Alamogordo / White Sands KOA

The Great Outdoors

Camping with a motorhome at Alamogordo/White Sands KOA puts you less than half an hour's drive of the White Sands National Monument, the glistening crown jewel of New Mexico's natural wonders. Taking up 275 square miles of the arid Chihuahua Desert, the monument's huge wave-like dunes of white sand make up the world's largest gypsum dune field. Plan to come in the summer and enjoy a variety of programs under the light of a full moon or visit any time of the year for hiking, cycling, and horseback riding adventures through the monument's established trails. Better yet, take your RV rental near Alamogordo/White Sands KOA for a spin along the 16-mile roundtrip Dunes Drive to experience the heart of the gypsum dune field.Camp in an RV near Alamogordo and you’ll be less than an hour's drive from the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site near Tularosa, where more than 21,000 rock art featuring humans, animals, and plants can be found. Birds, insects, and fish are etched in stone in over 50 acres of northern Chihuahuan desert, and some of the oldest, including geometric and abstract designs, date as far back as 900 AD. These prehistoric works of rock art were made by the Jornada Mogollon people who were skilled in using stone tools.More than a million acres of national forest and wilderness areas await the outdoor adventurer at Lincoln National Forest. Access the forest at the Smokey Bear Ranger District in Ruidoso, about an hour's drive from Alamogordo/White Sands KOA in your campervan rental. If you plan to hike, bike, or ride a horse, you're in for a treat as there are dozens of trails here suitable for all the activities mentioned.If you prefer to explore the forest from the comfort of your rental RV, there are a couple of scenic drives in the Smokey Bear Ranger District that are worth checking out: a journey on a steep dirt road to a historic site at the Monjeau Lookout, or a white-knuckle drive on a paved road with tight turns to get you to Windy Point Vista at nearly 10,000 feet for a panoramic view of the entire national forest and the Tularosa Basin.

Exploring the City

Book an RV in Otero County and discover the role of New Mexico in the United States' space program at Alamogordo’s NM Museum of Space History. If you want to know more about how rocketry began and who the pioneers were, this is the place to be. Or, if you're curious about how space toilets look, the museum has one on display. One of the museum's crown jewels, of course, is a real moon rock that represents how far space exploration has come during the age of the space race.RV camping at Alamogordo/White Sands KOA also puts you within an hour’s drive of the White Sands Missile Range Museum in Las Cruces. Before leaving town, refuel and restock your provisions at any one of the close to three dozen gas stations and more than a dozen grocery and convenience stores found throughout Alamogordo. When you arrive at the museum, you'll be greeted by the sight of cutaway missiles and rockets with their engines and explosives exposed. Some of the historical exhibits are a USAF Hound Dog, similar to one that was carried aboard B-52s; a V-2 rocket; and the Patriot Missile, a surface-to-air missile system that saw action in Operation Desert Storm.Back in town, get up close to the fascinating residents of the more than century-old Alameda Park Zoo where visitors of all ages will surely be entertained. More than a zoo, the institution also doubles as a rehabilitation and research center, so you will find animals here that have not yet been released back to the wild. Some of the intriguing animals under their care have included an iguana, a green python, and a ringtail lemur.New Mexico is famous for its colorful balloon festivals, so time your visit during one of these popular events to get the most out of your trip. Rent a camper near Alamogordo/White Sands KOA in early September and witness huge colorful hot air balloons take off from the White Sands National Monument during the White Sands Balloon Invitational. Get to the top of the dunes to enjoy this spectacle by day, or wait for nightfall and be dazzled by the balloons’ glow.Big skies. Big dunes. Big balloons. Put all of these together, and you’ll have one fantastic New Mexico experience that will stay with you for a lifetime. So find an RV rental in Alamogordo, New Mexico today, and start dreaming big.