Manzano Mountains State Park

We camped here for the first time and really liked how well maintained our campsite was and how clean the vault toilets were. Hiking nearby and Mountainair was close enough to make an ice run. I highly recommend if you want a camping getaway that’s within a couple hours of Albuquerque.

We took backroads to an amazing campsite! Love the natural spring water. Saw cute little watermelon growing. Had a stream nearby to drink out of. Saw bear tracks. An apple tree next to us wasn't ripe yet but still took a bite out of one. Thank Manzano National Forest!

Great camping spot with lots of hiking activities. Park has electrical sites that are suitable for big rigs. We stayed at #7, and I think it's the best one with shade. Have to fill up the water tank, though. Close to Abq.

Back again the April in our 38 Renegade. Sites are limited for bigger rigs so make reservations. Monday, April 8th and the park is full. We were passing thru and could only find one site, #8, that was even close to fitting us. Very tight fit with a jeep beside us. But, very pretty location. Electric is 30A & no water connection. Water is available at several spigots around the park. There is a central dump. Our site is located at a Y, so the opening allows for 100mbs of Starlink. AT&T service is 4 bars, 20lbs but when streaming it continually stutters (bandwidth limit?) except on VPN which hides the streaming. Easier to deploy Starlink. There are several trails here. Come prepared. Roads in/out are muddy after rains and they have warning signs. Nearby Mountainair has very limited supplies.