Rockhound State Park

This was an unexpectedly nice campground with gorgeous views. We decided at the last minute on Friday to call for availability and were told there were dry camping spots. When we arrived at about 4 pm, the camp host drove up in a golf cart and we followed to a beautiful, spacious location with a covered picnic table, and large area for our 5th wheel and truck. This is one of the few parks where you can hike off trail and pick up rocks.

Did the late check in all the 30 amp spots were taken, but a few dry camping spots were available. Really nice spot road was paved the whole way. Super Ez to find. If you can get a spot its a great place to relax. Quiet Monday through Friday. More traffic on weekends with local hikers in and out, but still a sweet spot. Cell signal for verizon was a lil weak 3 bars but still was able the use wifi and cell no problem.

This is a great state park. 30 amp and water at site. Dump station is in the main loop. Sites are huge with clean gravel and pretty level. Our site had fire ring, pick nick table with cement and big cover for shade. Rock hounding starts 100’ from sites. Lots of Jasper, Rhyolite, and some thunder eggs. Camp host super helpful and friendly. Small rock museum at visitor center. Great views of the desert and city lights at night.

Easy to get to. 30amp with water in the site, also dry camping spots for $10 per night. Views are awesome! Especially at sunset. A little strange when you arrive, could do with a little better signage, but easy once you get the lay of the land so to speak. Very clean with great showers. Saw some wildlife, especially tarantulas, but they just walked off quietly. Some small trails close by that were very quiet as well.

We stayed for one night on April 1. The park is beautiful and very well maintained. I appreciated the clear labeling of non electric sites within their own loop, I’ve been to plenty of parks where it seems like you just have to guess when you’re looking for a tent site. It was a Monday and one tent site was occupied and all but two of the RV sites were taken. We pulled into the first open spot we found and the camp host came over immediately to greet us. He was very friendly, told us a little about the area, and even suggested we move to the other free site closer to the bathroom. All of the sites were really nice and clearly delineated, level gravel with covered picnic tables. Now - the bathrooms. These were hands down the nicest bathrooms I have seen on the road. When I first opened the door I was met with a scent best described as fresh laundry. They look brand new and clean clean clean. I was so happy because we had stopped specifically for a shower, and this one was
divine. Showers are push button, but the water pressure and heat are on point. We’ve been on a cross country roadtrip for a month and these are still the best bathrooms I have encountered across 9 states. I really wish we could have stayed longer, the host mentioned some hiking trails. I would stay here again in a heartbeat.

I work from my RV, so I need good data service. I have a WeBoost on my RV, so my service is based on my boosted signal. I had great streaming service with AT&T and Verizon. I tested a couple sites. It appears the park has good coverage throughout. The park backs up to mountain, so you get beautiful views of the mountain and the Rio Grande Rift down below. The camp hosts are very friendly. They keep the park very clean. Each site has its own trash can. The sites are large, some bigger than others. Reservations are hard to come by. The first come first serve electric sites fill quickly. Plan to get here by 10 am. I got a non-electric site for the first night and was able to get into an electric site the next day. The bathrooms look new and are very clean. Deming doesn't offer a lot to do, but you have great access to Mexico, Silver City, and the Gila National Monument. In Deming, check out Tacos Mirasol for tacos and the Elisa’s House of Pies for pecan bars and lemon bars.