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· Madrid, Santa Fe, New Mexico
20 acres hosted by Kim S.
1 RV/tent site
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Set above the historic town of Madrid N.M. is Waldo Mesa. The location of past mining operations and stunning Vista's.The campsite is 0.9 miles off highway 14 in the historic town of Madrid and up to the mesa. Site 1 can accommodate RV's and tall setups as well as tents. The hill going to the site is short, approx. 0.2 ml. Its dirt and rock and a little steep but everything from bikes, motorcycles, sedans and buses can easily navagate without bottoming out, just take it slow. It has beautiful mesa views with plenty of privacy and nice outhouse within 50 yards. Madrid and sister village, Cerrillos are loaded with places to explore on foot or by other means. Both towns are very rich in history, from past ocean existance to Native American civilizations, silver and gold mining to booming wartime coalmining industries, to ghost towns.
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Andrew M.recommends
January 23, 2024
Mesa top camping
Incredible Experience
My girlfriend and I are driving across the country with our two dogs and camping in our Subaru along the way and this was the perfect place to stop. It is a bit of a bumpy ride up to the campsite but definitely worth it. We got in late so when we woke up is when we saw the amazing views of the surrounding mountains. Both of Kim’s dogs were very nice and polite and played well with our dogs. Kim was an excellent host and made us feel at home when we arrived, explained where everything was and let us know about the dogs. The property is very big so when she left we had plenty of privacy. Our highlight of this place is the really unique cemetery next to the campsite. We loved our stay here!
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Anne Carter M.recommends
January 9, 2024
Mesa top camping
This was our first time using Hipcamp, and we absolutely loved our experience! The land was beautiful, and Kim was an incredible hostess. We towed a teardrop trailer behind our Ford F250, and we had no trouble getting our trailer up the mountain and into Site 1. Kim’s directions made it easy for us to find the site, and she reached out before we arrived and gave me her number to call or text her in case we had any questions, which we really appreciated. Kim also checked in with us after we arrived to make sure that we made it safely and asked if we needed anything from town while she was out, which we also really appreciated. We weren’t expecting it to snow while we were at this site, and as a result of the unexpected weather conditions, we had to stay an additional day to wait for the road to become safe enough for us to get back down with the trailer, but Kim was incredibly helpful and accomadating with us having to stay an extra night. I’d absolutely recommend staying at this site to anyone looking for a relatively isolated spot with great views! We’d love to stay at this campsite again next time we’re in this area!
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Brandon R.recommends
January 1, 2024
Mesa top camping
Great spot to spend the night on a road trip. Kim was super helpful and attentive!
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Mel E.recommends
December 28, 2023
Mesa top camping
Unique and lovely site!
Great spot with a lovely view, very sweet cemetery next door (not spooky at all IMO, very artsy and a nice vibe), close to Madrids main strip but remote enough to feel above it all! There was a nice little outhouse, a fire pit and seating. Kim was prompt and helpful, the site was clean. It was quite cold and windy, but it was December so that was expected.
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Salazar P.recommends
December 26, 2023
Mesa top camping
starry night✨
Beautiful spot ! One word comes to mind, serenity !!
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Kent &. Jane R.recommends
November 14, 2023
Mesa top camping
Camping near Madrid
This is a special place. The views were beautiful and the amazing cemetery that is near by was a creative, inspiring, and wonderful. Communication with Kim was easy. The road up to the mesa is bumpy but taken slow is no problem.
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Madrid, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of 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
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Hosted by Kim S.Joined in November 2019
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