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WELCOME TO THE BEST VIEW IN TOWN! 
Gaze east and you'll understand why Las Cruces KOA Kampground was once called "Best View RV Park". We are a newly renovated KOA conversion located at 4000 feet elevation on the West Mesa, overlooking the Mesilla Valley, the Organ Mountains and the City of Las Cruces. Spectacular sunrises over the mountains, purple mountain sunsets and sparkling city lights at night, treat our guests to daily photo opportunities. Look to the north and you will see Picacho Peak, an extinct volcano, rising up above the landscape. Look west at sunset and see why the evening sky turns the mountains purple as they retire for the night and welcome the glow of thousands of city lights. 
OUR RESORT FEATURES:
- Easy on and off I-10, Exit 135 (1 mile).
- 45 ft motor homes with large tow vehicles have ample room to easily negotiate our park
- Choose from view sites or pull-thrus up to 90 ft long
- Full hookups with 30/50 amp electric
- 69 channel Cable TV
- Wireless Internet available at all sites
- Premium tent sites with shade, grass, grills, tent pads, water and electricity available
- Kamping Kabins with A/C and heat
- Propane
- Newly remodeled free showers and restrooms
- Heated pool (in Season)
- Supersite with patio and love seat swing
- Convenience store with groceries, complimentary morning coffee and pastries.
- Gift shop with many local southwestern specialty items
- Gazebo
- Kamping Kitchen
Sit and relax in our gazebo or enjoy a refreshing swim in our crystal clear heated pool!
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WELCOME TO LAS CRUCES |
Let's stay in town and explore!
- La Mesilla, a quiet, charming, sun-baked village located 7 miles to the south on Rt. 28, is much as it was a hundred years ago. Once the capital of the Arizona Territory, La Messila was also the location of the signing of the Gadsden Purchase, stop for the Butterfield Stagecoach adn the infamous "Billy the Kid." Today enjoy the quaint shops, historic old buildings and museums that surround the town's plaza.
- The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum exhibits agricultural history and heritage of new Mexico with hands-on exhibits, live animals and a dairy barn. Museum Hours MOn-Sat 9am to 5pm, Sun Noon to 5pm. Admission rates are $3 for adults, $2 for kids over 60, $1 for kids 6 to 17 and free for kids 5 and under and museum members. Exit 1, I-25 then east 1.5 miles. 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. (505-522-4100)
- The Branigan Cultural Center Foundation Volunteer Fund Raising Organization supports the Museums of the Cultural Complex including the Las Cruces Historical Museum and Cultural Center in the Branigan Building, the Bicentennial Log Cabin Museum< the Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art & Culture and the New Mexico Railroad and Transportation Museum in the hisotric Santa Fe Depot. 490/500 N Water St. (505-541-2155; TTY: 505-541-2161)
Great fun throughout the year!
- Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally, each January at Brown Farm Field (505-526-7528). www.mvbr.com
- Southern New Mexico State Fair and Sheriff's Posse Rodeo, September. 12 miles west, I-10, Exits 132 & 127.
- The Whole Enchilada Fiesta, September at the Downtown Mall, take Picacho Ave., east then south at Main St.
- The $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize was only a kick-off in the personal spaceflight industry. New Mexico's proud to host the Annual X Prize Cup competition in October at the Las Cruces Int'l Airport, 7 miles from KOA off I-10, Exit 132, then north. Personal, resuable spacecraft inventors and operators complete for millions in prize money. www.xpcup.com.
- Renaissance Craftfaire held at Young Park, November.
- The Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December in the Pueblo of Tortugas, just south off I-10, Exit 142 west then south on Stern Dr.
What'll we see if we head east?
- The White Sands Missile Range, the largest overland missile testing site in the US, is 24 miles northeast on Rt. 70 through the Organ Mountains towards Alamogordo. White Sands Missile Range Museum and Missile Park combines information and exhibits about the weapons test. Dont' forget to bring a camera!
- White Sands Natioanl Monument is a further 34 miles northeast on Rt. 70. This miracle of nature is 250 square miles of pure white gypsum sands. Ski the dunes, picnic and visit the museum educating about this wondrous creation.
- As long as you're on Rt. 70, drive northeast 10 more miles and visit Alamogordo at the base of the Sacramento Mountains. The New Mexico Museum of Space History and IMAX Theatre are a must-see!
Go jump in the lake snow!
- Snow this far south? You bet! Some of New Mexico's finest snow skiing is available just 86 miles northeast of KOA. Take Rt. 70 to Alamogordo then head east on Rt. 82. Pack your gear and your family and chill out!
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In the mood for mountains?
- About an hour's drive south, visit Wyler AerialTramway, Texas, which takes you to the top of Ranger Peak, elevation 5,632 ft. in the Franklin Mountains. Get a bird's-eye-view of New Mexico, Texas and Mexico all at once! Take I-10 east into Texas; Exit 6, off I-10, east on (Rt. 375) Trans-Mountain Dr. You'll reach Rt. 54, and drive south to the Fred Wilson Dr. exit. Follow Fred Wilson Dr. west towards the mountains. Fred Wilson Dr. becomes Alabama St. Follow Alabama St. to McKinley Ave. and take a right. McKinley ends at the park. For more information (915-566-6622)
- Both located on Trans-Mountain Dr. between Rt. 54 and I-10, and on your way home; visit the Museum of Archaeology (915-755-4332), and the Border Patrol Museum (915-756-6060)
- Dripping Springs Natural Area is an amazing wildlife viewing opportunity with 4 miles of easy hikes. From I-25 in Las Cruces, take the University exit, go east on University Blvd., until you see signs for the preserve's A.B. Cox Visitor Center. The center is open to the public from 8am-5pm daily, except on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The preserve is open from 8am to sunset year round. The day use fee is $3 per vehicle. As water finds its way to the surface year-round, Dripping Springs is a desert oasis where unqiue animal species thrive including Red-Tail Hawk, Gambel's Quail, Golden Eagle, Rock Squirrel, Black-Throated Sparrow, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Verdin Black-tailed Gnatcher, Lesser Nighthawk, Desert Mule Deer and Coyote to name a few. Another good hike from the Visitors' Center takes you up to the ruins of Major Eugene van Patton's Camp built originally in 1872, later to be a tuberculosis sanatorium in the early 1900s.
¡Viva Mexico!
- La Ciudad Juarez, Mexico is a 45-minute drive east off I-10, opposite El Paso, Texas. Across the Rio Grande River and nearly twice the size of El Paso, this is one of the largest cities on the US/Mexican border. "Juarez," as referred to by the locals, is a unique experience. Go enjoy a foreign country and culture. Visit for medical attention including dental work and eyeglasses. Shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities are limitless - including traditional bullfighting. Leave your car in the US and enter Mexico via the El Paso-Juarez Border Jumper Trolley, (915-544-0062). Visit www.visitelpaso.com for questions about Juarez.
- Palomas, Mexico is 50 miles west on I-10 to Deming, south on Rt. 11 to Columbus, and 3 more miles south to the border. There's free parking on the US side. Park and walk over. This town, much smaller than Juarez, also offers shopping, dining and medical services. Be sure to stop at the Pink Store; you can't miss it.
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
- When speaking with Mexicans - especially norteños - about Villa, don't underestimate the respect his name still garners in Mexico. On your way back from Mexico, visit Columbus, the USA's last place invaded by a foreign country, by Pancho Villa. The museum in Pancho Villa State Park dedicated March 11, 2006 documents this historical event.
What'll we see if we head north?
- Fort Selden state Monument is a short 17-mile drive north on Rt. 185. See ruins of the old outpost's adobe walls, designed to control Apache raiders, and a museum with relics from this site. General Douglas MacArthur lived here as a boy during his father's command.
- Truth or Consequences, the town - not the game - is located about 70 miles north on I-25. Famous for both its name and spas, we recommend a few places for day spa sessions: Charles Motel & Spa (505-894-7154); Fire Water Bed & Breakfast (505-740-0315); La Paloma Hot Springs (505-894-3148); and Sierra Grande Lodge & Spa (505-894-6976). Soak yourself!
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