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Fountain of Youth Springs Ranch

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· Los Ojos, Rio Arriba, New Mexico
6.5 acres hosted by Michael U.
4 RV/tent sites
Off-leash friendly
Pets can be off-leash at this Hipcamp.
This camp is on the chama river, swimming holes up stream, has natural Fresh water springs on the property. Close to heron lake state park El vado state park. Nature trail walks great fishing, plan to have have spring water supply to camping area great for growing gardens and building green house for future plans. camping accommodation can be provided or built on the land. Learn more about this land: This camp is on the Chama River, swimming holes up stream, has natural fresh water springs on the property. Close to Heron Lake State Park, El vado state park. Nature trail walks great fishing, plan to have have spring water supply to camping area great for growing gardens and building green house for future plans. Camping accommodation can be provided or built on the land.This camp is on the Chama River, swimming holes up stream, has natural fresh water springs on the property. Close to Heron Lake State Park, El vado state park. Nature trail walks great fishing, plan to have have spring water supply to camping area great for growing gardens and building green house for future plans. Camping accommodation can be provided or built on the land.
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11 ratings · 9 reviews
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Jessica F.
September 6, 2022
Fountain of Youth Springs Ranch
Not much to explore
Overall it was great, right on the river. There's not too much area that is explorable. There's a local fishing trail that's very close, lots of public foot traffic and in order to walk up the river a little bit lots of bushwacking is needed. The second night we were there there was a party of about 15 people camping there with us. They were respectful but that is a lot of people for one area and surprising.
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Tom H.doesn't recommend
April 25, 2022
Fountain of Youth Springs Ranch
Not a campground
This not really a campground. It is a gravel road next to a river. A road drives within feet of the space as well.
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Richard F.
November 2, 2021
Fountain of Youth Springs Ranch
As advertised, a little noisy.
The descriptions were accurate and the River sound was fantastic to sleep next to. There were few spots but I had the place to myself which was great! The Highway 95 noise was not a lot but enough to wake me many times in the night. Could be easier to find and defined or prepared safe fire rings would be a huge plus. Can’t beat the price. If my path crossed this area again I would have to consider it!
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Jeff A.recommends
August 17, 2020
Fountain of Youth Springs Ranch
Host promptly greeted us at the campsite. Firewood was provided...easy access...beautiful river.
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Matt D.recommends
July 26, 2020
Fountain of Youth Springs Ranch
On River w/ a resident Bald Eagle
This spot was right on the river, which was a relaxing way to end and start our days. We were greeted in the morning by several deer and an awesome bald eagle who snatched breakfast out of the river. We only encountered one fisherman. The negatives- there seemed to be a quite a bit of trash (likely from fisherman) and (more our personal issue) we felt like we we too close to the road to let the dogs off leash..
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Jacey F.recommends
July 23, 2020
Fountain of Youth Springs Ranch
Beautiful area, great campsite!
Very beautiful area, right on the river. Mike was great, very welcoming and helpful, very accommodating. We would love to camp here again, it was close enough to town to get anything we needed, but far enough away that the Milky Way was visible on the clear nights with the new moon. It was heaven. Our pup and 5.5 year old daughter had a blast wandering the wooded area right next to the camper and we all had so much fun fishing in the river. Nights were spent by the campfire then stargazing or playing games in the camper. Best family vacation we could ask for right now, secluded, but safe and so beautiful! Highly recommend! And the only other person we saw was a guy from the wildlife department dealing with beavers causing flooding, which we didn’t mind at all. The biggest negative would be that previous campers had destroyed a lot of glass beer bottles by one of the fire pits so there was shattered glass everywhere in that area. You could definitely tell Mike had done what he could with trying to clear it out. We had a bunch of extra cardboard so we laid that out then a blanket so the kiddo and pup could stay safe. We mostly used that area just for the campfire so it wasn’t anything that bothered us, but we didn’t cook on the campfire as some would, however, there were two other fire pits on site so you had plenty of options to avoid the broken glass.
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Los Ojos , Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Diné Bikéyah, Pueblos, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Michael U.Joined in August 2017
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