Lea Lake Campground
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Write a Review 545 Bottomless Lakes Rd. Roswell, NM 88201 575-624-6058 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.3166, -104.3305
Overview of Lea Lake Campground
Last Price Paid: $18
Reported by KDennis on 3/14/2024
Longest RV Reported: 45 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Haznavy on 1/3/2022
Number of Sites 32
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Elevation 3,444 ft / 1,049 m
Max Length 40 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 575-624-6058
learntorv asked on 12/27/2022
Are there lower cost dry campsites at Lea Lake Campground? If so, are they FCFS?
Reviews of Lea Lake Campground 76 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 44 Users
Last reported 3/14/2024
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Last reported 7/6/2023
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Last reported 10/15/2023
“Nice enough campground, but those winds!”
Reviewed 3/14/2024
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 14 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Travel Trailer) |
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Our late February stay at Bottomless Lakes State Park, in Lea Lake Campground #14, was marked by two days of red flag warning winds, including some 50mph+ gusts! The evenings were less blustery, and the morning of our departure day was calm enough to allow us to spend time visiting the lakes. The campground is quite plain, but the show... more
Our late February stay at Bottomless Lakes State Park, in Lea Lake Campground #14, was marked by two days of red flag warning winds, including some 50mph+ gusts! The evenings were less blustery, and the morning of our departure day was calm enough to allow us to spend time visiting the lakes. The campground is quite plain, but the shower facilities were clean and friendly rangers regularly patrolled the area. Site 14 backed up to construction debris from recent upgrades, and featured a large electric panel - unsightly for sure, and those items don't look to be going away. But overall an efficient and clean state park. We'd return if ever in the area again.
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KDennis would stay here again
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“Nice Sites and Amenities”
Reviewed 10/15/2023
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 12 |
| RV Length: | 17' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here for the Annular Eclipse. The sites are gravel and each has a covered picnic area. The park also has free Wi-Fi with a pretty fair range. Lots of wildlife to view right from your site. We saw quail, raccoon, and a fox. The only downside was the flies. But we learned later they are far worse next to the cedar salt tr... more
We stayed here for the Annular Eclipse. The sites are gravel and each has a covered picnic area. The park also has free Wi-Fi with a pretty fair range. Lots of wildlife to view right from your site. We saw quail, raccoon, and a fox.
The only downside was the flies. But we learned later they are far worse next to the cedar salt trees where our site was backed up to. Our friends who were camped in the middle of the park weren’t plagued.
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CliffDweller would stay here again
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“This Is A State Park!! ”
Reviewed 8/22/2023
| Days stayed: | 5 |
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| Site Number: | 5 |
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Has A Full Hookup, Beautiful Clear Lake Where You Can Swim And Its Only $18 Per Night. We Stayed For 5 Nights!!! Cant Wait To Come Back
camper-846544 would stay here again
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“All sites are reserve only. (7/2023).”
Reviewed 7/6/2023
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 19 |
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$14 + $4 ReserveAmerica reservation fee. This is a local park for us. We were in Site 19 which is a Handicap site with a concrete pad (RA did not specify that this was a handicap site). Other sites are packed gravel. Site was a "short" back-in site and close to the bathhouse which we did not use. Sites are 50/30/20 and a water hook... more
$14 + $4 ReserveAmerica reservation fee.
This is a local park for us. We were in Site 19 which is a Handicap site with a concrete pad (RA did not specify that this was a handicap site). Other sites are packed gravel. Site was a "short" back-in site and close to the bathhouse which we did not use. Sites are 50/30/20 and a water hookup. Only a few sites have sewer. Dump station is at the entrance of the campground.
The deer flies were not a problem during our visit (they are worse around the salt cedar trees). We were only bit twice and we did not use insect repellant. Since we could not check in until after 4PM, we parked over in the picnic area by the lake. We knew this and had planned it.
Dogs are not allowed on the "sand beach" but there are plenty of access points around the campground & picnic area edges of the lake that pets can use. Goat's Head stickers are a problem here, as they are in most of the desert. Our dog wears "shoes" to protect her feet from the stickers and from hot pavement.
Wifi was available in the park but we could not connect.
We stayed in a Truck Camper.
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LDoone would stay here again
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“Nice Camp ”
Reviewed 5/10/2023
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 25 |
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We got a last minute reservation by phone. Had electricity and water by lake.
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valerie would stay here again
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“Great Park For An Overnight ”
Reviewed 5/4/2023
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | D4 |
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I stayed one night in the FCFS section of the park. There’s a short 1 mile trail you can hike to the reservation section to either explore or use shower facilities near Lea Lake. There are pit toilets for all camping. The FCFS section had good cell service for me to work and my campsite (D4) was huge and I felt like I was the only on... more
I stayed one night in the FCFS section of the park. There’s a short 1 mile trail you can hike to the reservation section to either explore or use shower facilities near Lea Lake. There are pit toilets for all camping. The FCFS section had good cell service for me to work and my campsite (D4) was huge and I felt like I was the only one there. Overall a great place to stay a night however for multiple days there is t enough hiking trails or places to explore for me.
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James273 would stay here again
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“Nicely spaced campsites, well maintained CG and near the lake”
Reviewed 3/30/2023
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
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We are full-timers in a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow. We were in site 5 for 4 nights in late March. The campground is nice, well maintained and quiet CG. It was quite windy the day we arrived with wind speeds of 25 mph and gust up to 45 mph, which kicked up a little dust from time to time, but the weather was beautiful... more
We are full-timers in a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow. We were in site 5 for 4 nights in late March. The campground is nice, well maintained and quiet CG. It was quite windy the day we arrived with wind speeds of 25 mph and gust up to 45 mph, which kicked up a little dust from time to time, but the weather was beautiful otherwise. Lea Lake is deep blue and crystal clear.
AT&T coverage was excellent, with 1-3 Bars of 5G service and speeds up to 12 MB/s. We had an unobstructed view of the sky and so we were able to receive all 3 SW Dish satellites and Starlink had up to 20 MB/s. We didn’t try to load any OTA channels.
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Ray & Terri would stay here again
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“My third visit to Bottomless Lakes.”
Reviewed 3/11/2023
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 14' (Travel Trailer) |
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This is among my favorite NM state parks. Sites are gravel and level, bathrooms are clean and welcoming. Hosts are friendly and accommodating. There are several sites with full hookups here including mine! There is free wifi and if you are patient and let it load you can stream.
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rickyn would stay here again
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“Lovely ”
Reviewed 11/30/2022
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 10 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
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Stayed in the fcfs area some spots would be hard for big rigs but a small rig or van could fit in any spot. Nice campground and nice trails.
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amberx13 would stay here again
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“Good state park”
Reviewed 11/6/2022
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
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Pretty area. Restrooms were closed, so couldn't shower.
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DKOP would stay here again
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noted 3/29/2023
We tried Bottomless Lakes State Park because some reviews have mentioned First Come First Serve sites. To be clear, there are 10 such sites combined spread through the other three "campgrounds." Lea Lake is all reservation only. The other sites were all full when we tried. If the reservation sites are full (check the NM State Park site), then the FCFS are probably full too.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- dry camping
- Partial Hookups
Connectivity
- wifi: free
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- playground
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- group sites
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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