CITY OF ROCKS SP, Faywood, NM

CITY OF ROCKS STATE PARK

RUN BY:  State of New Mexico

LOCATION: near Faywood, NM  32.589827 -107.975028

Last Visited:  3/7/2018

UTILITIES: None

COST:  $15

DISCOUNTS:  None

OUR RATING (1-5): Category I. Score 5

NOTES:  This is a very unique place. The rocky area that has been carved by erosion does look like an abstract city from a distance. There are some good trails and it is fun exploring all of the nooks and crannies of the “city”. 

Environment:  Desert

Amenities:  NONE

Dump:  Yes

Public Water: Yes

Toilets: Yes

Showers: No

Laundry: No

Phone Service:  4G2 on north side of campground. 

Nearest Propane:  11824 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM   

Location:  Take US 180 north out of Deming, NM. Watch for State Hwy 61 and turn right. Follow signs. You’ll see it from the road well before entrance.

Proximity to shopping:  There are a cluster of small towns just before Silver City to the northwest and Deming to the south. None are close.

Camping Population: Travelers and vacationers. Met people from several different states.

Sites: Most are nice size and easy access. 

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RATING KEY:    category - score 

Categories:  I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

                    II -  boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

                               one might choose to stay for more than a night.

                    III - over-night areas 

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service 

* There are people who are not full-timers and van-dwellers by choice. We try hard not to be demeaning or assume that they are bad people but sadly, as you find in the poorer parts of a city, there seems to be more crime. Many call these people van-dwellers. That isn’t really accurate even though they do often live in vans. We know quite a few van-dwellers who have good incomes, are full-timers by choice and prefer a van to other types of vehicles. To try to show some respect for people who have a difficult lot in life, I’m calling them ‘residential campers’.  It is only when you get a high proportion of residential campers in an area that you find an increase in petty theft, etc.