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Promoting All of Sierra County throughout New Mexico, the United States and the World A project of the Sierra County Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board. Paid for in part by Truth or Consequences and Sierra County Lodgers Tax. |
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SIERRA COUNTY CAMPING
State Parks
All of our area lakes and State Parks - Elephant Butte, Caballo, and Percha Dam - offer camping for RVs and tents.
Reservations: Some (though not all) campsites at Elephant Butte Lake State Park may be reserved between March 1 and September 30. Campsites on the beach are available on a first-come-first serve basis, but electrical sites at
Desert Cove, Quail Run, Lions Beach and South Monticello may be reserved between March 1 - September 30 (reserve online or call 877-664-7787). Other sites that can be reserved are Group Shelters at Dirt Dam, Ridge Road, and Hot Springs Landing.
Tent Camping Near T or C: Paseo del Rio campground, part of Elephant Butte Lake State Park, offers tent camp sites in a scenic area along the Rio Grande and just 3 miles away from downtown Truth or Consequences. (Pictured at right, a walking path at Paseo del Rio.)
Some of the RV Parks in town also allow tent camping (see our RV Parks page).
CAMPGROUND LOCATIONS: click any image to view maps showing campsites at our 3 state parks.
Wilderness Areas
The Gila Wilderness and Aldo Leopold Wilderness Areas, are easily accessible via the roads to Hillsboro (152) and Chloride (52) respectively.
View a map of Sierra County (Wildnerness areas are not marked on this map, but generally run north-to-south along the west edge of the county.)
Campsite locations and other information for these two wilderness areas can be found on the US Forest Service's website.
Information may also be picked up at the Ranger District Office:
USDA Forest Service / Gila National Forest
Black Range Ranger District
1804 North Date Street
Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
575-894-6677
hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm (except national holidays)
