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The RV Park at HIPICO Santa Fe

50 RV Sites

The RV Park at HIPICO Santa Fe in New Mexico offers 50 full-hookup back-in RV sites on a 137-acre property in the high desert foothills south of downtown, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet, open all year. North 30-amp and south 50-amp sites join private restrooms and showers, with direct access to thousands of acres of public land. Fifty back-in sites run in north 30-amp and south 50-amp categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. The two-category structure is straightforward — book by the service your rig needs. The restrooms and showers are private, which is an unusual and genuinely welcome touch. The address is 100 South Polo Drive. The public land access is the differentiator. Thousands of acres open directly off the property for hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trail riding, with a barn on site and mountain views throughout. Picnicking fills the rest, and a state park is nearby. Pets are welcome. HIPICO is Santa Fe's equestrian center, which shapes the property's character — this is a working horse facility with an RV park on it rather than a campground that happens to allow horses. Show weekends bring a distinctive energy, and riders who travel with their own animals have infrastructure here that almost no RV park can match. Downtown Santa Fe is 20 minutes away — the Plaza, Canyon Road's galleries, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, and one of the most culturally celebrated small cities in America. Summer and the fall market and opera seasons drive the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead, and check the show calendar.

from $50/night

4K River Ranch RV & Lodging

54 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 5 Condos

4K River Ranch RV and Lodging in Red River, New Mexico, offers 54 full-hookup RV sites and eight cabin and condo units across 17 acres at 8,750 feet, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join a recreation center, pavilion, walking trails, lake, and pond in the Carson National Forest. Fifty-four sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple. Eight cabins and condos round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, propane exchange, and RV storage handle the practical side. A recreation center, pavilion, walking trails, lake, and pond fill the grounds, with fishing, hiking, biking, and planned activities through the season. The birding at this elevation is genuinely rewarding. Pets are welcome. Eight thousand seven hundred fifty feet puts guests inside one of the most dramatic mountain landscapes in the Southwest — cool nights in July, aspens turning gold in late September, and the Red River running through the property. Red River itself is a small alpine town built around skiing and outdoor recreation, and the ranch sits a mile from the center, close enough to walk in for dinner via the daily shuttle. Wheeler Peak, Taos, and the Enchanted Circle scenic loop are all close. Summer and fall color drive the heaviest demand, with ski season filling the town from December through March. Reserve well ahead for July through early October and for holiday ski weeks.

from $50/night

Bonito Hollow RV Park & Campground

42 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

Bonito Hollow RV Park & Campground in Alto, New Mexico, offers 41 RV sites and two cabins on 12 acres in the Lincoln National Forest at 6,900 feet, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 58 feet. Six site categories span 30-amp and 30/50-amp back-ins and pull-throughs in both full-hookup and water-and-electric configurations. Forty-one sites run in 30-amp and 30/50-amp back-ins, water-and-electric back-ins, 30/50-amp pull-throughs, and 50-amp water-and-electric pull-throughs, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 58 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two cabins serve guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and a library handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout. The forest setting is the draw. Walking trails run the 12 acres along the creek, with fishing, hiking, birding, volleyball, and horseshoes from camp. A community fire pit, pavilion, and dog park fill the grounds. The elevation delivers cool mountain summers that the New Mexico lowland desert cannot match — the main reason guests make the climb. Pets are welcome. Alto sits above the Ruidoso valley in the Sierra Blanca range, surrounded by Smokey Bear and Billy the Kid country. The Ruidoso resort community, the Mescalero Apache Reservation, and Sierra Blanca Peak's ski and summer recreation are all close. Directions from Roswell: Highway 70 to Highway 380, to Capitan, then south on Highway 48 to the Highway 37 junction, then 1.25 miles on Highway 37 — the second RV park on the left. From El Paso: Highway 70 to Highway 48, through Ruidoso to Highway 37. Summer draws desert escapees. Reserve ahead.

from $44/night

The Last Resort on the River

28 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 5 Tent Sites

The Last Resort on the River in Pagosa Springs, CO, offers 28 full-hookup RV sites, 2 cabins, and 5 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 37 feet. Sites come in three categories — back-in, pull-thru, and riverside — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The riverside sites are the ones to request. Check the 37-foot maximum against your rig before booking. The resort is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills, a pavilion, and a community fire pit. Pets are welcome, with a dog park and a pet washing station. Blanco River frontage runs the property, with a pond, sport courts, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, and fishing and picnicking on the water. The resort sits on Highway 84 between Pagosa Springs and Chama, New Mexico, in the San Juan foothills. Pagosa Hot Springs is about 11 miles out, Treasure Falls 15, Chimney Rock National Monument 20, and Wolf Creek Ski Lodge 24, with a state park nearby. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Riverside sites book earliest.

from $45/night

Outdoorsy Bayfield

55 RV Sites, 17 Glamping Sites

Outdoorsy Bayfield in Bayfield, CO, offers 55 full-hookup RV sites and 17 glamping sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 64 feet. Sites come in four categories — standard back-in, superior back-in, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a library, bike rentals, and a community fire pit cover the essentials, with luxury tents alongside the RV sites. Reservations are made online and the booking guest must be at least 18. Pets are welcome. A pond, river frontage, walking trails, and corn hole fill 36 riverside acres, with fishing, hiking, and biking from the property, and boating and a national park nearby. Bayfield sits fourteen miles east of Durango on the Pine River in the eastern foothills of the San Juan Mountains, in the high country of La Plata County. Rates for sites and glamping tents are on the booking page. Summer in the San Juans books early — premium pull-thrus go first.

from $44 $38/night

Durango RV Resort

96 RV Sites, 27 Cabins, 11 Tent Sites, 1 House

Durango RV Resort in Colorado offers 96 RV sites, 28 cabin and house units, and 11 tent sites five miles from downtown, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, EV charging, and rigs accepted to 85 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. Elite and premium pull-through categories join partial-hookup back-in and pull-through tiers, with a pool, hot tub, and mini-golf. Ninety-six sites span standard back-in, standard pull-thru, premium pull-thru, elite back-in, elite pull-thru, partial hookup back-in, and partial hookup pull-thru categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 85 feet, with fire pits and BBQ pits. Read the category carefully — the partial hookup tiers do not carry the full set, and they price accordingly. Eighty-five feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. EV charging on site is still uncommon at RV resorts. Twenty-eight cabins and houses and 11 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and recycling handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with mini-golf, a clubhouse, billiards, pickleball, a playground, pavilion, and dog park filling the rest. Fishing, hiking, biking, swimming, and skiing are all close. Mesa Verde, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Purgatory, and the San Juans are within reach. Summer and fall color drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $35/night

Silver Springs RV Park and Trout Pond

38 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

Silver Springs RV Park and Trout Pond in Cloudcroft, NM, offers 38 RV sites and 7 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Every site is a back-in, sorted by service level: 30-amp, 30/50-amp, premium 30-amp, premium 30/50-amp, and dry camping back-ins for guests who don't need hookups. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. A general store, firewood, a clubhouse, and RV storage are on the property, and pets are welcome. The stocked trout pond is the name on the sign and the reason to book. No license is required to fish it, and the pond runs 9:00am to 5:30pm Thursday through Tuesday, opening at 11:00am Sunday and closed Wednesday — and you don't have to be a registered guest to fish. Horseshoes, mountain biking, and birding round out the property in ponderosa forest. Cloudcroft sits at nearly 9,000 feet in the Lincoln National Forest, about five miles from the village and a short drive from Ruidoso. Rates and pond hours are confirmed on the booking page. The mountain summer is the busy season here — reserve ahead for July and August.

HTR Durango Campground

51 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 3 Cottages, 2 Lodges

HTR Durango Campground in Colorado offers 51 RV sites, 14 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and 10 tent sites on the western approach to Durango, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Canyonside and creekside categories at both amperages join pull-in and water-and-electric tiers, with a pool, on-site dining, and live music. Fifty-one sites span back-in water-and-electric, canyonside back-in 30-amp, canyonside back-in 50-amp, canyonside pull-in 30-amp, and creekside back-in 30-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with picnic tables, sized to 45 feet. Naming categories canyonside and creekside tells you exactly what you are booking; confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric option does not carry sewer at the site. Fourteen cabins, cottages, and lodges and 10 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Office hours run 10am to 6pm, and the dry camping season runs May 1-14 and October 10-31 — worth checking if you are traveling in the shoulders. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a pond and creek supporting fishing, and basketball, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining filling the grounds. Hiking, biking, swimming, live music, and strong birding round it out. Canyon walls of Douglas fir and ponderosa surround the property, with downtown Durango and the San Juans close. Summer and fall color drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $39/night

Base Camp Family Campground

20 RV Sites

Welcome to Base Camp Family Campground, a family-friendly campground in Southern Colorado crafted with insights from the Norris brothers' extensive RVing experiences. Kevin and Mitch Norris, enchanted by the region since their '80s escapades, established this premier Alamosa RV park to offer an affordable, spacious, and efficient camping hub. Situated amid towering 14,000 ft. mountain peaks, the campground is set in a unique high-desert alpine valley, surrounded by artesian wells, hot springs, and wetlands. Bask in 350 sunlit days annually with average summer temperatures hovering around 65 degrees. Historically, this valley holds profound significance for Native American tribes as a source of life and a peaceful passage. Blanca Peak marks its boundary, and the region's spiritual essence continues with 30 global religious centers in the nearby Crestone area. Join us, and find your center at Base Camp.

from $41/night

Camp Rio

31 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 12 Tent Sites, 2 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 Vintage RV Rental

Camp Rio in Mayhill, NM, offers 34 full-hookup RV sites, 3 cabins, and 12 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 75 feet. Sites are labeled precisely: 30/50-amp standard pull-thrus with and without a fire pit, 30/50-amp premium back-ins with a fire pit, and 30-amp premium back-ins. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. At 75 feet the pull-thrus take long coaches. The camp is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a hot tub, and a pavilion. Pets are welcome. The camp also hosts weddings. Creek frontage runs the property, with hiking, swimming, picnicking, planned activities, and the kind of high-desert dark sky that makes stargazing a reason to stay up. Mayhill sits at 6,700 feet in the Sacramento Mountains of Otero County, in Lincoln National Forest ponderosa country. White Sands, Bluff Springs, Carlsbad Caverns, the OSHA Trail, golf at The Lodge, and Ruidoso Downs are all within range. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Summer in the mountains is the busy season here.

from $44/night

Chinook Cabins & RV Park

17 RV Sites

Chinook Cabins and RV Park in South Fork, Colorado, offers 17 full-hookup back-in RV sites in the upper Rio Grande valley, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A single 30/50-amp back-in category means every guest gets the same spec, with cabins, a pavilion, community fire pit, laundry, and showers. Seventeen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One consistent category and no guesswork about what you booked; note the 40-foot cap before bringing a larger coach. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, showers, firewood, and a pavilion handle the practical side. A community fire pit, basketball, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with skiing, snowboarding, offroading, a golf course, mountains, a lake, and a river all nearby. The dark San Juan sky makes for exceptional stargazing. Pets are welcome. The property has operated since 1908, which makes it one of the oldest continuously running camping and lodging businesses in the southern Rockies — 117 years of the same job in the same valley is worth noting. South Fork sits where the South Fork River meets the Rio Grande in the San Juan Mountains, with Wolf Creek Pass and its enormous snowpack just west, the Rio Grande's Gold Medal trout water running through, Creede's mining history north, and the Great Sand Dunes within reach east. Summer is peak in the Colorado high country, with fall color and Wolf Creek's ski season extending demand. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $42/night

Grandview Cabins & RV Resort

81 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 2 Tent Sites

Grandview Cabins and RV Resort in South Fork, Colorado, offers 81 full-hookup RV sites, 12 cabins, and two tent sites in the San Juans, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories at both amperages join a hot tub, recreation center, walking trails, and dog park. Eighty-one sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. Four straightforward categories — pick your amp service and whether you want to back in. Twelve cabins, two tent sites, and trailer rentals round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Rates cover two guests: additional RV guests are $3 per night, additional cabin guests $6, children under five are free, and active military get 10% off. A hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a recreation center, community fire pit, walking trails, and dog park filling the grounds. Hiking, biking, boating, and fishing run nearby, with offroading close by. Pets are welcome. South Fork sits at the confluence of the South Fork and the Rio Grande in the San Juan Mountains, where the river's Gold Medal trout water, the Wolf Creek Pass corridor, and some of the deepest snowpack in Colorado meet. Creede, the Great Sand Dunes, and Wolf Creek Ski Area are all within reach. Summer is peak in the Colorado high country, with fall color and ski season extending demand. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $45/night