Bosque Redondo Park

Beautiful scenery there's about 10 campsites around the lake. The lake has about 20 ducklings at the time I was there. I arrived on a Thursday afternoon a local gentleman struch up a conversation about how big the catfish were in the lake after a few minutes he left and I was the only campervan around had a few cars the drove by they were installing some lights on Friday which ended up be extremely bright that night and finally a few campers came in that evening. Had a few fishermen come in around 7 Saturday morning next to might site they wasn't a quite couple, but it's ok I was getting ready to leave anyway. I really enjoyed my stay there minus the rain and fisherman. The rain did subside long enough for me to walk around the lake (about a mile). would stay there again just maybe not on the weekend if you wanna sleep in past 6:30 or so.

We stayed here 10/20-10/25/2020 and had a nice experience. There are garbage cans and 2 outhouses but no water or power. This are second year in a row staying here. There are no fire rings so please do not burn like some idiot tenters did last night, they broke branches off of some trees and made a fire in the road along the lake. I cleaned it up along with their trash! Please be respectful!! It’s free after all.

Nice location, not too far but just far enough off the interstate. Good campsite options, pond you can fish in, picnic tables, atv trails you can walk. Not busy. Only problem is the bugs are HORRIBLE after sundown. Sleeping under the stars, NOT an option. It’s an ideal stop if you‘ll be sleeping in an RV. A tent might be alright too if you’re good at keeping bugs out. Toilets are currently closed. I had good cell service. Someone drove by in a crazy loud truck at 11

Fellow traveler, I write this review for not only future campendium users, but for posterity writ large. Myself and my traveling companion found this supposed gem (4+ stars, pretty good!) and decided to extend our day of driving 2.5 hours in order to camp in a place with some amenities. It turned out we were jettisoned into some cruel circle of Dante's hell. You too can visit the underworld by either:

1. Death by desanguination in the form of voracious mosquitos with an apparent intent to take back their rightful home from crazed humans. I am literally not kidding. In the seconds it took to exit the safety of the car a morass of mosquitoes barged inside the cool interior like some crazed force of Orocai storming the gates of Helm's Deep. I am legitimately surprised that the mosquitoes did not fly away with the car under the combined vertical force of their horrifying wispy wings. In short, unless you are a professional beekeeper with associated accesories (mainly thinking of a beekeeping suit) you will likely die a horrible and largely insignificant death at the hands of bugs whose number can only accurately be described as a googolplex. I think this quote from NPR about the anatomy of the common mosquito should suffice as deterrent.

"The mosquito's mouth, also called a proboscis, isn't just one tiny spear. It's a sophisticated system of six thin, needlelike mouthparts that scientists call stylets, each of which pierces the skin, finds blood vessels and makes it easy for mosquitoes to suck blood"

2. This park, it seems, serves a different purpose from the parks of my youth (and of yours if I may be so presumptive). Instead of frolicking children enjoying the pleasantries of a summer escape there were crazed locals amped up on what is assuredly a combination of Mountain Dew, Marlboro reds, and green hatch chiles running roughshod over the marshland in shoddily crafted and maintained 4x4s. In fact, we—much like Billy the Kid—almost met an untimely demise at the hands of a self-appointed local posse/militia. Although this time they were not armed with repeaters (although I do not know this for sure) but with the raw power and combined might of 4 35 inch all-terrain tires. I am once again NOT KIDDING. It seems that if we had stayed where we were there would have been simultaneously two new hood ornaments in town and two obituaries haphazardly penned by the disgruntled and drunken local press corps.

If you are reading this in the winter months then likely the prognosis of your stay is positive but BEWARE this place in the summer. You were warned.

JG

spent two nights here at Bosch Redondo lake. it’s a great little park with about 10 sites each with their own picnic table with covered awning and garbage cans as well as a grill. there’s also a small swingset with a slide for kids to play. there’s two volt toilet on the main entry road that are both in decent condition. plenty of ducks, herons, owls, and red wing birds around the lake. it’s located just out of town Fort Sumner and just about a mile down the street from the Billy the Kid gravesite the museum is about 2 miles from the campsite. there’s a little bit of local traffic throughout the park but nothing to deter you from coming it’s a great quiet spot to spend the night. the local police drove the loop both mornings around 8 am. there’s some ATV trails in the back of the park that are nice to take a walk along. The temperature during the day was a warm 45 for a January day but the nights were a little bit cooler around 28° our first night was definitely frostier than the second night but overall a great place to stay I would recommend it to anyone. There is one valero gas station in town as well as a small grocery store and family dollar. The billy the kid museum also offers rv spots with full hook ups.