$20
Rio De Las Vacas
Closed for the season
Total sites: 15
Booking Window: 6 months
Season Opens: May 8, 2026
Booking Window: 6 months
Season Opens: May 8, 2026
8,249 ft
65°F
39°F
39°F
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Santa Fe National Forest › Cuba Ranger District › New Mexico
› Sandoval County
› Cuba
› Rio De Las Vacas Campground
Rio De Las Vacas Campground, NM - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Rio De Las Vacas Campground is located in the Cuba Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest (1 hr 19 min north of Rio Rancho, NM) with an elevation of 8,249 feet. There are a total of 15 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid November. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 60 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Prices start at $10.00 per night. Activities include fishing, horseback riding, hiking trails.
Campsite Reviews (100)
4.6 out of 5
| 5 star | 78% | |
| 4 star | 14% | |
| 3 star | 2% | |
| 2 star | 2% | |
| 1 star | 3% |
@DominicG167223 · Camped on Sep 12, 2025 at Campsite #9
My family and I had an amazing time and would reccomend this campsite to others!
No Service
@RichardG5EBF15 · Camped on Sep 5, 2025 at Campsite #11
The site was clean and the host was active on patrolling the grounds to ensure guests were comfortable
No Service
@GeronimoUA3B31 · Camped on Sep 4, 2025 at Campsite #8
Beautiful views, very clean and well maintained. A peaceful experience other than the sound of early morning gas generators.
No Service
@KatrinaM670132 · Camped on Aug 29, 2025 at Campsite #7
Great campground with a nice variety of sites - some sunny, some shaded, some near the creek.
No Service
@KristieCAB64E1 · Camped on Aug 15, 2025 at Campsite #12
Camp site 12 was beautiful. Not a lot of trees but the site had great views. Weather was perfect. Great boondocking like experience.
No Service
@RashaneA090B9B · Camped on Aug 9, 2025 at Campsite #14
It was an amazing first time but the cows kept us up all night
No Service
@MarcosME1F5FAF · Camped on Aug 8, 2025 at Campsite #7
The place is nice, but if you want to stay in a quiet and relaxing place, this is not an option. We couldn't sleep due to the mowing all night long. There were many cows around mooing like they're dinosaurs.
@DavidH4978786 · Camped on Jul 31, 2025 at Campsite #10
Very clean and quiet campground. Excellent host. The road coming to the campground from the east can be a little tricky when it is raining, so keep that in mind. Overall, one of the nicest campgrounds we have stayed at.
No Service
@WesS4588514 · Camped on Jul 27, 2025 at Campsite #13
The first come - first served sites / pay at the campground sites need to be brought back to this campground instead of requiring payment of the unreasonable recreation.gov fee.
No Service
@6951149DCA7446 · Camped on Jul 16, 2025 at Campsite #7
The host is amazing. The spots are secluded, and the entire park was quiet and peaceful
No Service
@GaryD2260868 · Camped on Jul 13, 2025 at Campsite #2
Good experience. Beautiful scenery. Stayed 4 nights! Steve the campground host is fantastic!!!
@SheriG6924854 · Camped on Jul 8, 2025 at Campsite #1
Beautiful campground, very clean campsites, friendly and helpful campground host and Ranger, very clean bathrooms
No Service
@AdamC4960911 · Camped on Jul 2, 2025 at Campsite #7
We loved this campsite. We were in site #7. There was enough room for our big 10x15 tent, and then still plenty of room for our kids to play and explore.The camp host was also great. He came and introduced himself when we arrived. We saw him going around and cleaning up each campsite after each group left and did a great job of maintaining a clean and welcoming campground.The bathrooms were clean.
No Service
@DerekB3528004 · Camped on Jun 29, 2025 at Campsite #3
The most perfect campground I could have imagined I got to fall asleep with the sound of a mountain stream running right behind the tent
No Service
@MelanieW634411 · Camped on Jun 23, 2025 at Campsite #4
Site 4 is one of the nicest campsites I've ever stayed at, and I've enjoyed some real zingers over the past few years. It's set off from the other sites, and you can easily walk down to the river and set up a hammock there. There's also a hiking trail through the pines and aspens that you can catch directly from the site. The campground is peaceful and on the more verdant side of the mountains. Right now, in mid-June, it's full of broad-tailed hummingbirds. I did not want to pay $28 to camp one night, but I'm super glad I had the experience! Host was very friendly and helpful.
No Service
@WayneH9910250 · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #4
Camping spots were clean including fire pit. Toilets where also clean.
No Service
@JOHNNYM89982A2 · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #10
we had a great stay at this campground. the host was really awesome.campground was very well kept and clean bathrooms.
No Service
@AnalysiaM536FE · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #11
The website was not user friendly. Thought booked for two nights and it was only booked for one. The camp host was not anywhere to be found the day we arrived or friendly the following day
No Service
@SheriJ2002195 · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #9
Using the website to book was very difficult I ended up paying for booking fees three times for our site . And wasnt able to apply our senior discount. So it cost a lot more than it should have to book extra days. You should know that the feds website books by number of days while the state website books by the number of nights. They should explain that somewhere on the booking screen. Confusing to those of us that book both places.That being said said, the campgrounds were very nice and Steve the camp host was friendly and very helpful. The bathrooms are clean and the trash in the containers are picked up daily. This site is family friendly not a rowdy place. There is lots of places to walk/hike. Lots of pine trees and aspens. Very relaxing .
No Service
@CharlesP476782 · Camped on Jun 12, 2025 at Campsite #10
It was a great time. I just wish parents knew how to control their kids screaming more at night and in the later hours of the day, That got a little annoying.
No Service
@AaronS9956434 · Camped on Jun 8, 2025 at Campsite #3
This is a great campground. The spaces are relatively far apart and the vault toilets are clean. Space #3 had just enough space for my 13 foot teardrop and Subaru. If you are using a tent you'll most likely have to use the asphalt pad as the dirt space reserved for the tent doesn't look flat enough for a tent to be set up comfortably. Spaces 4 and 5 seem to have the most privacy. Camping next to the river was wonderful. There is also access to the river from the other spaces without having to walk through someone else's camp.
No Service
@HeidiC1401778 · Camped on Jun 6, 2025 at Campsite #3
This is a beautiful campground with a Rio running through it. There is a nice hiking trail at one end. There are only two restroom facilities and neither were near our site. The restrooms had the worst smell of any we have stayed at in the last five years. Definitely has its pros and cons for tent campers.
No Service
@CalvinCE6F0185 · Camped on Jun 4, 2025 at Campsite #11
Very clean and beautiful place to camp. Close to all of our site seeing and destinations we needed to visit.
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