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Smugglers' Roost

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· Animas, Hidalgo, New Mexico

49 acres hosted by Curly B.

10 RV sites

Big rig-friendly

Spacious, level camping well-suited for travel trailers over 40 ft long.

Full RV hookups

Electrical, water, and sewage hookups are available at all sites.

Creature comforts

Enjoy the comforts of home—including flush toilets, showers, and a kitchen.

Smugglers' Roost is located in Animas, NM, situated at the site of the infamous Clanton Gang’s hideout along Smuggler’s Trail. The community is positioned along the original Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Winter Route; a short two hour drive from Las Cruces , New Mexico or just 2.5-hours from either El Paso, Texas or Tucson, Arizona. We are located in the Middle of Everywhere, surrounded by wealth of wide-ranging activities and natural amenities which include extraordinary, yet uncrowded state and national recreation areas, caves, mines, ghost towns, museums, historic locations, native sites, observatories, local wineries and micro-breweries. Learn more about this land: Bring your RV and join us at Smugglers' Roost for our warm sunny days and starlit nights! We are a pioneering community which serves as a hub for exploration, creativity, trade and most of all... the passionate celebration of life! We offer 228 Full Hook-up RV Sites with 50-amp electric, water, commercial septic and free high-speed Wi-Fi. Pull-throughs are available and there's plenty of room to spread out! Smugglers' Roost is located in Animas, NM, situated at the site of the infamous Clanton Gang’s hideout along Smuggler’s Trail. The community is positioned along the original Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Winter Route; a short two hour drive from Las Cruces , New Mexico or just 2.5-hours from either El Paso, Texas or Tucson, Arizona. We are located in the Middle of Everywhere, surrounded by a treasure trove of wide-ranging activities and natural amenities which include extraordinary, yet uncrowded state and national recreation areas, caves, mines, ghost towns, museums, historic locations, native sites, observatories, local wineries and micro-breweries. BIRD WITH US! We offer an onsite birding station and three additional affiliated and nationally acclaimed birding sites, including one at the mouth of the famed Cave Creek Canyon in Portal, AZ only a short drive away. EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE! Our dead-dark night skies are nothing short of awe-inspiring, so come explore with our onsite star guides with telescopes!Bring your RV and join us at Smugglers' Roost for our warm sunny days and starlit nights! We are a pioneering community which serves as a hub for exploration, creativity, trade and most of all... the passionate celebration of life! We offer 228 Full Hook-up RV Sites with 50-amp electric, water, sewer and free high-speed WiFi. Pull-throughs are available and there's plenty of room to spread out! Smugglers' Roost is located in Animas, NM, situated at the site of the infamous Clanton Gang’s hideout along Smuggler’s Trail. The community is positioned along the original Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Winter Route; a short two hour drive from Las Cruces , New Mexico or just 2.5-hours from either El Paso, Texas or Tucson, Arizona. We are located in the Middle of Everywhere, surrounded by a treasure trove of wide-ranging activities and natural amenities which include extraordinary, yet uncrowded state and national recreation areas, caves, mines, ghost towns, museums, historic locations, native sites, observatories, local wineries and micro-breweries. BIRD WITH US! We offer an onsite birding station and three additional affiliated and nationally acclaimed birding sites, including one at the mouth of the famed Cave Creek Canyon in Portal, AZ only a short drive away. EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE! Our dead-dark night skies are nothing short of awe-inspiring, so come explore with our onsite star guides with telescopes!

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44 ratings · 38 reviews

Anne H.recommends

December 1, 2024

Smugglers' Roost! Animas, NM

Curly was very helpful. Comfortable and close to good rockhounding sites

Lana R.recommends

October 4, 2024

Smugglers' Roost! Animas, NM

We spent just a night here but it was really perfect. The restrooms are perfectly clean and the laundry too. The best is that Gene is an host so kind and helpful. He made a little place of paradise in the middle of nowhere. If we pass again in Animas, we'll surely come black at Smuggler's roost.

Lauren B.recommends

June 18, 2024

Smugglers' Roost! Animas, NM

Curly is very responsive and was available immediately when I arrived to guide me to my campsite. Worked fine as an overnight camping stop while traveling. Wouldn't be a camping destination for me.

James W.recommends

April 30, 2024

Smugglers' Roost! Animas, NM

Quiet!

We enjoyed our stay in Smugglers Roost. It is a small town but there are awesome hiking trails within an hours drive. The camp is quiet and the people are very friendly! The night sky’s are awesome! If we are this way again I would definitely stay again!

Dona M.

April 7, 2024

Smugglers' Roost! Animas, NM

Worked fine as an overnight stop point between Las Cruces, NM and Tucson, AZ (we hate long drive days). Easy to level, full hookups were great. Other than that, it’s a big dirt field. For what it was, it was fine for us but not someplace to go as a destination.

Susan H.recommends

March 3, 2024

Smugglers' Roost! Animas, NM

We were met when we arrived and directed to our spot. It was level and had the water/electric/sewer convenient to the site.

Location

Animas, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Chiricahua Apache First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking