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
July 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The host is amazing. The spots are secluded, and the entire park was quiet and peaceful
Gary D
VerifiedJuly 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Good experience. Beautiful scenery. Stayed 4 nights! Steve the campground host is fantastic!!!
PISETH K
VerifiedJuly 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
we enjoyed our time there.
Sheri G
VerifiedJuly 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Beautiful campground, very clean campsites, friendly and helpful campground host and Ranger, very clean bathrooms
Adam C
VerifiedJuly 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
We loved this campsite. We were in site #7. There was enough room for our big 10x15 tent, and then still plenty of room for our kids to play and explore.
The camp host was also great. He came and introduced himself when we arrived. We saw him going around and cleaning up each campsite after each group left and did a great job of maintaining a clean and welcoming campground.
The bathrooms were clean.
Derek B
VerifiedJuly 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The most perfect campground I could have imagined I got to fall asleep with the sound of a mountain stream running right behind the tent
Wayne H
VerifiedJune 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Camping spots were clean including fire pit. Toilets where also clean.
JOHNNY M
VerifiedJune 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
we had a great stay at this campground. the host was really awesome.campground was very well kept and clean bathrooms.
Melanie W
VerifiedJune 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Site 4 is one of the nicest campsites I've ever stayed at, and I've enjoyed some real zingers over the past few years. It's set off from the other sites, and you can easily walk down to the river and set up a hammock there. There's also a hiking trail through the pines and aspens that you can catch directly from the site. The campground is peaceful and on the more verdant side of the mountains. Right now, in mid-June, it's full of broad-tailed hummingbirds. I did not want to pay $28 to camp one night, but I'm super glad I had the experience! Host was very friendly and helpful.
Analysia M
VerifiedJune 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The website was not user friendly. Thought booked for two nights and it was only booked for one. The camp host was not anywhere to be found the day we arrived or friendly the following day
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. |
| General |
Check out is at 11:00 AM, Check in time is 1:00 PM. |
| General |
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. |
