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Leasburg Dam State Park Campground

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Location

Leasburg Dam State Park Campground is located in New Mexico

Directions

Located 15 miles north of Las Cruces NM on I-25, turn west at Radium Springs exit 19, onto hwy 157, then 1/2 mile to park entrance on the north side of the hwy. Park is only 1/2 mile from I-25

Coordinates

32.49294624 N
106.918166 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

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WiFi
Good
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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General Info

John R.

Legend

Reviewed Nov. 29, 2023

Spacious Desert 🏜 spots.

Large private spaces. Beautiful desert scape. Lots of small trails throughout the park.

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Month of VisitDecember

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Lee D.

Legend

Reviewed Nov. 20, 2023

Very quiet campground

General: Very small (24-site) campground north of Las Cruces. Sites are in three loops and all but six of them have electric hookups. All sites need to be reserved.

Site Quality: Sites are gravel with a concrete pad; they are generous in size and spaced far enough apart to provide more than sufficient privacy. Each site has a covered picnic table on a concrete pad.

Bathhouse: Clean and basic. Challenging to get water out of the taps (hint: the far-left sink in the women’s bathroom will give you the most water). Didn’t use the shower so cannot comment on that.

Activities: In addition to several short trails that traverse the campground, there is one established short trail (Upper and Lower Mogolian trail). The ranger recommended a nearby hike less than 10 miles away that takes you through a slot canyon and then you can hike to a mesa; I highly recommend this one. There are also two small cactus gardens, a playground, and an amphitheater (although I don’t know if any programs were offered).

Aside from an occasional train, this campground was very quiet; two nights was the perfect amount of time to spend at this campground.

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Month of VisitApril

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Randy C.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 31, 2023

Gate policy is asinine and dangerous

Well. I would have liked to have stayed here as we had reservations. Due to issues beyond our control we arrived after dark and the park closes and locks the gate at sunset. So there we are with reservations and can’t get in so we have to scramble to find something else. But let’s say we did arrive before they shut the gate. We wouldn’t have been able able to go out to eat or get groceries after dark. And if we had to call 911 the responders would have been slowed down by having to get the gate open. I wouldn’t want to put myself in that type of dangerous or inconvenient situation. Totally ridiculous.

Month of VisitNovember

Phil C.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 13, 2023

Beautiful

Wish we could have stayed longer than one night. Lots of places to explore. Sites are spread out with some elbow room. Would stay here again for sure!

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Brittany M.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 23, 2022

Small Quiet Campground

Beautiful location, level campsites. Roads are nice.

Site8

Month of VisitDecember

Monte W.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2022

Very nice

Stayed here in late May for two nights. Sites were well maintained and reasonably private. Hiking trails around to check out the area. Bathrooms were clean. There is a playground for kids and a visitor center that was closed during my stay.

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Month of VisitJune

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Wendy C.

Ranger

Reviewed May. 18, 2022

So beautiful!!

We have been living in our airstream for the past month now and this has been my favorite place we have stayed. Nice cement pad and shaded picnic bench with the mountains in the background! It was so cheap too I think $15 a night you can’t beat it. 15 minutes from las cruces and 50 minutes from white sands np.

Month of VisitMay

Thomas E. T.

Guide

Reviewed May. 6, 2022

Clean, quiet and secure

This campground has clean toilets and showers. A bit windy but you get clean covered shelter with picnic tables and a grill (when available). Plan on visiting again.

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Month of VisitJune

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Scott S.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 9, 2022

Really Nice Place

We had site 6. Very clean and lots of little trails to walk. Fantastic level concrete pad. Water and electric. Gate closes at sunset, don’t be late!

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Month of VisitMay

Lynn W.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 28, 2022

Great place and great price!

You can't beat New Mexico State Parks. Water and electric hook-ups for $18. Great views and a concrete picnic shelter to boot.

Site7

Month of VisitApril

Barbara M.

Scout

Reviewed Nov. 4, 2021

New Mexico State parks rock!

Well maintained park, clean facilities, and delightful monthly activities with the local astronomical society including live music, refreshments, and stargazing.

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Month of VisitNovember

Lee M.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 3, 2021

Beautiful Views

Like many New Mexico State Parks, Leasburg Dam offers beautiful views and nice facilities. We have the facilities here to be among the best. We love the adobe shelters!

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Month of VisitDecember

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fred B.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 10, 2021

Nice night sky. A bit hard to navigate.

All in all a pretty nice cg. Not a lot of signs. The ones that were there were a bit faded. Beach was closed..i think lake was dried up.

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Month of VisitNovember

Syd P.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 17, 2021

Great campground

Perfect little campground. The space was level and we had no problems hooking up to water or electricity. Covered outbuilding with a table and a little shade made for a great night.

SiteGreasewood Sp 11

Month of VisitJune

07JKRedrock S.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 13, 2021

Great state park to visit

The camping spots have a (mostly) level concrete pad to park your rig on, be it trailer, van or tent. We had water, electricity, fire pit and an Adobe structure covering the picnic table. Some spots were a little close which would be great if you were visiting with friends. The restrooms were just pit toilets and a bit warm inside this time of year. The hosts did keep them super clean. The current camp hosts, Bob and Sandy, were fantastic. Super helpful, respectful and friendly. We wish we had more time to explore the park. We stopped over for a single night while traveling down the 10.

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Brett H.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 31, 2021

Living Well in Leasburg

Been here for two days and moving sites for our third. Overall, this is a great camping spot for cars, vans and RV. Location feels a bit random driving in, but that ends up being an advantage as it partially secluded the park from outside traffic.

Pros:

Several pull through sites with partial shade
Close to I-25, so easy to locate/access
Clean, well-maintained, including main bathrooms near entrance (these are closest to the Cactus and Cholla loops, both with hookups and pull through available)
Short walking trails with great views and extra access to back end of Cactus loop, Greasewood and bathrooms
Sites are reasonably spaced out for some privacy, very quiet during our stay
Mountain and desert views

Cons:

No showers, which isn’t their fault (COVID obviously)

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Rick G.

Ranger

Reviewed Mar. 18, 2021

Great State Park to Use as Homebase

We’d been traveling a lot with lots of short stays and we’re looking for 5 nights near Las Cruces to hunker down for a bit. This park is about 17 miles north for easy availability to Las Cruces, but far enough away for some quiet and relative privacy. The only issue was we had two full days of high winds and blowing dust that kept us inside. We used the time to get caught up on a few things. The other two days were spent exploring Las Cruces including laundry mats and a great visit to White Sands National Park. Verizon service was very good. Unfortunately, NM still has the Park Offices closed along with the showers.

HOLLY

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 22, 2019

One of my favorites

Really beautiful park near Las Cruces. Very clean, nice bathrooms. Inexpensive. Pets allowed. Very large sites with a great view of the mpuntains and the Rio Grande.

Nicole M.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 30, 2018

Peaceful Desert Campground

Leasburg State Park is an awesome place to camp with stunning mesas and clean sites. the Campground is close to the Rio Grande where we played. The Visitor's Center is charming with a book exchange library.

Site#20 on Cactus Patch Loop

Month of VisitAugust

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Jayne W.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 13, 2018

very nice!

this campground is very nice, lots of walkways with desert flowers to see, on rio grande river, we enjoyed camping here, bathhouses are nice, staff are friendly and helpful

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