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
Charles P
VerifiedJune 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
It was a great time. I just wish parents knew how to control their kids screaming more at night and in the later hours of the day, That got a little annoying.
Sheri J
VerifiedJune 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Using the website to book was very difficult I ended up paying for booking fees three times for our site . And wasn’t able to apply our senior discount. So it cost a lot more than it should have to book extra days. You should know that the feds website books by number of days while the state website books by the number of nights. They should explain that somewhere on the booking screen. Confusing to those of us that book both places.
That being said said, the campgrounds were very nice and Steve the camp host was friendly and very helpful. The bathrooms are clean and the trash in the containers are picked up daily. This site is family friendly not a rowdy place. There is lots of places to walk/hike. Lots of pine 🌲 trees and aspens. Very relaxing 😎.
Heidi C
VerifiedJune 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
This is a beautiful campground with a Rio running through it. There is a nice hiking trail at one end. There are only two restroom facilities and neither were near our site. The restrooms had the worst smell of any we have stayed at in the last five years. Definitely has its pros and cons for tent campers.
Calvin C
VerifiedJune 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Very clean and beautiful place to camp. Close to all of our site seeing and destinations we needed to visit.
Chris S
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The host was very helpful and the site was perfect for our needs.
Aaron S
VerifiedJune 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
This is a great campground. The spaces are relatively far apart and the vault toilets are clean. Space #3 had just enough space for my 13 foot teardrop and Subaru. If you are using a tent you'll most likely have to use the asphalt pad as the dirt space reserved for the tent doesn't look flat enough for a tent to be set up comfortably. Spaces 4 and 5 seem to have the most privacy. Camping next to the river was wonderful. There is also access to the river from the other spaces without having to walk through someone else's camp.
Christopher S
VerifiedJune 5, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Quinton C
VerifiedJune 2, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
Lovely campground and the man there was inviting and kind
Arun Kumar G
VerifiedMarch 4, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
The campsite was nice and calm. The host is friendly.
Wayne H
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: RIO DE LAS VACAS CAMPGROUND
This campground is kept in outstanding condition. The restrooms where cleaned everyday and the campsites where free of pine needles the fire pit was clean and Joe does an awesome job.
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. |
