After leaving the wildlife refuge, we went just an hour or so west to Cimarron Canyon State Park.

This was a stop I was not sure about, I thought we would stay at Eagle Nest State Park which was 15 mins or so away but after seeing the spots decided to stay at Cimarron instead.

The Maverick Campground at Cimarron Canyon smelled amazing from all the pine trees and and was nestled in the mountains.

Because of how early in the year it was there was no water at the campground and the bathrooms were closed.

They did have porta potties set up though.

There was also no electric.

We did need to find a store for water pretty quick though since we were running low.

 

I loved the area but after driving around I found a spot I would have loved to stay at.

Next time I want to stay at Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument!

The campgrounds are beautiful!

And the views are breathtaking.

I am so glad that we got a National Park Pass for the trip!

We got into all the National Monuments we visited on it, got half off one of our campsites(Army Corps Site), and into a National Wildlife Refuge including camping at no extra cost.

I could have stayed in this area for weeks if not months but we needed to start heading south so we only stayed for two days.

We had also planned on driving up into the Wheeler Peak while there but the road was still snowed in we were told.

Still it was a breaktaking, beautiful area.

So glad we got to stay in this amazing area!

I want to go back and stay longer next time!