Zia RV Park

Easy hands-free check-in (office and bathrooms being built). Easy access from I-40, so there was a little noIse. We were in site 9, FHU, level gravel. Water line was heated, which was great because it was pretty cool last night. Dog park (with a fire hydrant in the middle - how droll!) Some spaces with trees. Little gazebo with chairs. This is going to be a grand space when it is done.

We stayed here overnight while traveling between Texas and New Mexico. The campground is located right off exit 203 on I-40. Check-in was at 2pm, but we were running 20 minutes ahead of schedule and called to ask if we could get into our site a bit early; they texted back to say that was fine (we had a specific site reserved). We probably would have had to call them anyway as there was no one in the office when we arrived: they have a phone number posted if you need help when they're not around.

The campground is basically a large gravel lot with some mid-sized trees and a single row of 22 pull-through sites. All of the sites are long enough to fit the longest rigs, have more side-to-side space than many private campgrounds, and are open to the sky. Sites 1 through 8 only have water and electric (there is a dump station at the west end of the campground), while the rest of the sites have full hookups. Each power pole has a light inside that provides some illumination at night, and the water spigots are insulated and electrically heated to some degree (though we still disconnected the water overnight when it got cold). We were in site 9, which was level side-to-side but a bit inclined front-to-back, and no adjacent trees (just a short tree in the very front of the site).

The campground is still currently a work in progress: the planned bathroom, shower, and laundry facilities are not available yet. But they do have a community/recreation area with a pergola, a swing set, and a horseshoe pit, as well as a small kiosk under their flagpole that serves as a lending library. Next to that community area is their enclosed dog park, which has a surface of dirt, scattered gravel, and some desert grasses. The dog park is decently lit at night and has a poop bag dispenser, but no sort of trash can, so full poop bags need to be put in the single dumpster near the entrance of the park. There are other open areas with desert grasses on the edges of the campground to walk dogs.

In terms of cell service, the best bandwidth I saw on my Verizon Jetpack with MIMO antenna showed 16 Mbps down and 9 up, and we were able to stream video with some sporadic buffering. The speed test I ran on my 5G AT&T smartphone showed 33 Mbps down and 1 up. There is no campground WiFi.

The campground is really the only thing located at this exit. If you need fuel, groceries, etc., your best bet is to drive 7 miles west into Moriarty.

We would stay here overnight again if we were in the area.

Super friendly staff. Checked me in over the phone without any issues. Brand new electrical and water hook ups on a fairly level gravel site. I did not do full hook ups but they do have full hookups with both 30 and 50 amps. Larger sites for big rigs. Very clean. No bathhouse if you need that. Super convenient right off I-40. Can hear the highway a little bit, but that does not bother me. No patio table. Would definitely stay again when passing through.

We ended up having to stay for almost 6 weeks because out truck broke down and had to be repaired. It’s a small park but wonderful find. Quiet, safe, clean and the owners are there everyday. Registration is very easy, just call or go on the website as no one is usually in the office. There is a little freeway noise but nothing unbearable. The sunsets are the most gorgeous and night sky viewing is amazing.

We will definitely stop in again on our annual trips to California to see the kids!

Beautiful scenery, windy, pull thrus. * But for people with dogs June has horrible weed thorns, bristly thorny seeds. They are tiny, about the size of poppy seeds BUT painful. I spent an hour getting them off of our unhappy dog! Depending on the time of year, might consider staying here again, though not sure...
* No bathrooms, but now-a-days most RV units are self contained....

Traveling from Mesa AZ to Foss OK as part of a longer trip. Booked Zia online the day before as it was halfway between my stops. Easy booking process. Had a bent rim/flat at the AZ/NM line and was delayed several hours. Talked with the owner by phone and he was very accommodating. Simply pulled in later and went straight to my spot. Never met in person. Easy off I-40, easy on. Some road noise from the freeway but nothing a little white noise couldn't drown out. Very clean, decently spaced sites. Beautiful views and sunsets, and quite a bit of wind, but it is NM. No bath facilities as of yet, as the campground is a work in progress. I would hazard a guess it will be quite nice once completed. Would stay there again if passing through. Gave it a 5, but really is a 4.5 due to no bath facilities, which could be a problem for teadrops or smaller units with no bath.