About Rio De Las Vacas Campground
Number of accommodations: 15
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (97)
What Guests Are Saying
Rio De Las Vacas Campground offers beautiful views and well-maintained, clean facilities, with friendly and attentive hosts, making for a pleasant camping experience. Many guests appreciated the variety of campsite options, including those near the river, and highlighted the peaceful atmosphere, despite occasional noise from generators and nearby cows. Overall, visitors enjoyed their stays and recommended the campground for its scenic beauty and cleanliness.
What Guests Are Saying
Rio De Las Vacas Campground offers beautiful views and well-maintained, clean facilities, with friendly and attentive hosts, making for a pleasant camping experience. Many guests appreciated the variety of campsite options, including those near the river, and highlighted the peaceful atmosphere, despite occasional noise from generators and nearby cows. Overall, visitors enjoyed their stays and recommended the campground for its scenic beauty and cleanliness.
Review Summary
Geronimo U
VerifiedOctober 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Beautiful views, very clean and well maintained. A peaceful experience other than the sound of early morning gas generators.
Richard G
VerifiedOctober 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The site was clean and the host was active on patrolling the grounds to ensure guests were comfortable
Dominic G
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
My family and I had an amazing time and would reccomend this campsite to others!
Gerardo P
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Great camp host
Katrina M
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Great campground with a nice variety of sites - some sunny, some shaded, some near the creek.
Kristie C
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Camp site 12 was beautiful. Not a lot of trees but the site had great views. Weather was perfect. Great boondocking like experience.
Marcos M
VerifiedAugust 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The place is nice, but if you want to stay in a quiet and relaxing place, this is not an option. We couldn't sleep due to the mowing all night long. There were many cows around mooing like they're dinosaurs.
Rashane A
VerifiedAugust 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
It was an amazing first time but the cows kept us up all night😅
David H
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Very clean and quiet campground. Excellent host. The road coming to the campground from the east can be a little tricky when it is raining, so keep that in mind. Overall, one of the nicest campgrounds we have stayed at.
WES S
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The first come - first served sites / pay at the campground sites need to be brought back to this campground instead of requiring payment of the unreasonable recreation.gov fee.
Location Rio De Las Vacas Campground
Address:
Po Box 130
Cuba, NM, 87013
United States
From Cuba, New Mexico, travel 11 miles east of Cuba on New Mexico State Highway 126.
The campground is located approximately 11 miles from Cuba where lodging, restaurants, and gas stations are available.
The campground is approximately a one and a half hour drive from Albuquerque.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.9967 / -106.808
Elevation: 2521 feet
Policies & Rules
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| General |
Online reservations are payment for two vehicles MAXIMUM; that includes the tow vehicle or RV and one additional vehicle. |
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ATVs and OHVs are not allowed in the campground. Visitors should be aware of the Santa Fe National Forest's Travel Management Regulations which detail what roads and trails are open to motorized use. Copies of Travel Management maps are available at district offices as well as on the Santa Fe National Forest's website. |
| General |
Fire restrictions may be in effect. If you are unsure please contact the Cuba Ranger Station at 575-829-3264. |
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Check out is at 11:00 AM, Check in time is 1:00 PM. |
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Before making a reservation, check the driveway details section to ensure your vehicle equipment will fit on the selected site. |
| General |
Quiet Hours are from 10:00 PM - 7:00 AM. |
