Leaving Tucson at midnight in order to avoid the worst of the heat, I stopped to crash for a couple of hours at the reliable New Mexico welcome center in Lordsburg. The mountains here aren’t on the scale of the Rockies, but they’re high enough to put the temperatures in a much more enjoyable bracket, and I wanted to check out the Cattlemen Trail boondocking spot I’d read about. What have you stumbled upon that you absolutely loved? Leave a comment below.When southern Arizona hit 115 degrees, I decided to take my home on wheels and head for the hills! 😊 The Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico was calling. It provided another opportunity to explore a sparsely populated area, enjoy nature, and take some time for ourselves. Spending a little over a week in Cibola county was never on my bucket list. This one has been on the list for a while! Lance is such a good sport I am a huge fan of roadside attractions and find them on Roadside America. It is lit up with neon signs at night and beautifully painted for daylight pictures. The fifth wheel would have fit through, but we didn’t want to risk it. Grants, New Mexico has built a Route 66 sign that you can drive through. Taking in all the beauty New Mexico has to offer. We came across a deep crevasse in the rocks, enjoyed the beauty of cactus flowers, and sat on the edge of a cliff taking it all in. One of my favorite things about life on the road is the everchanging scenery and the constant opportunity to explore. This is as close to a drone shot we will get. At the top, we could see for miles and had an amazing view of the camp. We hiked up the hill to the top of the cliff that was behind our site. Just behind the campground is great hiking. A quick picture before heading in different directions. It’s great to share places we’ve been that they’re traveling to and learn about where they have been and getting tips on where we should go. I love getting to meet new people and learn about their travels. He came over and introduced himself and we invited him for coffee the next morning. On our last night, a solo traveler parked next to us. This campground provided the perfect setting for coffee. Not only did we have the opportunity to spend time in a gorgeous new area, but we also had the opportunity to enjoy delicious coffee with a new friend. He has stayed at this campground many times before and invited us to join him this time. One of the people we have been talking to for a while was going to be in northern New Mexico for a while and our paths just happened to be crossing. We love getting to meet people we have been messaging online. We did enjoy ourselves in Moab at Arches but we really appreciated enjoying these formations alone. It really gives one time to enjoy the sites without a mob of people coming in to take selfies. I really love places like this that are not very popular. It amazes me how wind and water have formed arches in rock. This is one of my favorite natural formations that we have stumbled upon. Just past the campground, in the El Malpais Natural Conservation Area on Highway 117 are natural arches. However, the sites on the west side, closer to highway 117 had fantastic service. Our site was at the base of a cliff so the cell service was not very good. Trash containers were all over the park and those were also emptied regularly. There were vault toilets on site which were cleaned daily. Our home for the week.Įach site, although most were unlevel, comes with a large covered cement patio and picnic table.
BOONDOCKING IN NEW MEXICO FREE
Joe Skeen Campground is a free boondocking site with developed campsites. Outside Grants, New Mexico is a hidden gem. The El Malpais National Conservation Area provided just that! Joe Skeen Campground
After spending 10 days with friends in Taos ( blog post here) and Santa Fe ( another awesome post here) with our Xscaper friends, we needed some quiet time to ourselves.
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