New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico, United States
- Sites
- 57
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,344 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Alamogordo
- Address
- 409 Dog Canyon Rd., Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Phone
- 575-437-8284
42 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park is a New Mexico State Park with 57 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 | 55° | 34° | 19° | 65° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 37° | 16° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 68° | 43° | 30° | 84° | 3 of 11 |
| April | 77° | 52° | 37° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 84° | 60° | 46° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 94° | 68° | 51° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 93° | 69° | 63° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 68° | 59° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 63° | 52° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 53° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 67° | 41° | 28° | 76° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 58° | 35° | 27° | 68° | 8 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Slide Group Area · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 1 sites
- Karr Canyon Lower · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Karr Canyon Upper · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Black Bear Group Area · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi · 1 sites
- Slide Group Area · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
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