Reviews of Santa Rosa Lake State Park (Park)

Sue Bruckner

Great camping. Reasonable price, $14. Covered cement picnic table, grill, level pad. Showered and restroom is clean. Beautiful view. Great sunset. Nice hiking trails

Cassandra Barber

Absolutely beautiful place to stop. You can hike down to the lake and there are multiple other hikes as well. Very quiet place and it's easy to relax. We got a site with electric access and it was right by the bathrooms and shower though we didn't use the showers. I would recommend this state park for anyone going through or if you have the time, to stay the night.

codyloc915 .

I had a great experience camping at this state park. They allowed me camp free being a disabled veteran and they keep the place very clean. The lake was nice to swim in and they let you boat out there. There is no shooting anywhere out here by the way.

Joshua Scott Hotchkin

The trail is great for a long walk on an easy trail with many splendid views.

Valerie Chacon

We had a great experience there, easy trails to the lake. lots of pumps for fresh water, camping spaces were very level and clean. Met the local snake and skunks but we just left them alone as the left us alone.

Raven Dolick

Very quiet experience and not alot of light pollution for star gazing

mohamed adawee

Been there a couple times... a good place to relax and release stress

yasmin jimenez

Great lake perfect to take your boat or go swimming. Very little shade in some areas. Water gets deep fast so, if you don't know who to swim would not recommend unless near shallow areas.

Livius Popa

Excellent state park. 10$ camping

Julie Ayers

Beautiful scenery, very well maintained, nice ride!

Eric Biro

Stopped there a few times on drive from AZ to OK and vise versa. Big lake in the middle of the beautiful New Mexico deesert.

Don Vance

An amazing park. We camped here and really enjoyed it. Its well worth your trip. Bring plenty of food and water. There are no stores close by.

Matt Finlayson

Great park for a short visit. Worst showers in the state park system. Water is always cold.

Monica Chavez

Very relaxing ..if you like to be outdoor it is your kind of place to pull up a chair and even sit in the water

Ian Love

Fantastic Bass Fishing

Patricia Quintana

Santa Rosa is a beautiful place with many lakes and lots to do. Great places to eat, fishing, camping, swimming, and picnic. They also have The Billy Kid Bike Rally in September . Great place to take your family.

John Greenwood

Just ok ... don't know if I would Camp there

patricia atencio

Barking dogs early morning & evening, annoying

Maegan Valadez

We were able to get a great campsite extremely last minute the Friday before the 4th of July. It was close to the water spigot, bathrooms and playground. There was a great little hiking trail down to the lake where we saw jack rabbits and some deer which was really exciting for the kids. We were on our way through moving to a new state and there was enough parking room for our 26' mobing van towing another car plus two more vehicles at our campsite with no issues. The camp hoast was very welcoming and friendly. The only downside was the family of 6 skunks that went running through camp at dinnertime, haha!!!

Tamara Fox

Nice state park with a big lake. We went kayaking one day, but pretty windy most of the time. Campground has very unlevel sites.

Christopher Cope

Really nice park and close to town rangers were helpful.

Linda McAteer

Very nice park, crowded due to the good lake access.

Chris Romero

This is a fun place for the family and friends to go and swim or even elax

Brian symborski

Only stayed 1 night, a state park with all hookups. Beautiful view of Lake.

jose martinez

great place for family n friends

Stephen Rorabaw

Good desert location. Better price

Lynette Collins

Nice, clean park. Beautiful lake. We camped here in a 5th wheel.

Thomas Park

Had the place to myself and was nice without others noise. Good place for a picnic.

Mike Hostetler

Very nice boat ramp. Fishing was pretty good

Angella Aragon

Nice & clean. Larger lake than expexted! Lots of camping areas with and without electricity.

Treshunna Gonzales

Water level was amazing, great nature trails with beautiful wildlife and sceneries.

Finward Scott

Fishing was slow and kept snagging on weeds n rocks. Other wise it was okay

Lynette Duran

Awesome lake . pretty water

Judy Rambo

Quite. Nice state park. Cheap at $14/night. Some sites are pull through. Some are back inside. Some have just electric and no water, some have both. Some have none. Level. And great views!

Pam J

Lovely campground. Well run. Both the hosts and the ranger do a great job!

Eli Reiman

Lovely little clean lake. Great for paddleboarding. Only $5 and no hassle.

Marie Hughes

The park is beautiful. The showers are cold and you cannot adjust temp at all. No camp map. The ranger station EA's noir occupied and we arrived around 3 in the afternoon.

Becky Allen

Pretty views but the water looked really brown. My dog enjoyed the trails.

Sheila B

Site A10: We are 45 foot (Class C and towed). A second rig could have fit in the pullover site. Electric only with picnic table and grill. No shelter or water spigot. Lake view in the distance. Next to host and bathroom. Water spigot pullover across from restroom. Dump is at the entrance to the park. Many of the sites do have water,electric, and shelters but didn't see reference on website. Very friendly and attentive hosts.

Don Fine Jr

Love to go camping. Beautiful place to go with good access to lake recreation. Clean facilities; all it could use is showers on the rustic side.

S Ramadan

I am from Chicago so this isn’t a fair rating but I definitely don’t recommend anyone who lives in states with real bodies of water to visit this place!!

Adam Frazee

Beautiful park, we camped over night in a tent, and loved it! Nice warm showers in the morning, and beautiful hiking trails down to the lake. I would definitely recommend this park if you are passing through the area.

LCfrosti style

Out of the way, beautiful view.

Nat Nat

March 27/ 2018 Nice park and beautiful walking trail. The only thing I was dissapointed about was the fact that the showers did not work due to a broken hot water heater. It apparently has been this way for at least one month....After hiking the trail I was really looking for a hot shower.

Shar C

This place is always so much fun, nice to be outdoors near the water, whether swimming, fishing, or just having a picnic, plenty of spaces to park, tables and benches, bathrooms

klopez04

They charge you $5 just to go check out the place

Lucinda Forbes

Nice State Park. Campground $14 w/e and $10 w/o.

Maggie Lin

Shower took a while to get warm. The campground have a lot of ants but I was already cautious because of other reviews. It is a great and easy place to stop and could be 5 stars if they maintain and update the park a little.

Ashley Wright

Nice state park it was very very windy when we went but it's a pretty place we loved the lake there and the men in the visitor center were very friendly and helpful.

Silent Shepard

We love it.great family place .me and my husband and two kids come has often has possible..and rangers are very friendly...it's nice and clean...water is great...I highly recommend it...

A Smith

Dates of stay: 24-25 Jan 18 Nice area, nice lake. Park is about 8 miles north of 1-40...grab all your last minute essentials before leaving the city of Santa Rosa. Went during off season, so the only area open for RV/Trailer camping was Rocky Point Loop A which is all electric. If you don't use or need electric, you are somewhat forced to pay extra $$$ for a spot with electric. Primitive camping at Los Tanos is also open...not a drive up to your spot and set up, this area is where you park and walk into tent campsite (50-75 feet walk). No ground level fire rings in Rocky Point (or any other camp area from what I saw). Your campfire goes into a pedestal style (waist-level) rectangle charcoal grill designed to cook food...I've never seen a park without a ground-level fire rings. This is a deal breaker for me, I like campfires at night and won't be back to this particular state park. Most all of pictures included in this post is from Rocky Point Loop A.

Jeremiah Ford

Great park! Clean, nice amenities. Watch for skunks. The skunks didn't bother us, but they did eat the spilled dog food and tried to raid our trash.

Quinn Lucero

I had an amazing time. The water is nice and cool. The bathrooms are clean. Park rangers are always around!

Riveramaui@yahoo.com Sandy

Nice wide huge lake

Lindsay

We only stayed for one night but it was a nice clean campground. We weren't able to make it to the lake but it's beautiful there. Great walking paths.

Leif Lustig

Scenic, quiet and some nice short trails.

Darth Keller

Cold, cold showers I've been staying there off & on for 3 yrs. Showers are always down for service or cold. I went to the truck stop & paid $13. If not for the showers this would be a 5star stop.

Frances Emery

The young folk found MeowWolf fun

Gail Fritz

Seems to be a place where people stay for a night or two on the way to anywhere else. Among the electric hookup sites, water spigots are placed randomly, some at campsites, some between, too far away to connect. Sites are really crowded together in some areas, and most of the pull throughs are reservation only. Sites in the electric area aren't cleaned, dried dog poop everywhere, along with goatheads. Restrooms are dirty and full of spiders and hanging webs. Showers open to a common dressing area, with only a curtain separating it from the restroom. Not all sites have a shade ramada, but the ones that do, LEAK when it rains, so belongings on the table get soaked. Park staff was running a weed eater at 8:30 a.m. too close to campers, and a flung rock broke a window on a big 5th wheel. Park ranger did paperwork and referred campers to a repair shop... Still could have been avoided. Not impressed with this park. Don't intend to return.

tyler jones

It is a beautiful park with a few campsites and a boat launch. As for the park rangers there was not a single person for us to talk to and we called multiple time through out the day and they never answered the phone.

Martin Schultz

Good place reserve a spot only 14 buck elct its clean make sure you pay

Lupe Gomez

Such a beautiful, clean place. The water level has been way low for years though or I would give it a 5

Sean M

Stayed one night. Was very nice. Clean bathrooms. Easy access to RV sites.

Ruby Villa

Cool. Got caught in hail stoem. Which was refreshing.

Paul Dormeyer

Great park. Lake water levels not constant. Erratic wireless service. Close to town.

Amelia Starr

Well maintained area and the lookout area is beautiful. Not to far from town and you can get SOME cell service at the park.

Lila Keeley

Really a nice park, not all campgrounds are open, so check there website

Main Household Account

Water level is going down. Prepare for at least one boat inspection.

Danny Romero

Pretty good walleye fishing

Blanca Alas

I going to honest. And tell ya all that I did not like. Maybe because it was windy, kind of dirty and not good for bathing or deeping yourself in it. But maybe some other time it will be the greatest.

Roger Burch

Crowded...out dated campsites.

Deleen Kougl

Santa Rosa Lake State Park is a beautiful camping area. Great hiking trails. Quiet park, no heavy traffic. Highly recommend this park for hiking, bird watching ( there are bluebirds, crows, robins, chickadees, and more.

Whitney Michelle

What a fun place for all ages!!

mark grissom

NICE AREA AND GOOD TRAILS

Tammy Haynes

Has the best fishing. Rock bluffs amazing.

Christa Diepenbrock

Hot, loud and miserable camping...no water and no working bathri.

Jae Lee

This is a great place to go near Santa Rosa. The Army Engineer Corp face is a nice key chain with a pocket knife attachment. There is a quick trail that takes you to the shoreline along the lake. Our dog loved swimming and sniffing the new smells of New Mexico. There are other scenic trails and an Overlook area to get a better view of the dam and lake.

carol sheldahl

Very well kept up enjoy the beautiful drive today

Joseph Kosalko

Every time I have stayed here facilities have been clean by state park standards and welcoming for an overnight stay. The main issue I ran into is that even at the time of my stay there we're almost no spots open to camp and on a weekday at that. There were several loops closed that were not being utilized and would have given enough room for campers if just one more was open.

Pam Purvis

Sites aren't level. Hard to find the hosts

Luke Dogg

Awesome place

Andrew Richardson

Nice park, but needs more electric/water sites.

srisrisrichi

Very quiet and serene, but not the best place for swimming; the fish bite.

Todd H

Tent camped here one night while traveling through the area, and it is gorgeous! Very nice covered concrete picnic tables are provided in the non-electric sites, along with flush toilets which was very nice. The views around the campground and the dam are simply breath taking

Rick Rose

Quiet campground adjacent to lake.

Loretta Payton

The worst camping trip EVER! Ingested with sugar ants,flies,tree bugs and goodness knows what the heck the others were

Robert Navarro

Great little lake. Unfortunately due to water release, the lake is very low.

Debra Day

Clean quiet. Nice host. No hot water for showers at this time.

Ruby Villa-Juarez

Great place to camp. So beautiful

Dave Dyer

All of the NM state parks seem to be a great value. The water in the showers could stand to be a bit warmer.

Jim Crosby

Hard to get to, but nice.

Bill Stratman

Stayed here both on way to CA and on the way back. Electric sites on weekend require a reservation.

Sandra Villanueva

The Lake and campgrounds were really nice good clean bathrooms but I felt like the can areas were a little too close together. But I will definitely go back.

Teresa Lang

Great stay, water, electric, dump on the way out.

Jack Reed

This park is ok where we parked was the electric sites very tight together and most quite short only a handful for a larger rv.

Ray Vick

$10 for water and power hookups in a nice setting.

Manuel Pérez Leindekar

Great peaceful place with nice views of the lake, public restrooms and water fountains.

Adrian Wilson

Beautiful. No hot water in the showers. With as many people that stay there and as well funded as it is, that shouldn’t be something that goes unfixed for months.

Blu moon

Very nice... only problem is the restrooms need to be clean often. And the rangers need to do something with the damm jet ski issue. They get way to close to shore and is annoying specially when people is fishing. Other than that vey nice place.

Rena Wolf

Awesome camping spot and clean restrooms

Ima Momfirst

The views are stunning ..the trails are great..Hot water heater broken..apparently it has been for awhile..call home depot or other box stores they have various programs for parks and communities..without water hookups the bathrooms are necessary..having them in working order isn't asking too much..which hot water is included. It is beautiful.

Adrian Molina

Wish there were more camping sites and options for camp

Patricia Mabry

SR Lake is one of our favorite places to visit, sites and facilities are clean, Stoney and Patty the camp hosts are great!

Martha Hoehne

Good place to have a get together.

Veronica Tsosie

Very beautiful lake. I would love to visit next summer:)

Rudy Baca

Such a well kept facility. Water is great Fishing was good. Had a wonderful time.

Debi Weissling

Our stay at Santa Rosa was for one night for which we made a reservation online. We arrived after hours and discovered that the reserved site had no shelter or water! This was not evident when we made the reservation. Shelter was important as the temperatures were in the 90s and we generally cook outside. Luckily, we found an empty and apparently available site with water, shelter and electricity. We moved to this spot, but could not find any means to “transfer” our reservation. No worries. We figured we’d do it the next morning. We talked to a couple of other campers that were also dismayed about reserving sites and discovering no water. They too, were driving around trying to find open sites with water and a shelter. We felt lucky! Lucky until we visited the restrooms! They were disgusting and appeared to have not been cleaned for several days. Trash covered the floor, no toilet paper or hot water and in the women’s restroom the water worked in only one sink. I hesitate to share much detail for fear of being too graphic. On the wall near the door was the “cleaning log”. If correct, the last cleaning had occurred May 2. We were there on May 10. We were up early the next morning and expected to see a park ranger. Instead, as we were about to pull out, the park host arrived. Thinking he was going to ask for payment, we shared that we had paid online, but moved for water and the shelter. He obviously did not care. He was only there to change the sign to show that the site was reserved for the upcoming night. Positives? Well, the park is really nice with the lake nearby. The sites seemed well maintained and were a decent distance apart. Would we stay there again? Probably not.

CONNIE MICHON

We have stayed there three times. Once in the upper area and twice down by the lake. If you don't need utilities, go on down to the bottom area.

Freydis Kretschmer

Wow...those early morning hours and the lovely temperate weather(early! Mind you!) The birds...just lovely

Josh Finley

Beautiful place to camp and swim

Cody Zumwalt

Very nice beautiful lake. Good campsites

judy catlett

It was a quiet nice place to stay. Had to cook in the 5th wheel instead of grilling out due to skunks. That was a bummer. For those who need electric hook up the view of the lake was way too far. I was expecting it to be closer

Inbo Sunwoo

State park /US Army Corp of Engineers rocky point campground. Electric, pump water,shelter ,shower and flush toilet .

TR S

Beautiful park with great views. The facilities appeared well maintained. The only issue is that the management of the camping slots and scheduling or making reservations. And another addition is that it was a very busy place, if you plan to get in, you better get there early.

Lynette Kemp

Beautiful views, very clean and well maintained. Extremely relaxing and quiet. Enjoyed our stay tremendously. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend. (only thing would have made it better, if horses would have been closer to campsites). Great job Santa Rosa, New Mexico. You know how to welcome your guest. We will be planning a return visit.

Mauro Tena

Peaceful lake, friendly Rangers

Shannon Way

This is a great outdoor State Park, lots of big trails with lots of different views and so much to explore, the only downside is the reservation sites don't have water hookups, the bathrooms DO NOT HAVE HOT SHOWERS water is freezing cold, and are very unclean and outdated (broken doors and lights and mirrors) and there is No T-Mobile service and very little AT&T. However the park itself is beauitful and a lot of fun, dear just roam right up to your campsite.

Megan Montoya

It's a very nice place to go camping!

Jose Caballero

We have fun clean restrooms

Kirstie Killingsworth

Breath taking, beautiful, the view is awesome!!! Site was full of ants but other than that the whole site was SUPER CLEAN, QUIET and I WILL COME BACK and make this a stop on my trip every year!!!

Harvey Carlock

Nice ACE campground that has about 24 RV sites with covered picnic tables that have water and electric along with around 24 tent camping sites. The restrooms have working h/c water showers and toilets that are acceptable. Close to the restrooms is a playground for kids. The lake is huge with a swimming area and boat launch. While there I heard that the fishing was good.

Sue Martinez

Go when it is cool if heat bothers you. We went on Labor Day. No trees and 119 temperature. Beautiful in the cooler weather, I am sure.

Chili Beans

Awesome and peaceful bathroom's need attention all else was perfect

Susan Garcia

We stayed there 3 nights. Wed thru Friday. The water was great. Grandkids loved it. However as the sun was just starting to set here come skunks, alot of them. All night running around looking for food. It was on Friday night as the park was getting full that our neighbors thought it was cool to chase the skunks. It was obvious that the skunks were used to bad human behavior. They never sprayed. Thank goodness. It was unnerving wondering what we were going to do if they sprayed. EVERYTHING would smell and we would have had to travel home that way. Other than the skunks, the ground had alot of wild grass. It was hard to find a level space to pitch a tent. Then there were the ants. Little ants everywhere in and out of the tent, the table, and the boxes of supplies.

Jovana Vela

We always have a great time camping out here

Theresa Aguirre

Everyone should see this place, it's amazing.

Tom Neill

Just a nice campground with plenty of room for each space. On nice lake.

Pat Rosenhagen

Loved Santa Rosa. We’ve been here several times. It’s beautiful!

Jim Roundtree

Our site that we had reserved was occupied. No Ranger available on Sunday afternoon to report issue to.

Robert Gallegos

Lake was full had a blast!

MissCrystal Artlip

Truly enjoyed camping here. Great place to watch a meteor shower. Can't wait to come back again.

Chris N Chips

Beautiful scenery, hard to find a spot for a camper/rv with electricity and water without reserving, and the fishing isn't the best, but it's a nice park over all

John Ondrej

DO NOT STAY ANYWHERE IN ANY STATE PARK IN NEW MEXICO. WE LEFT A MESSAGE TO GET AN RV SPOT TO STAY OVERNIGHT COMING FROM COLORADO TO CENTRAL TEXAS. MESSAGE SAID THEY WOULD CALL BACK. IT HAD BEEN OVER TWO HOURS AND NO CALL WHEN WE ARRIVED WE GOT A VERY RUDE ANSWER SAYING THERE ARE NO SPOTS AVAILABLE AND ASKED WHY THEY DIDN'T RETURN MY CALL AND THEY SAID THEY WERE BUSY. NO APOLOGY OR NOTHING. VERY RUDE PEOPLE WORKING FOR THE STATE PARK SYSTEM IN NEW MEXICO. I WOULDN'T STAY IN ONE OF THERE PARKS IF THEY PAID ME! AT LEAST IN TEXAS YOU CAN TALK TO A LIVE PERSON AND GET ANSWERS. WE LOST TWO HOURS OF DRIVING WHICH IS VERY HARD ON MY WIFE WHO IS IN A WHEELCHAIR AND CANNOT RIDE FOR LONG HOURS AT A TIME. YOUR SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF SOME MAJOR CHANGES!!!

Sasquatch Outdoors New mexico

Great place for the family. Good fishing. Use shrimp or worms.

William Basham

Santa Rosa is a beautiful place and friendly local residents .Lot to explore Good camping facilities Electric to primitive camp sites Boat dock.

Donna Collins

Only certain sites have water

Claudia Gathercole

We called ahead as we were headings to AZ. Were assured our 40' fifth wheel + truck would fit in a pull thru site and that they had showers. Park was 9 miles off I-40 on a very twisted road. Even though site was a pull thru it was curved and not easy to get through because of posts on one side and bushes on other. But we were excited for a shower and hot meal. Host came to site after we'd set up to give us pay envelope and telling us there actually was no hot water but showers had warm water...so we dropped off our $14 into pay post on way to shower. Shower water wasn't even Luke warm...more like ice cold, I couldn't even get soap to suds up and decided against a shampoo. Needless to say husband wasn't happy either. If we hadn't already paid and weren't on the top of a mountain in the dark we would have pulled back out. Did end up leaving by 5 a.m. Will pay more next time and stay in private campground in Santa Rosa that we used last year. State Park was more for weekender locals by the looks of smaller units around us with all their stuff spread out. Live and learn.

Clinton Justus

Very beautiful lake. Lots of great views.

Vern Barela

RV camp site was great with an excellant view of the lake.

Tod Kerr

This is our 2nd time RV camping here in early Spring. Nice sites, and good hiking trails especially the mile long trail that winds along the lakes edge. About half the sites have good tree cover but be careful when making reservations...only 7 of the 27 or so sites have electricity AND water. Just ask. You can also fish and boat in the lake. Caution with the gusting Spring winds both off and on Santa Rosa Lake. If you need grocery items, town is 10 miles away.

leslie perez

The camp sites are very clean, there is access to water, restrooms, showers and great walking trails.

RoVin Russ

Well maintained and courteous staff. Beautiful scenery. Looking forward to my next visit.

Frankie Nevarez

Lake and compgrounds are modest at best. Have a few unruly guest on last visit. Loud music. Generator going on even at "Quiet time" . I suggest putting up rules in both English and Spanish. Overall nice place to camp and fish.

Karla Shotts

Very clean, beautiful camp sites. Most have a spectacular water view.

Bruce James

We enjoyed getting a walk-up camping site with 50 amp service.

Heather Osswald

We tent camped here. The campgrounds were clean and reasonably priced. There were plenty of spaces to choose from and we mostly had the place to ourselves (we camped on a weeknight). Developed campsites are equipped with covered cement picnic tables and grills. There are fee-free primitive campsites available as well with fire rings and uncovered picnic tables. It was very quiet and peaceful at night. I would stay again.

Angela Dumont

Clean RV park had a good time.Beautiful Lake & scenery.

Gail Bianco

We arrived to find no water hookup at our assigned site but took another that was unreserved with water. Sand spurs are wicked and plentiful . Nice concrete tables and shelter at most sites. Beautiful water view. In the 60s this morning!

Lauren Dominguez

Beautiful Lake!

Steve Barela

Great facilities, we had a great time. Restrooms were clean, showers were nice.

Brandon Bartlett

Nice lake .

Samantha Pohl

Great place for it all, boating fishing, swimming or just camping and hanging by the lake

Guadalupe Cardoza

Myself and my families first time camping. Very clean. Friendly ppl. We loved it and will be coming back later this summer.

tess Meeks

Great fishing nice area but the camping area with electric and water are very small. If you have a large trailer and boat you will not fit in these spaces, your better off camping in the primitive area and bringing a generator.

Astrid Beanie

Great and clean place. Nice people. We arrived pretty late but still got a place for our car to sleep in. First come first serve - the earlier you get there, the better place you get. 10$ are a really good price. The lake is really pretty and good for a swim.

Kelsey Jordan

Fun to get wet and splash around in. Fishing kinda sucked but kids had fun!

Beverlie Oden

We had a great weekend