The Best in Tent Camping: New Mexico guides campers to 50 of the most scenic sites in the state.
Each campground has been rated on six criteria: beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security, and cleanliness.


The Best in Tent Camping: New Mexico offers the best locations for experiencing all the Land of Enchantment has to offer. Campers can choose destinations in  and near geological wonders such as Tent Rocks and Valley of Fires.

Those  interested in Native American lore will be directed to fascinating destinations including Bandalier National Monument, Chaco Canyon, and the magnificent Gila  Cliff Dwellings. Information on nearby ghost towns, Spanish missions, military  forts are included for day trips.

Camping destinations include lush pine forests, canyons filled with cascading streams and deserts exploding in magnificent sunsets and flowering cacti and succulent gardens. You will be  directed to magnificent locations blessed in wildflowers, wildlife and incredible splendor. 

NEW from Menasha Ridge Press Spring 2008
The Best in Tent Camping: New Mexico
By Monte R. Parr