Las Cruces KOA

The Great Outdoors

When you book an RV in Doña Ana County, you won’t believe the extraordinary and diverse landscape. Vast expanses of desert land, evergreen forests, cozy state parks, and some impressive national parks are all part of the fun when you rent an RV near Las Cruces KOA. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park is a natural place to start, only a few minutes’ drive from where you’ll be staying in your RV rental. The park features river woodlands and restored wetlands that are teeming with wildlife. Birdwatching, hiking, biking, and picnicking are some of the ways people choose to use this exciting resource.Franklin Mountains State Park is located south of Las Cruces, but quite easy to reach with minimal effort. The park is known for being the largest state park in the nation found within city limits, as it is located within El Paso. The park has mountain peaks towering over 7,000 feet, making for great hiking and biking to scenic vantage points high above the city.If you feel like seeing some national parks, there are two stellar options to the east. One is Guadalupe Mountains National Park just over the border in Texas. This spectacular park has gypsum sand dunes, historical buildings and sites, and some of the highest mountains in all of Texas, all on 80,000 acres of land. In the same mountain range, you can visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park up in southern New Mexico, home to one of the world’s largest cave systems. This epic, subterranean wonderland features stalagmites, stalactites, and crystal geodes in a remarkable cavern. Each night at sunset, you can witness the swarm of bats that pour out of the caves for their nighttime adventures. Both parks are open to camping, so you can stay a few extra nights when you bring your campervan rental.

Exploring the City

Las Cruces isn't as populated as larger New Mexico city centers like Santa Fe and Albuquerque, but it has lots of charming sights and attractions to see while RV camping at Las Cruces KOA. Between the Old Mesilla Village with its historical sites, incredible Mexican cuisine, and small shops, there is lots to do here. Centuries-old missions and basilicas remind tourists of the past when Spanish missionaries headed west to spread Catholicism.Las Cruces is a college town, home to New Mexico State University, so there are lots of scholarly institutions and fascinating museums in place to accompany it. The Zuhl Museum at the university is equal parts art gallery and history museum, with countless fossils, pieces of petrified wood, stones, minerals, and more. The New Mexico Museum of Nature and Science also serves as an excellent place to learn about the complicated natural history of the state, from its mystical desert landscape features to its myriad of natural wonders like the Carlsbad Caverns. Kids love to explore this exciting learning center, with exhibits highlighting the animals of New Mexico and the geology that helped form the area millions of years ago.The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum focuses on a different portion of history, something quite crucial to the formation of the state. The ranching and farming industries have long been intertwined with the state of New Mexico, becoming, at one point, its largest. The 47-acre campus has barns, greenhouses, galleries, engaging exhibits, amazing antiques and artifacts, and an assortment of information available.