New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico
Rockhound State Park
New Mexico State Parks · New Mexico, United States
- Sites
- 29
- Hookups
- 23 electric, 6 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,515 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Deming
- Address
- 9880 Stirrup Road SE, Deming, NM 88030
- Phone
- 575-546-6182
26 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Rockhound State Park is a New Mexico State Park with 29 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 | 52° | 31° | 16° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 58° | 34° | 14° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 65° | 40° | 27° | 82° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 76° | 49° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 82° | 58° | 45° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 67° | 51° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 71° | 62° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 68° | 61° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 63° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 74° | 51° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 38° | 19° | 77° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 54° | 31° | 21° | 68° | 9 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
- Pancho Villa State Park · New Mexico State Parks · 22 mi · 41 sites
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- Leasburg Dam State Park · New Mexico State Parks · 47 mi · 23 sites
- Percha Dam State Park · New Mexico State Parks · 53 mi · 59 sites
- Upper Gallinas · USDA Forest Service · 53 mi
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