Riana - Abiquiu Lake

Intended to stay 4 nights, stayed 5. Park is extremely well laid out and facilities immaculate. We stayed in site 2 (electric), site 25 (non-electric) and site 9 (electric). All sites have fire pits and charcoal bbqs. Potable water at each site in the upper loop snd a centrally located spigot in the lower loop. We found the upper loop especially nice. It featured generous sites separated by juniper and other native plants. The lower loop is a little more congested. Getting our 41’ fifth wheel into site 25 was a little challenging as the fences separating this site from the adjacent ones resulted in a quite narrow back-in opening. Once in, it was very nice although less private than the upper loop sites. None of the sites offered shade other than over the provided picnic tables. We appreciated the hospitality of the hosts and helpful information on other camping areas on our planned route. They also permitted us to move from 25 into 9 a day early when a cancellation meant it was open. (It was in the 90s and the electric service in 9 was immensely welcome!). The lake was quite low due to persistent drought, and the swimming beach was a longer walk downhill than intended. Our old dog didn’t want to venture down the ramp so we didn’t get any closer than to look at it. The boat ramp and mooring slips were in use. We didn’t not speak to any anglers to find out if the fishing was good. It gets quite windy (m among our awning was in!) and tenters were experiencing some flapping issues. We were told this is common, as was a brief thunderstorm one night.

We would be happy to break our trip st Abiquiu again in the future.

Great area. Great camp hosts. Lots to do. Wind can get pretty nasty though.

Great place for camping and doing lake things. The weather did interfere with high winds so no campfires and we needed to leave early because the wind made doing anything impossible. I would like to go back when the weather is better.

Friendly, informative check in, lovely views. The campground has no direct pedestrian access to the swimming beach- access is .25 mi down the highway by car.

Beautiful campground with scenic views of the lake. We went here to view the stars on a clear night and the Milky Way. Power (50, 30 and 20 Amp) and water on site (no sewer) but there is a dump station inside the campground.

I love this campground. Prolly top three I’ve been to. It’s so quiet and lots of space between campsites (pedernal loop). Always stuff to do from swimming and fishing to hiking the trails and of course a stop at Bodes.

Nice site with amenities.

We stayed for two nights at the Riana campground in an electric site. It was a great stay, the campground was nice, the playground looked new and nice, and the lake was great to put our rafts into. We also utilized the hiking trail from the campground to the Abiquiu dam visitor center. We did not utilize the shower facilities, but the restrooms were also nice and well taken care of. There was a trash can at every site, which I appreciated. We will definitely stay again!

Great quiet location.

The park is very nice and maintained. There has been alot of nice upgrades done at the park. They have added a dog run, playground for the kids. The lake is beautiful and amazing sunsets.