Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site

Enjoyed two nights here. There is some space between sites and it was not full even on a Friday and Saturday. Quiet in our area (away from large RVs). Shady trees or covered picnic tables. Nice plants. Good birding and wildlife viewing. Enjoyed a hot shower with good water pressure (no extra charge). Short walk to interpretive Center.

I agree with the other reviews. It was a little out of our way but so worth it. A very peaceful park.

This was a place I have wanted to visit but forgot where it was until friends were there the week before. And as luck would have it, we driving right by it on our way to Las Cruces. This park is a world class bouldering area, as well as, a historic site with over 2,000 rock art pieces all hidden in cave areas. There are many hoops ... more

Hueco is a world-class bouldering/rock climbing destination and is usually packed. We were surprised to find the campground empty (we were told we needed to reserve long in advance). What makes things more complicated here, is that it is a very well protected historic site and there are lots of rules to follow. To simply hike in the pa... more

Just absolutely beautiful. The Rangers were more than friendly. The sites were immaculate and surrounded by boulders and mountains. I am saddened to my core that we were on a mission West and will write a better review some down the road day when we've had the true experience here. Note that Verizon 4G was great when it worked, but... more

Truth be told we stopped here because it was conveniently on our route and we liked it so much we extended our stay. This is a small quiet park which has very controlled access because of the petroglyphs and pictographs that are here. In order to stay here you have to follow a lot of rules, one is that you have to call a special phone... more