Army Corps of Engineers · Santa Rosa Lake · Santa Rosa, NM

Rocky Point Campground

This recreation area is part of Santa Rosa Lake

First-come, first-served

More like this: first-come in New Mexico

Rocky Point Campground
Photo from the area. Larry D. Moore (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Rocky Point Campground30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.81 inches of precipitation, 3.1 inches of snowFebruary: 0.47 inches of precipitation, 1.6 inches of snowMarch: 0.85 inches of precipitation, 1.5 inches of snowApril: 0.80 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowMay: 1.28 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 1.55 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 2.39 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 2.16 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.99 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.50 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowNovember: 0.46 inches of precipitation, 1.4 inches of snowDecember: 0.75 inches of precipitation, 3.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 40.2°F averageFebruary: 43.2°F averageMarch: 50.4°F averageApril: 57.5°F averageMay: 65.7°F averageJune: 75.0°F averageJuly: 77.2°F averageAugust: 75.7°F averageSeptember: 69.1°F averageOctober: 58.7°F averageNovember: 47.6°F averageDecember: 39.9°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Santa Rosa, 6 miles from the campground at 4,650 feet, station USC00298107 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 15 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 11 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Nearest townSanta Rosa, New Mexico
Coordinates35.0369° N, 104.6898° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗6.4 mi

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Rocky Point Campground?

No. Rocky Point Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Santa Rosa Lake Website

Is there cell service at Rocky Point Campground?

FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the nearest town to Rocky Point Campground?

Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

Source: Getting there

What if Rocky Point Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are South Area Campground (36.6 mi), E.V. Long Campground (61.6 mi, first-come), and El Porvenir Campground (61.8 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby