River Ranch RV Park

Ruidoso Downs, NM

About

Explore this beautiful park on the Rio Ruidoso River, this great natural setting offers serenity and the modern facilities deliver the needed amenities to provide a great camping experience. Enjoy camping, hiking, fishing biking, and so much more. Located 8 miles east of Ruidoso Downs, minutes from shopping, fine dining and Ruidoso Downs Racing Escape to River Ranch RV Park & Campground during any season to enjoy the warm days and cool nights.

Park Features

  • Basketball
  • Bathrooms
  • Cable TV
  • Dog Park
  • Fishing
  • Garbage
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry
  • Pavilion
  • Showers
  • Waterfront

About the Park

Explore this beautiful park on the Rio Ruidoso River, this great natural setting offers serenity and the modern facilities deliver the needed amenities to provide a great camping experience. Enjoy camping, hiking, fishing biking, and so much more. Located 8 miles east of Ruidoso Downs, minutes from shopping, fine dining and Ruidoso Downs Racing Escape to River Ranch RV Park & Campground during any season to enjoy the warm days and cool nights.

Address

River Ranch RV Park
26876 Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346

Customer Reviews

Camper
Satisfaction Rating

3.1

18 Verified Reviews

All ratings and reviews are collected from campers who have booked through Campspot and completed a stay at this campground.


Staff
Cellular
Wifi
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Location
Washrooms
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A.J.
July 2026
2/5
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Two out of five stars
Satisfaction Rating

While the camp host was very sweet, and the on site maintenance man seemed to be out and about, I was disappointed. This camp ground was hit (incredibly hard) by the floods over the past years. The loss was devastating and the few employees they have are working hard to bring the grounds back to their former glory, but they are not there, yet. None of the facilities that we booked this site for - the restrooms, laundry, public areas- were in existence any longer. Dirt and fine silt covers the entire campground and the roads that once existed are no longer. There were weeds appx 2’- 3’ high everywhere, and there were huge (6’ tall) piles of dirt piled everywhere. The laundry machines that were formerly in use are just sitting outside the main building on the dirt “road” with the compartments open and continuing to rust. The smell of marijuana emanates from multiple sites as you walk through the grounds, accompanied with the ever present barking of the resident dogs. The main building is completely destroyed and you need to locate the camp host’s tiny camper to check in. The majority of the campers there were residents, not recreational campers. There were crude lean- to type areas and many campsites with junk (old cars missing windows and bumpers, washing machines, abandoned dog kennels, etc) While the staff were kind and the grounds have wonderful potential, I don’t believe we will be back. The website was misleading, as it has not been updated since the floods. We would’ve preferred being told that the facilities and grounds were in the current shape and having the choice to come with the knowledge, rather than to show up with no other options than to stay in a facility that isn’t quite prepared for recreational visitors. We may have chosen to stay at this location, having been informed of the current status on the website (in order to support the rebuilding of a once welcoming location), but to be advertised as one experience while only offering a far less habitable one was an experience that made the overall visit memorable in a less favorable way. I do want to reiterate how helpful and kind the staff were. They truly could not have been more wonderful, despite the circumstances.

Staff
green star
Cellular
green star
Wifi
green star
Value
green star
Site
green star
Location
green star
Washrooms
green star
Amenities
green star

Curtis P.
June 2026
1/5
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One out of five stars
Satisfaction Rating

Staff
green star
Cellular
green star
Wifi
green star
Value
green star
Site
green star
Location
green star
Washrooms
green star
Amenities
green star

Thomas C.
June 2026
1/5
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One out of five stars
Satisfaction Rating

It's not like as described. There is no longer a office, store or laundry. No bathrooms or public showers. 70 percent of the people who are there are long term or permanent renters. You cannot fish in the river because after a flood in 2024 it will not sustain life and for the same reason that's why the park now in the shape its in. Don't believe what you read online, it is not even worth the drive. Much better places to stay then this. On a scale of 1 to 10 I give it a 1.

Staff
green star
Cellular
green star
Wifi
green star
Value
green star
Site
green star
Location
green star
Washrooms
grey star
Amenities
grey star

Park Features

  • Basketball
    Available 9:00am - 8:00pm
  • Bathrooms
    Additional Cost $3.00 per person and $30.00 per month
  • Cable TV
    Additional Cost
  • Dog Park
  • Fishing
    Fishing License Required
  • Garbage
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry
    Additional Cost Available 7:00am - 10:00pm
  • Pavilion
    Rental Opportunities Available
  • Showers
    Additional Cost $3.00 per person and $30.00 per month
  • Waterfront

Nearby Activities

  • Biking
  • Climbing
  • Fishing
  • Golfing
  • Hiking
  • Historic Sites
  • Horseback Riding
  • Live Music
  • Museums
  • Paddling
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping
  • Wildlife Watching


Deals

  • Monthly Rate

    Monthly Off River Rate

  • Permanent Sites

    $400/month + electric

  • Monthly Off River RV Rate

    $365+electric

  • Weekly On River RV Rate

    $290/weekly

  • Weekly Off River RV Rate

    260/week