Mills Rim Campground Introduce
Welcome to Mills Rim Campground, located on Mills Canyon Rd in Roy, New Mexico. As part of the Campgrounds & RV Parks category, Mills Rim Campground offers a truly remote and rustic camping experience for those seeking solitude and a connection with nature. You can reach them at (575) 374-9652 or +1 575-374-9652.
Mills Rim Campground is known for its isolation and primitive camping conditions. According to customer reviews, it's a "great place for a 14-day stay" for those prepared for the challenges. The campground is located in bear, cougar, and rattlesnake country, requiring campers to be vigilant and prepared for wildlife encounters. It offers basic amenities, including two vault toilets in one building, but provides no water, trash services, or electricity. Quiet hours for generator use are from 10 PM to 6 AM.
Here are some key features and considerations:
- Remote and Isolated: The campground offers a secluded experience, ideal for those seeking solitude and a connection with nature.
- Primitive Camping: No water, trash services, or electricity are available. Campers must be self-sufficient.
- Wildlife Encounters: The area is home to bears, cougars, and rattlesnakes, requiring campers to be cautious and prepared.
- Challenging Access: The gravel road leading to the campground, especially the last four miles of Forest Service road, can be rough and slippery, particularly in rain. Appropriate vehicles are required.
- Limited Amenities: Only vault toilets are provided. Campers must bring their own water and supplies.
- Large Rig Accessibility: Mills Rim Campground is the only option for larger rigs in the area.
- Natural Environment: Limited shade is available, but junipers provide decent protection from the wind.
- Hunting Season: The campground can be busy during hunting season.
- Location: Located on Mills Canyon Rd in Roy, NM, it provides access to the rugged beauty of the surrounding area.
Mills Rim Campground is best suited for experienced campers who are prepared for primitive conditions and wildlife encounters. The challenging access and limited amenities require campers to be self-sufficient and well-prepared. If you're seeking a remote and rugged camping experience in the heart of New Mexico's wilderness, Mills Rim Campground offers a unique opportunity to connect with nature.
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Customer Reviews
Great place for a 14-day stay. It is bear and cougar and rattlesnake country, so beware. There are two vault toilets in one building, NO water, NO trash, and NO electrics. If you use a generator, quiet hours are 10 PM to 6 AM. It can be busy in hunting season. The major thing is pay attention to the roads. As others have said, once you are off Hwy 39, the gravel road can be rough in rain. The last four miles are Forest Service road that is not well maintained; in rain, it can be as slippery and challenging as driving on ice! Do not even TRY to go down to the bottom campground without an appropriate vehicle!
Great but isolated site accessed by crossing a few miles of gravel road that can get rough. The Rim Campground is the only option for larger rigs and is located close to the road down to the canyon. No water (for miles) or electricity here, pit toilets available. Keep your camp clean, bears do occur here. It’s the southwest so obviously rattlesnakes (prairie and western diamondbacks) and other things that give the region its charm. Limited shade but decent protection from the wind provided by junipers.
Good camp , clean toilets .. tried to camp at the bottom camp , it started raining had to skin out back to the top camp.. stayed in the horse pins ,awesome rainy night !
If you want to camp off the beaten path, this is the perfect campground. But it is not as RV friendly as the gov website claims. The road is gravel and dirt with plenty of rocky areas and a few pot holes. Our travel trailer did fine, but it is high clearance. Watch out if using Google Maps, though, because leaving I was taken on a bunch of poorly maintained backroads and popped a tire on an old cattle guard. But the camping is worth it. There's nothing else around except ranches, and the sites are beautiful and well taken care of. There is tons of wildlife, an amazing landscape, and beautiful stargazing. Each site has a concrete picnic table, a grill, and a fire ring (though we were under a fire ban). The toilets were even fully stocked with paper, so it is all well maintained.
Wonderful spot to call home while visiting Mills Canyon & Roy, NM. We have a 4 window Thomas built short bus and we felt more comfortable staying up on the rim. If we were lifted or had 4 wheel drive we would have camped in the canyon. 10 out of 10 👏🏽
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