City of Rocks Cruise New Mexico

City of Rocks State Park

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City of Rocks State Park is a state park in New Mexico, consisting of large sculptured rock formations in the shape of pinnacles or boulders rising as high as 40 feet.

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Tripadvisor · 4.5/5 · 386 reviews
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Nov 3, 2023
Bizarre place - massive boulders that you can climb all over and camp in between. Great views and beautiful at sunset (although it clouded over when we were there). Full review by rzandc
Aug 15, 2023
Awesome and totally unexpected. Smaller than Garden of Gods in Colorado but just as interesting. Have fun naming g the rock formations. Full review by LightPacker779670
Jun 14, 2023
Amazing how this place was created. Very cool how these rocks are standing. We hiked around for about 2 hours. I recommend checking it out. Full review by 818daphneg
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In southwestern New Mexico, a geological oddity comes out of seemingly nowhere. Among rolling plains of the high desert, there is one s…
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What is the closest major airport to Deming? We world fly in from Vegas
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Best would be El Paso, TX
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Answer by Lanny W · Sep 12, 2019
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Are there water hookups at each site? If not, can you go to a central location to fill water containers?
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I don’t believe there is any available.
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How much time should we allow to see the park?
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A couple of hours would be plenty. That being said, we felt as though we would like to camp there at a future date as it is so unique.
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Are dogs allowed?
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As long as they are leashed and you clean up their messes.
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Are the fire pits equipped with grates for cooking
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Yes but they're 'rustic.' You mght want to put tin foil on them to cook.
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