South Monticello Campground

If you need to take a break from the party scene, this park area will give a quiet spot and dark sky for star gazing. I love this area for its huge RV spots. There is water and electricity. There is good cell reception if you want to work remotely, nothing but fresh, clean air and blue sky.

Another epic New Mexico campground. A big slab, indestructible table, fire pit, 30-amp electricity and water. Big views and lots of privacy. Dog poop bags that don’t rip. Great nearby trail. What’s not to like for $14 a night?

Great camp-hosts, Jason and his wife Kristen. Please note that there is no lake nearby this campsite anymore. It is dry. The showers were great though! Best showers I have had in a month!

I stayed here for one night on my way down to Bisbee, AZ. This campground was lovely. Really well kept. Gorgeous views of lake and buttes! Sunset pretty awesome too. Wish I had stayed several nights. I tent camped. Site 36 would have been the better choice!

Absolutely beautiful, quiet, epic scenery. Perfect for tent or RV camping. Excellent private picnic tables and shelter per site, electric and water (30amp), clean camp toilets and large, clean restrooms and showers. Safe, plenty of hiking or horseback riding trails around the lake and butte. Fairly large sites with plenty of foliage and privacy room between each. Short drive to T or C. A well maintained and beautiful state park for New Mexico. Loved the stay here and will likely return. Very reasonably priced nightly rates for private campsites with partial hookups, large covered picnic table, and fire/grill pit per site. Highly recommend, if traveling through NM, or wanting a great spot to camp with day trips into Truth or Consequences, or into Hatch and Hatch Village nearby (45min or less drive time from the state park to Hatch, 15min to Elephant Butte, 20min to T or C). Just the drive through the park itself has spectacular views overlooking the lake, with snow-capped mountains on your horizons.