Vacation 2016, City of Rocks State Park, Faywood, NM

The City of Rocks State Park is 5 miles north of Faywood Hot Springs, NM. The City of Rocks is a fascinating area full of building size boulders that populate the desert in a one mile square area. There are several trails that meander throw the park with boulders of many sizes and shapes. The campsites are built into the rocks providing a really interesting camping experiences. Although we were just day visitors we plan to go back one day to camp out. There are about a dozen sites with electricity so make sure to reserve ahead of time unless you plan to dry camp.

City of Rocks State Park

Vacation 2016, White Sands National Monument near Las Cruces, NM

The area out here in southwest New Mexico is a desert area with the Rio Grand river meandering throw the valley providing for a fertile farming community. We traveled about 60 miles north east of here to White Sands National Monument. White Sands is a beautiful natural wonder of gypsum sand dunes some of which are 60 foot tall. The landscape out there is other worldly where you can walk on the gypsum sands with your bare feet not getting warm at all. There were many visitors who would take sled boards to slide down the sides of the dunes like snow and others dressed in nice outfits for picture taking experiences. 

White Sands National Monument

Vacation 2016, Oregon Mountain Natural Area near Las Cruces, NM

Oregon Mountain Natural Area is located just outside Las Cruces, NM. It is one of the newest National Monuments in the country. The area is beautifully landscaped with pristine peaks and interesting rock formations. We arrived at the Dripping Springs visitor center just before a shower arrived to cool things down a bit. We had a nice visit although short taking in the desert mountain scenery. 

Oregon Mountain Natural Area

Vacation 2016, Hilltop RV Resort, Fort Stockton, TX

Hilltop RV Resort, Fort Stockton, TX

Normally I always save the best places for my posts and this one I added as it so conveniently located on I-10 on our way out west. Out here in west Texas the landscape is becoming arid and desert like with low humidity which adds a special kind of uniqueness which we are not use to coming from FL. Our cloths dry faster and my allergies start to tame down due to the low humidity. The campground is very clean with a well maintained pool and great facilities with full hook ups. It is a great place to stay over for one night on your way out west to New Mexico and points west to many of our most beautiful national parks. Great Bend National Park is about an hour south of Fort Stockton for example. Barbara and I make this campground one of our favorite stops when we are traveling across country usually staying one night at each camp ground until we get to the high cool country we love. We both find it interesting how the landscape changes as travel further west with rolling hills and desert landscapes that provide a special kind of beauty unique to this area. 

 

Vacation 2016, Davis Bayou Coastal Preserve

Davis Bayou Coastal Preserve is a part of The Gulf Islands National Seashore located on the gulf near Ocean Springs, MS. The campground is located just off I-10 and is easy to get to. The sites all our paved with full hookups. The restrooms are air conditioned and clean. We stayed here before on our trips as it is one of our favorite stops. Although we did not have time to tour the park from our last visit we found the visitors center to be quite nice and the views of the bayou are very majestic. 

Davis Bayou Coastal Preserve

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Floirda State Parks, Florida Caverns State Park

The following series of Posts chronicle in images and descriptions our trip to New Mexico and Colorado.