SANTA ROSA, NM

Silver Moon Cafe. Lg dirt lot beside & behind, & another across hwy. BD. Got permission from mgr. I-40 x277, go W on Historic Rt 66/US-84/54, just past Phillips 66 to cafe. Room for several lg rigs. Good food. Bob & Diana Och #84549 Apr 09. Updated by Bonnie & Mike Miller #108841 Apr 13. Last reval by Bob Arel #119654 stayed Nov 21.

McDonalds, lg concrete lg-rig pkg lot. No facilities. Free, no permission required. No stay limit specified. I-40 x275, N side, go E on Historic Rt 66, next to McDonalds w/ connecting steps down. Lot fits ~10 lg rigs. No shade. Somewhat unlevel. Trucks also use. Noise from hwy, st, early McDonald’s employees. Good 2G ATT cell. Major truck stops nearby. Famous “Blue Hole” & free lake swimming at CP ~3/4 mi E, N side of Rt 66. Charlie Barb #102548 Aug 10. Last updated by Herb & Ginger Conly #110297 stayed Apr 16. Last reval by Chas Wilder #88717 viewed Jun 19.

Santa Rosa Lake SP. 3 CGs, 65 sites w/ concrete shelters/tables/fire grills. Some w/ 50A E (13 reservable). Restrooms/showers, central W. D. Fees/stay limit: See NEW MEXICO SPs NOTE below. Open all yr. From Old Route 66 in town, take 2nd St N, TR on Eddy, TL (N) on 8th (becomes SR-91), go ~8 mi , follow “electric sites” signs past overlook, dam & COE Visitor Ctr to Park Office. N35 1.435 W104 40.703. Non-reservable area before bridge. Paved access roads, ~1/2 of sites fairly level, most have ramadas for shade. A few lg-rig sites. Playground, boat ramp, hiking/horse trails, corral. 1 CG has 10 primitive RV/tent sites along fishing beach, stay on gravel, avoid shale. ATT & Verizon OK some areas. Park is on COE dam/lake built on Pecos Riv. 575-472-3110. Charlie Barb #102548 Aug 10. Last updated by Chuck Bahner #139852 stayed Sep 21. Last reval by John & Bonnie Archer #113438 stayed May 23.

Long paved ~25′ wide shoulders along both sides of US-84, like chain-up areas. No signs. 19 mi W of town, I-40 x256, go ~10 mi N on US-84. Short ones MM 72.5, 73.9. Long ones MM 75.5 Somewhat sloped. Debby Beatty #135578 viewed Dec 17.

RAs. 24 mi W on I-40, MM 252, WB side. Go thru RA to far W end. Short gravel rd opens to huge gravel pkg area lg enough for many lg rigs beyond sign “State Land – Do not disturb under penalty of law.” Is pkg “disturbing?” Hwy noise muted by lg bluff to E. Accessible to EB traffic via x252, 0.7 mi E of RA & bridge over I-40. Emily Fagan #99408 Jun 08. Last updated by Bruce & Bunny Ratcliff #48001 viewed May 15.
MM 251, EB side, go thru RA to lg-rig pkg area at E end (sm loop at W end has tight turns & overhanging trees). No gravel area but there are sm shelters you can park by. Emily Fagan #99408 Jun 08. Last updated by Chas Wilder #88717 viewed May 22.