do not pose any threat. The sites are spread apart so much that it feels like dispersed camping. Portable toilets are close to all sites, but no running water. The lakes were closed at the time of our visit (clearing the road of fallen trees we were told). Most of the sites were close to running streams of water, though we only fished in the Rio Costilla outside the park entrance. The fees are $30 per vehicle/night and $10 to fish per person per day. No fee to fish in the river outside of the park, only a NM license or out of state permit.
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Great spot
Camped here the last 2 nights and it was fantastic. For $25/night it’s a good deal. There’s not clearly marked camping areas, which is both kinda cool and a little disorienting. Some of the camping areas have small, perfectly sized covered picnic table areas which are absolutely wonderful. The campsites are nearly all along a babbling brook, stream, or river. The roads to the entrance, to the campsites, and definitely up to the lakes are best suited if not exclusively suited for trucks and 4WD vehicles. Currently there’s no restroom facilities unless you personally rent a porta-potty to be brought to your campsite. We’ll be coming back. A word for tent campers, at least during my stay the volume of RV’s virtually dominated the park.
Location
Rio Costilla Park is located in New Mexico
Address
#72 State Road 196
Costilla, NM 87524
Coordinates
36.84685993070775 N
105.38041402419776 W