Palomino Campground at Caballo Lake State Park

We stayed at Palomino Campground in Caballo Lake State Park in Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico. (Campground Reviews listing.)

We do enjoy state parks, and lake views. Our specific site only had a glimpse of the lake, but still nice.

Dates:

Check in: 2022-10-09
Check out: 2022-10-15
6 nights

Weather:

Mostly sunny
High temps ranging between 67-77°F, lows around 49-53°F
No significant wind

Noise:

No road or train noise

Site:

#2, pull through, gravel
Needed to disconnect toad; parked beside coach
Fairly level
Smallish site: about 45 feet long by about 40 feet wide
Full hookups:

50 amp power, conveniently located
50 PSI water, conveniently located
Good sewer connections, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Picnic table on concrete with shelter; no fire pit
Partial lake view

Internet (in usage priority order):

T-Mobile: 12-25 Mbps down, 18-26 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
AT&T: 90 Mbps down, 7 Mbps up, 72 ms ping
Verizon: no service
Starlink: not used
Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

Garbage dumpster
No pool

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Picturesque and pleasant park

We stayed at Palomino, Site 2, and thoroughly enjoyed it. We were met by the camp hosts who helped get us centered on the site and chatted for a bit. The site was level and pretty big, with plenty of room outside of the picnic shelter to get settled in. The only downside to the setup in Palomino is that all the sites are backward, so you can’t enjoy the view of the lake if you have a motorhome. If you have a fiver with a rear window or a toy hauler with a “back deck” you’d get much more enjoyment of the view. The picnic shelters are also backward on the site, so you have to walk around the wall to get to the table. Weird, but not dealbreaker stuff by any means. We camped at Caballo Lake State Park in a Motorhome.

The park map online is not great, but does highlight our site:

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