New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico
Leasburg Dam State Park
New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico, United States
- Sites
- 23
- Hookups
- 18 electric, 23 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,963 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Rio Grande
- Nearest town
- Las Cruces
- Address
- 12712 State Park Road, Radium Springs, NM 88054
- Phone
- 575-524-4068
24 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Leasburg Dam State Park is a New Mexico State Park with 23 campsites available for camping.
Fees
New Mexico State Parks charge camping fees under a statewide resident/non-resident fee schedule by site type, not park-specific nightly rates: Primitive sites $10/night resident, $15/night non-resident; Developed sites (no hookup) $15/night resident, $20/night non-resident; plus daily utility hookup add-ons of $5 for water, $10 for electric, and $5 for sewer. Day-use entrance is $5/vehicle resident ($10 non-resident), waived for residents Oct 1-Apr 30. Annual Camping Permits are $300 resident / $600 non-resident ($150 for NM residents 62+). ReserveAmerica reservation fees apply on top ($3.50/night, $10 max; $5 cancellation fee). (Source: emnrd.nm.gov/spd/fees/.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 37° | 21° | 70° | 7 of 11 |
| February | 63° | 40° | 18° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| March | 70° | 45° | 32° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 81° | 55° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 63° | 48° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 97° | 73° | 56° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 98° | 75° | 68° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 95° | 73° | 66° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 90° | 68° | 52° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 79° | 57° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 69° | 45° | 27° | 82° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 60° | 38° | 27° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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