Santa Rosa Campground

Santa Rosa is one of the many small towns in New Mexico made famous by the railroad, but later lost much of its prestige when the interstate system was built. At the turn of the century, both the El Paso and Northeastern Railway (connecting El Paso and Chicago) and the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway (connecting New Mexico to the Great Lakes region) ran through Santa Rosa. America’s most famous autoroute, Route 66 (connecting Chicago to Los Angeles), also made its way through. It was even included in John Ford’s film adaption of The Grapes of Wrath, highlighting its role in connecting California to the Dust Bowl-stricken regions of Texas and Oklahoma.

Today Interstate 25 connects the state’s largest cities - Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe, and few people camping with an RV get far from that north-south route. Santa Rosa sits just west of the massive flatlands of eastern New Mexico, referred to as the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains), and just east of the Sandia Mountains and Albuquerque - the state’s largest city.

When you go camping near Santa Rosa, you’ll have access to full hookups for your RV rental, along with showers, laundry facilities, WiFi, and a dump station to empty your tanks; sites are large and have plenty of space for larger rental RVs. There’s also a playground and heated swimming pool for you to relax with the family after a long day of exploring. The RV campground even has a restaurant attached to it, serving up some of the "best baby back ribs in New Mexico."