From hiking in desert ruins to fishing in a forest, camping near Bloomfield is full of surprises.
Bloomfield, New Mexico sits on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, putting campers just 15 minutes from Aztec Ruins National Monument, an outdoor Native American site connected by walking trails. Stay at a local campground for easy access to the monument as well as 30- and 50-am electric hookups for RVs, free wifi, and laundry facilities. Navajo Lake State Park offers campers some water activities, including fly-fishing, water skiing, and canoeing. State-park campgrounds are equipped with spacious RV sites and primitive tent sites near vault toilets and showers. Across the Colorado border, San Juan National Forest offers up yet another landscape with its green mountain views and ATV trails. Set up inside the forest at campgrounds with picnic tables, firepits, and restrooms. Most campgrounds inside the park also provide drinking water and trash removal services. For those looking to go off-the-grid, try a pack-in, pack-out tent site here, instead.