PLACES TO HOOK UP YOUR RV IN TOWN:
RED RIVER RV PARK - 1-800-670-3711 or (575) 754-6187 - RV sites, coin laundry, showers
RIVER RANCH RV PARK & CABINS - RV sites, Camp Cabins & Campsites, Apartments, LP gas
(575) 754-2293 www.riverranchnm.com or e-mail info@riverranchnm.com
ROADRUNNER RV RESORT – 1-800-243-2286 or (575) 754-2286 – Guest Showers, cable hook up
THE RED RIVER DOES RUN THROUGH ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES.
Mallette Canyon – access by Mallette Road from Main Street, Red River. Four-wheel drive may be useful. Any number of Forest Service roads will also lead you to Greenie Peak and Midnight Meadows.
Pioneer Canyon - access from Pioneer Road, south side of Main Street, Red River. At the Black Mountain Playhouse, turn right. Next to Arrowhead Lodge at the dirt road, turn left. This old gold mining road ends at approximately 3 miles
Goose Creek Canyon & Gook Lake – 12,700 ft. elevation. By vehicle (four-wheel drive required), turn right off of Hwy 578 just past Roadrunner RV Resort. FS 486 will take you through a number of Switchbacks and will end approximately 6 miles at Goose Lake. 4 sites are available.
Cimarron Canyon State Park – for more info call (575) 377-6271
Red River Fish Hatchery – for more info call (575) 586-0222
1-800-348-6444 * www.redrivernewmex.com * E-mail: rinfo@redrivernewmex.com
CAMPGROUNDS
In & around Red River
Junebug Campground: 8,500 ft. elevation 2.2 miles west of Red River on Hwy. 38. Junebug is the first campground on the South side of the highway. Restrooms and water are available.
Fawn Lakes Campground: 8,400 ft. elevation 2.8 miles west of Red River on Hwy. 38 past Junebug Campground on the south side of the highway. Restrooms and water are available.
Elephant Rock Campground: 8,450 ft elevation 3.2 miles west of Red River on Hwy. 38. Elephant Rock Campground is the first campground on the north side of the highway, past Fawn Lakes Campground. Restrooms and water are available.
Columbine Campground: 7.900 ft. elevation, 7 miles West of Red River on Hwy. 38. Columbine Campground will be on your left across from Fagerquist’s Cottonwood Park. Restrooms and water are available.
Goat Hill Campground: Approx. 8.5 miles west of Red River on Hwy. 38. Goat Hill Campground is on the south side of the highway at the south entrance to the Moly Mine. No facilities.
Cabresto Lake Campground: 9,500 ft. elevation, Northwest of Red River. Access by Mallette Canyon (FS 597) to FS 134 West, or Northeast from Questa on State Hwy. 563 to Cabresto Canyon (FS 134). Take FS 134A north to reach the Lake from FS 134. FS 134A is a primitive road. Camper Trailers are not allowed due to narrow one-way road sections and steep drop offs. Five campsites are available, but no facilities. Non-motorized boating is allowed as well as hiking.
MOST OF THESE CAMPGROUNDS REQUIRE A $12 FEE PER NIGHT AND HAVE A HOST AVAILABLE.
OTHER FOREST SERVICE SUGGESTIONS:
Middle Fork Lake, Lost Lake, Horseshoe Lake & Wheeler Peak:
At the East end of Red River, follow Hwy. 578 (Red River Upper Valley). At 6.5 miles the highway will end. Most of these campsites are accessible by hiking only. Follow the Red River Chamber of Commerce hiking sheet for more detailed information on how to reach these sites from the end of Hwy. 578. No facilities are available.
Red River Chamber of Commerce * P.O. Box 870 Red River, NM 87558
1-800-348-6444 * www.redrivernewmex.com
E-mail: rrinfo@redrivernewmex.com