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Less than two hours from the city of Albuquerque, Rio de las Vacas Campground offers a cool oasis from the New Mexico heat. Visitors delight in the hiking and fishing opportunities available in the shade of the pine covered Jemez Mountains. A few of the campsites have the creek running along them, providing a soothing atmosphere for campers.
Local streams and the San Gregorio reservoir provide fishing opportunities for anglers, and hikers will delight in the many hiking opportunities in the nearby San Pedro Parks Wilderness.
There are 15 campsites on the campground. Most of the campsites at Rio De Las Vacas come with a paved RV pad, fire rings, picnic table, and tent pads. The campground itself has paved roads, trash bins, vault toilets and a host on site.
The campground is located amid stunning ponderosa pines in close proximity to the Rio de las Vacas. The campground has a beautiful open meadow and scenic views of the surrounding Jemez Mountains. Fall brings migrating birds through the campground and the sounds of elk bugling to impress potential mates.
The San Pedro Parks Wilderness, just north of the Rio de las Vacas Campground, offers easy and scenic day hikes. The minimal grade increases of the trails into the San Pedro Parks make this wilderness an ideal backpacking destination for beginners and experienced backpackers alike. Three main trailheads, the San Gregorio, Palomas and Los Pinos, are within driving distance of the campground.
From Cuba, New Mexico, travel 11 miles east of Cuba on New Mexico State Highway 126.
The campground is located approximately 11 miles from Cuba where lodging, restaurants, and gas stations are available.
The campground is approximately a one and a half hour drive from Albuquerque.
Restrooms were so clean thanks to camp host Joe! Drinking water is available. River access at the campground. Plan to visit again.
We stayed on a Tuesday night, and this was a very peaceful, beautiful, well-kept campground. We could hear the creek from our tent. It was great! The restrooms were simple but tidy vault toilets. The camp host came by to welcome us and was very friendly.
Nice quiet campground. Impeccably maintained. Cleanest bathrooms you'll ever find at a US Forest Campground. Camp host takes pride in maintaining the grounds and restrooms. A job well done by someone who cares. Great job, Joe.
This campground has a beautiful meadow backdrop to the south. The Rio de los Vacas river runs along the eastern edge of the campground. The 15 sites are spaciously separated, providing campers privacy. We look forward to returning.
Such a lovely campground! A small stream (which our Camp Host said it was overflowing when he got there in May), nice sized camp spots with a table and fire ring, clean toilets and garbage bins. Drove over to the San Gregorio reservoir trailhead and enjoyed the easy hike to it. Our Host Joe was so helpful and friendly. Really enjoyed our visit! Had never been on this side of the Jemez before and it was great to see this area.
