Any recommendations for BLM or boondocking areas on the AZ / NM border or in the Las Cruces area as we head back into Texas? Only looking for a day or two.
bjoyce said
09:04 PM Feb 16, 2015
If you go south of El Paso, stay the night and have dinner at http://www.cattlemanssteakhouse.com/. The Wal-Mart in Deming, NM is a common overnight and you can dry camp at the Deming Escapees park for a small fee. You can also dry camp at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus NM.
Russ Ranger said
09:58 PM Feb 16, 2015
Last year in our travels around the country two of my favorite state parks were in New Mexico. New Mexico seemed to have chosen amazing locations for some of their state parks.
City of Rocks was in a very isolated location that had very private camp sites divided by massive boulders. Our campsite looked out onto miles and miles of open land and mountains. Definitely a "10" in campsites for us. Great hiking through the labyrinth of rocks standing like monuments.
Oliver Lee State Park is located at the base of a mountain range. You look almost straight up to shear rock walls on one side and out to thousands of acres of valley on the other side. The hike up into the slot canyon is good. We were there in the Spring and the variety of blooming cactus and flowers was worth the trip.
It wasn't free camping but was worth every cent to be in those two locations. Oliver Lee was also near White Sands National Monument, another must see location in New Mexico.
I loved New Mexico and look forward to going back to spend more time there.
bigboomer said
10:09 PM Feb 16, 2015
Thanks Bill, we did Cattlemens on the way out and will be doing that on the way back...definitely worth it.
bigboomer said
10:11 PM Feb 16, 2015
Thanks Russ those are now on our list to check out.
TRAILERKING said
11:08 PM Feb 16, 2015
bjoyce wrote:
If you go south of El Paso, stay the night and have dinner at http://www.cattlemanssteakhouse.com/. The Wal-Mart in Deming, NM is a common overnight and you can dry camp at the Deming Escapees park for a small fee. You can also dry camp at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus NM.
Man.........bjoyce, you sure have been around and seen some places.
bjoyce said
07:20 AM Feb 17, 2015
TRAILERKING: 11 years of fulltiming does provide some experience. You should try it.
TRAILERKING said
07:44 AM Feb 17, 2015
bjoyce wrote:
TRAILERKING: 11 years of fulltiming does provide some experience. You should try it.
Any recommendations for BLM or boondocking areas on the AZ / NM border or in the Las Cruces area as we head back into Texas? Only looking for a day or two.
If you go south of El Paso, stay the night and have dinner at http://www.cattlemanssteakhouse.com/. The Wal-Mart in Deming, NM is a common overnight and you can dry camp at the Deming Escapees park for a small fee. You can also dry camp at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus NM.
City of Rocks was in a very isolated location that had very private camp sites divided by massive boulders. Our campsite looked out onto miles and miles of open land and mountains. Definitely a "10" in campsites for us. Great hiking through the labyrinth of rocks standing like monuments.
Oliver Lee State Park is located at the base of a mountain range. You look almost straight up to shear rock walls on one side and out to thousands of acres of valley on the other side. The hike up into the slot canyon is good. We were there in the Spring and the variety of blooming cactus and flowers was worth the trip.
It wasn't free camping but was worth every cent to be in those two locations. Oliver Lee was also near White Sands National Monument, another must see location in New Mexico.
I loved New Mexico and look forward to going back to spend more time there.
Man.........bjoyce, you sure have been around and seen some places.
I really would like to.............