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08-08-2004, 06:53 AM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Dallas
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NE New Mexico?
We're leaving Dallas for Santa Fe/Taos then touring north thru Colorado to the Black Hills/Badlands starting next week. Looking for a nice campground for first night on the road, somewhere in Eastern New Mexico probably northish of Tucumcari. Anybody know of any gems? Anybody else going to be in that part of the world?
Wayne
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08-08-2004, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine
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It may be further than you wanted to go, but if you can get to Bandelier National Monument (northwest of Santa Fe), you won't want to leave. Absolutely gorgeous campgrounds and campsites! And an amazing area to walk/hike/bike in. A bit of altitude, cool, an entire town of prehistoric Indian ruins on the valley floor, individual dwellings cut into a cliff face, great visitor's center ... And not crowded. Check it out.
Bill
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08-08-2004, 12:29 PM
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Location: Rio Rancho, NM
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Wayne,
One of my favorites is Black Canyon in the Santa Fe National Forrest. It's small, well forrested, and still nice. They'll be re-vamping it next year. Up in Red River - if you decide to go that high, the Columbine campground is wonderful. We spent a week there with the trailer next to the river. Great place. Feel free to get me directly if there is one that you might have questions on. The ones in the Jemez mountains are nice, but not the same as the ones up north. Just my $.02.
Ct..
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08-08-2004, 01:22 PM
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More Choices
Another thought would be Eagle Nest Lake, West of Springer. It is the newest State Park in New Mexico, between Springer and Taos. There are several private campgrounds, none exceptional but the area is so beatiful and the fishing (if you're into that) is usually great ( Trout,Salmon and Perch). There is also camping in Cimarron Cayon just east of the lake. There is a campground at the top of Raton Pass that is a pretty place. Haven't camped there so don't know what the facilities are like.
If you want a neat place in southen Colorado, check out The Great Sand Dunes Nat. Monument southeast of Alamosa. Hope this gives you some ideas.
Happy Camping, Dave
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08-08-2004, 05:52 PM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: May 2003
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Wow! That was quick! Thanks for the input. We will post an update when we get home.
Wayne
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08-09-2004, 03:19 PM
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Places in Ne New Mexico
We have stayed in Santo Rosa KOA also, but our favorite which also might be little far is in Chama, it is and older but nice RV park called the Chama RV Resort Sits on the Chama River lots of fish when the river is up and plenty of wildlife around the camground in the early morning, Deer, etc. Wonderful bakery there and good restaurant also home of the Cumbries Toltec narrow guage railroad, makes a wonderful side trip.
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