Las Vegas, New Mexico Campground | Las Vegas, New Mexico KOA

Lakes and a national wildlife refuge showcase its natural wonders.

Travelers along the Santa Fe Trail used to arrive on horseback or by wagon to this lawless frontier town, where Billy the Kid once evaded a lynch mob. Today, travelers enjoy a more civilized reception at this KOA, tucked into the pinon- and juniper-scented foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Wagon-wheel ruts, 900 historic buildings and the Fort Union National Monument highlight the area's past. Lakes and a national wildlife refuge showcase its natural wonders. Come in for our tasty breakfast buffet from 7:30 am to 9:30 am at a bargain price of only $4.50 per person. Have your reunion or get-together in the new rec hall facility. Find Southwest and authentic Indian items in the campground store. Pool: May 15 - September 15. Max pull thru: 110 feet. Your host: John Ussery

Campground Amenities

50 Max Amp
110' Max Length
Wi-Fi
Pool (5/1 - 9/15)
Snack Bar ($)
Firewood ($)
Pavilion

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Loved this small KOA. Right off I25 and tucked among the trees. The staff is friendly and eager to please. Will definitely stay again if our camping adventures take us this way again. 2/18/2021

- Janell Nevius on Google

We really liked this KOA. If you get the right sized site for your rig they are nice and level side to side. Nothing is more annoying than a left to right slopping site... 2/8/2021

- Lauren Highfill on Google

We were driving thru to AZ and were fortunate enough to find this gem. It was well maintained, clean and picturesque. The showers were hot and clean, if just a little cozy ... 2/8/2021

- Explorer373729 on Trip Advisor

The hosts were awesome. Helped us get to our pretty smelly campsite with no problem at all. They suggested four-wheel-drive which we used. They provided a lovely breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fresh fruit. Totally unexpected, especially for only $4.50... 2/20/2021

Very pleasant and accommodating. Staff was great 2/18/2021

Didn't stay long but loved this small KOA. Right off I-25 and tucked among the trees. The staff was friendly and concerned about our well-being and were eager to make our stay a good one. It snowed 6 inches over night which made it a winter wonderland... 2/18/2021

Great staff; got to know them all as I had an extended stay. Thanks to all of you. 2/14/2021

Very nice park with nice wide, level, and long enough sites able to accommodate our 42’ Motorhome. 2/14/2021

Nicest staff; very quiet. And easy to get in and out 2/13/2021

Very clean and friendly site. Would definitely come again. 2/9/2021

Nice park, a little small. Great, helpful staff and very friendly. 2/9/2021

Great little country Place. Very accommodating hosts. We had an excellent time. It will be really nice in the summer when it’s warm. 2/9/2021

It was a very clean and well maintained. We liked how the sites were spacious and spread out. Mamy of the sites were much more private and spacious than we have experienced at a KOA and we really enjoyed that. Management also made us feel at home. Thats important to us... 2/9/2021

Easily accessible off the interstate. It is nestled in amongst the trees and is very quiet. They offered a great breakfast in the morning. Would definitely stay again. 2/9/2021

Trees, spacious site. Walking path through the woods. Great feel. Helpful management. Our sewer pipe cover blew into the roadway in a night time wind gust and was run over. Maintenance guy came with one he had recovered another time. All good to go. Town needs visitors. 2/8/2021

Have stayed here several times and it is always clean and the staff is great! 2/7/2021

Nice place, nice hosts, great breakfast. 2/6/2021

Very enjoyable. Friendly and helpful staff. Great areas for dog walking. Natural landscape with trees a real positive. 2/5/2021

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By the mid 1800's the plaza of Las Vegas Grandes en el Rio de las Gallinas (the large meadows on the Turkey River) had been laid out according to the Spanish and Mexican Custom, and the first waves of traders and pioneers had ventured westward across the plains on the Santa Fe Trail. Las Vegas, rich with history and architecture boasts a legacy of New Mexico's original architecture and is considered one of the best preserved "outdoor museums" in the country. With over 900 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, visitors can view Adobe, Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Territorial, Richardsonian Romanesque, Eastlake, Italian Villa, Italianate and Folk Renaissance Revival styles.

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William Becknell left Old Franklin, Missouri in September, 1821, heading west to trade with the Indians. However, in New Mexico he encountered Spanish dragoons who, instead of taking him prisoner for having entered Spanish colonial territory illegally, urged him to bring his goods to Santa Fe. Becknell quickly sold his goods and organized another expedition. thus was born the Santa Fe Trail. The largest visible network of Santa Fe Trail ruts can be seen at Fort Union National Monument.

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Adobe ruins and Santa Fe Trail ruts mark what was once the largest military post in the American Southwest (1851-1891). Stroll amid the time-worn walls of Fort Union established to guard wagon trains and traders from attack along the Santa Fe Trail.

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Pecos National Historic Park is a window to the past of Pueblo, Spanish and Anglo peoples whose centuries of interaction have molded New Mexico. Take the ruins trail walk (1-1/4 miles round trip). It will take you through 500 years of history . . . winding up the hill past vistas of meadows and the ancient walls that marked the boundaries of the pueblo. Take a ladder down into a Kiva that once served as the Indians' sacred place of meeting and ritual and then walk thru the ruins of two Spanish mission churches from 1625 and 1717.

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