Four fun RV destinations within a four-hour drive of Clovis, NM
Sometimes you just need to get away for a weekend or a quick break – and you don’t want to start off exhausted from a long drive. If you’re storing your RV in Clovis and are looking for a new getaway spot, here are four fun destinations with RV parks and campgrounds (plus a bonus option in #3!) that are within a four-hour drive of the Max RV facility.
1) Guadalupe Mountains National Park
A little less familiar to most people than its northeastern neighbor Carlsbad Caverns (which is a great place to visit itself), Guadalupe Mountains National Park sits right over the New Mexico border near Pine Springs, TX, and is just under a four-hour drive from Clovis. The park boasts the world's most extensive Permian fossil reef and the four highest peaks in Texas, as well as many scenic drives and a wide range of hiking options.
The park has three developed campgrounds open all year (including spaces for RVs, campers and tents – however, note that these do NOT have hookups or dump stations): The Pine Springs Campground, Dog Canyon Campground, and Frijole Horse Corral Campground.
All campsites at Pine Springs and Dog Canyon can be reserved up to six months in advance by visiting recreation.gov, and you can learn more about the wide range of hiking opportunities and activities by visiting the official park website.
2) Roswell, New Mexico
If you love UFOs and aliens, Roswell is the place for you. With a long history of sightings and famous locations, Roswell is about a two-hour drive from Clovis via US-70 and features alien- and spacecraft-themed iconography, an annual UFO festival and the International UFO Museum and Research Center. There are numerous well-rated RV parks and campgrounds scattered around and just outside the town.
And if UFOs aren’t your thing, you can check out other flying objects – namely, birds – just down the road at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (also in Roswell). If you’re an avid birdwatcher, fall is an outstanding time to visit and enjoy the sandhill crane migration, when about 26,000 birds pass through.
The refuge itself doesn’t offer lodging or RV sites, but it’s only 10 miles from downtown Roswell and close to many campgrounds and RV parks. Recreational activities at the refuge include walking, bird and wildlife viewing, places for dog walking, photography, horseback riding and more.
3) Sumner Lake State Park
Sumner Lake sits about an hour and half to the northwest of Clovis and in addition to offering 50 campsites (including water, a dump station and many spots with hookups in the location), the park offers activities including a wide range of boating options, fishing, birdwatching, swimming, and hiking and biking trails.
The park is open all year and includes a visitor center with a playground, picnic areas and more. Visit the website to learn more and reserve a spot.
Plus, on the way to the park, you can stop in Fort Sumner and visit the Billy The Kid Museum, as well as the famous outlaw’s grave.
In fact, if you want to split up your trip or skip the lake altogether, the Valley View RV Park is located in Fort Sumner right near the museum and offers hookups, electric, Internet and special weekly and monthly rates.
4) Ute Lake State Park
Located in Logan, NM, about an hour and a half drive north of Clovis, Ute Lake is a 13-mile reservoir along the Canadian River, and the state park boasts a wide variety of camping options. In particular, the Yucca Campground is designed for RVs and offers sites with water and electric, and there is a dump station as well as many other facilities and campsites available.
Boating activities permitted at the lake include canoeing, kayaking, motorboating, sailing and waterskiing, and there are numerous hiking and mountain biking trails, as well as swimming and birdwatching. Horseback riding is also allowed in some areas of the park.
Learn more and reserve a spot on the New Mexico State Parks website.
Wherever you go, stay safe, have fun and enjoy the trip – and let us know how it went when you get back!
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