Faywood Hot Springs Resort

Faywood Hot Springs was a great stop for two overnights. The place is rustic in the ways it should be, but also very serviceable. The tubs all around the property are great. Some clothing required, other clothing optional. A very very laid back vibe everywhere. We camped end of May. Since the altitude, warm days and cooling off nights. Campsite #17 is really the best one we saw and it was recommended when we booked. We are a 24” Class-C. Just a great location. Easy to find and not far off I-10 if you are traveling through.

We enjoy hitting hot springs...anywhere! Found out about this while traveling in Las Cruces. Gated, locked facility and safe. Check in by driving to office. You are given a lock code to get in the front gate. Clothing and optional natural springs with a rustic feel. Pools are typically 100-110 degrees, no large pools that we could find. We had privacy and saw few people in the pools during the daytime. Quiet and peaceful. Private and group pools available. Level site #19, pull through. We have a 27' with a TOAD. Full hookups. Surrounded by brush with picnic table and a bit dusty. Full hookups, 30 amps. Bathrooms, showers, clubhouse nearby. Gift store located at main office. Thumbs up!

The above rate is for 2 people and includes tax.
Most of the sites in the pull thru area will accommodate any sized rig, though a couple might be too short. Interior roads (all dirt) are somewhat bumpy and tight (especially on the way out) but doable without much trouble. Our site (#12) was long enough -- and level enough -- for us to stay hitched and park the wife's car as well, but the bushes made it somewhat tight. Certainly not a traditional RV "resort" as the place is "rustic" at best. Having said that, once settled in, soaking in the hot spring tubs is really the thing to do, though there are a couple of short desert trails for walking.
Staying in an RV here allows the occupants unlimited use of the public pools (there are some private pools available for an additional hourly fee) for the entire time you are here. There are both clothing required and clothing optional soaking pools and camping areas which are well segregated and clearly defined. The pools are kept at varying temperatures, so all who soak should be able to find one (whether clothed of naked) which suits them temperature-wise.
Very quiet and dark here which made for an enjoyable stay.
The amazing City of the Rocks State Park is just a couple of miles down the road. If staying there, you could come here and soak in one of the private pools for $34 for an hour. At the time we were here (late October, 2021) they were no longer allowing folks to come in for "day use" of the public pools like they used to. Must be a covids thing, I guess.

At first, I thought the place was run down, but it's just unique and very hippy driven. The price is by person. I'm single so it was $34 a night. $50 for a couple. There is a path to a star chair and stone circle that was really nice (in a very natural way). Very serene and the view was awesome. The clothing required mineral pools were wonderful. I didn't go into the clothing-optional pools. There were peacocks hanging out. The decor and feel is like stepping back into 1960. Space #16 has plenty of space for my truck and 30' 5th wheel. All hookups were acceptable. T-mobile was good, Verizon was not. I liked it and would go back.

I give Faywood a 5 Star rating as all ways since I have been staying there for 5 years but I would like to comment on the review from Joe C on July 2020. He states that it is killing his vibes that individuals with swim suits are coming into the clothing optional areas and Faywoood should clarify this. They have!! If it bothers him that much—why does he not get him and girlfriend a private pool. Simple—that’s what I and my girlfriend do!! Wake up Cheap O!!

We had a 10 foot teardrop and had a days soaking, then stayed another day for $31 each 24 hour day. Clothing required or clothing optional with each area separated by tall wooden fences. Everyone was mellow and I did three sessions of soaking each day with a lot of resting in the shade in between. The local peacocks wandered around, and the vegetation provided lots of shade when desired. The small local store supplied some food and drink, but we came prepared and had a picnic with relatives from Deming who came up for a soak. I want to go back.

We would only go back here to soak in the pools, because we love doing that. The campground leaves much to be desired as do the grounds in their entirety. Everything seems very run down. Many dead trees. The fences around the pools are falling down and the structures also seem to be in disrepair. We stayed in the clothing required area, and the campsites that are on the outside would have been ok. We got one that was next to the club house and there were 4 or 5 us us sort of jammed in there. Hard to actually tell where we were supposed to be until a worker helped us. Employees and campers were all very nice and friendly. Spotty ATT cell service and no wifi.

The number one reason for the low review was the ONE SHOWER for the entire “clothing required” side did not work! It barely spit water out. We were unable to use the showers and were met with an unfriendly attitude when we mentioned it to the check in person at the desk. The campground itself is okay and has beautiful views but when you pay for an amenity and it is not actually an option, I would at least like a kind, sincere apology as opposed to a nasty attitude and the response, “ You don’t have to stay here again.”

Stay here often from central NM. Soaking in the hot mineral pools here seems to melt all my arthritis pain completely away (actually makes me wish I could just stay forever). Night sky’s here are amazing and makes for the most relaxing stay every time I go.

Main camp ground is all dirt road, but we don’t go here to hang out at the RV the whole time, the hook ups are sufficient. I most always stay in the clothing optional camp sites. I pull a 26’ fiver with a F350 duality crew cab and can maneuver into sites A,H,I and L with no problems. Sites J and K could handle smaller RVs however due to tight turns may be hard to access with a trailer,,, more suitable for small class c rigs. No hook ups in C.O. sites but I never seem to need it as we are only in when it’s time to sleep and meal time.

Regardless of FHU or roughing it, RVing, car camping or tent, you like keeping your clothes on or going natural, you can’t beat this Oasis in the desert. I know MY aching joints thank me every time I go.