“Camping & RV in Prewitt, NM”
Bluewater Lake State Park was established in 1955. Bluewater and Cottonwood Creeks feed the lake. This serene lake, located 25 miles west of Grants, is set in a pinon-juniper landscape with views towards the 3,000 acres of wilderness on the north flank of the Zuni Mountains. A forest of cottonwoods, pinon, and juniper surrounds the lake. From Pinon Hills Campground, take the trail to the overlook above the historic 1920s Bluewater Creek Dam, which is an arched concrete dam that was privately built.
Explore the history of Bluewater Lake at the park's Visitor Center where you will be greeted by park staff and volunteers. Learn about Navajo Native American culture, history, artifacts and native wild horses. Domestic horseback riding is allowable throughout the park's 2,500 acres.
Bluewater Lake is internationally recognized for its fishing. Not just any fishing – you’ll find some of the best Tiger Muskie, Rainbow Trout and Channel Catfish fishing at Bluewater Lake!
Make a reservation on the New Mexico State Parks reservation website.
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Verizon 4G/5G
Confirmed by 23 users | Last reported on September 16, 2024AT&T 4G/5G
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Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on December 21, 2019Reviews
Beautiful campground. Stunning views of the lake and it is so so quiet. Only 10 dollars for non electric in winter months. We stayed in October and it got down to the low 30's so come prepared. They have a drop of box for the winter months so you can come at whatever time. Beautiful place highly recommend coming to hike around or just for an overnight trip. Lots of rocks where you put up your tent so make sure you don't bend them!
Entrenches which are not the campsites. They could defiantly use better labeling bc it's hard in the campsite shower or real restrooms. Other than that it was nice. Great view of the stars
This was ok. Get off in prewett otherwise you'll waste time going to the 3 OTHER.
Stayed only one night because I’m traveling to meet family, but would definitely love to be here for a few nights. Spaces are roomy and spaced for privacy. The scenery is beautiful with a short walk to Bluelake. Peaceful and quite, clean and well maintained.
Nightly Rate: -
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 2
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 5G
From the reviews and looking online, all of the campgrounds within the Bluewater Lake State Park looked amazing. I called ahead and talked to someone on site asking for advice on sites and told her what we needed. The only site that was doable for us was the ADA site and it was taken (it wasn't labeled ADA but we were told that #9 was ADA). Most sites do not have a view of the lake. Access in and out is very narrow. Sites are not anywhere near level front to back nor side to side.
Nightly Rate: $14.00
Days Stayed: 0
Site Number: -
RV Length: 30 ft
RV Type: Travel Trailer
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
I was only going to stay a night or two.. stayed 14 nights. My rate reflects the NM Annual Camping Pass rate. I stayed there in early May 2015, which is before their very busy summer season so the campground was not very busy (I'm loving it). The campground has one electric loop with approximately15 sites, four non-electric loops, and almost unlimited primitive camping at the beach. During my stay, the electric loop remained the busiest, but not completely full. The dry camping area loops were not very busy, however some of the best sites (in my opinion) are reservable. You could still stay one night in those sites if not already reserved. I stayed in site #41 which was on a hill overlooking the lake, great views but a few days windy. For those that like dry camping, some of the best sites are in the Pinion Cliffs Campground loop or the Canyonside CG loop, but those great sites are also the reservable sites (28, 32, 35, 37, 16, 17, 18). Some of the sites, particularly in the Lakeside Campground area would put your trailer front door (if located on the curb side) on the opposite side of the picnic table. Also there is the beach primitive camping that I observed was used by everything from a tent to a large 5th wheel. The VC host told me that in the summer the park is very busy and there will be trailers lined up 2 deep on the beach as well as a full campground. The shower was a bit dated and water was not very hot.
People come here to fish and it appears based upon the the number of fishermen, it is well stocked. There are a few easy, fun hiking trails from the campground. We did two that are located in the canyon, one going to the dam and the other following the canyon. Both follow Bluewater Creek and among the birds we observed were ducks and cliff swallows. The park also has 2 packs of wild horses and grazing sheep and cattle. For a challenging hike, hike Mt Taylor! This TH is accessed about 10 miles north of Grants, NM. It is only 6 miles R/T but is pretty much a steep climb up to approximately 11,310 feet and then a steep descent back.
There is an easy access dump station and FW faucets are located as you get near the electric loop. From my site, Verizon service was great as their is a cell tower on the hill overlooking the campground.
I came here to hike so it was great for that and of course Q got to swim and she loved it. I didn't go, but the Bandera Ice Cave and El Morro NM is close enough.
Nightly Rate: $0.00
Days Stayed: 14
Site Number: 41
RV Length: 27 ft
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
After a month in the high country of Colorado and northern New Mexico, I'm headed towards hotter weather - something I want to put off as long as possible! I knew that Jen & Q had loved there time here so decided to stack my odds by doing a reservation for an electric (30A) site. My price reflects the $10 basic fee plus the $4 electric upgrade and the $4 service fee for making a reservation. Turns out, they have about 6 electric sites that aren't on the reservation system, and a couple of those were available when I pulled in about 3 p.m. Not always so...
The park is about 6 miles from the freeway, up and over a fairly steep ridge which separates you from any sense of the freeway environment. My site did require 3 lego blocks to level up, but my back window is facing the sunset which is beautiful. The roads are asphalt, the pads are gravel. Facilities are neat and clean, and the whole place is amazingly quiet. The electric sites are near full now, but occupancy in the dry sites looks to be about 15 percent or so on a Monday evening in mid August.
I have no connectivity of any kind on my AT&T phone, but have three bars of Verizon 4G on the MiFi so I didn't use the booster and antenna at all.
Next time, I'll bring the canoe along.
Nightly Rate: $18.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 2
RV Length: 19 ft
RV Type: Fifth Wheel
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
We stayed for one night on our way out of Albuquerque and we wished we had more time here. We came on Labor Day night, so by the time we arrived, the place was ghost town empty. It rained lightly that night and the ambiance was almost eerily peaceful. I recommend hiking around the site to the canyonside and you will get some gorgeous views. The onsite host looked like Santa Claus and was very friendly. There is a peppery and musky scent from the pines nearby that is intoxicating. I wanted to bottle up the smell and take it home.
The "town" that you pass through to get to the park is very interesting to say the least. I don't think they have a building code or CC&Rs or anything that keeps you from having a shack as a house. It's a random mix of real houses and RVs and chicken coops. No stores nearby, keep that in mind.
We'd love to come back and spend more time here one day.
Nightly Rate: $14.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: -
We came here for the horses and they did not disappoint. It was mid-Oct and the cg is totally self serve. No one at the office and while there was a host, I never saw them. We figured it out eventually and decided the beach boon docking was the place for us. There is one section near the boat ramp that is marked no camping, but the rest is open and you can park as close to the water as you like. A few hours after we arrived, the horses did too. They spent most of the day around us, it was awesome. At night, it's not the darkest skies I've ever seen, but it was quiet, except for some coyote rowdiness in the wee hours. The biggest downside was the wind. It was windy, and I'm told that's not uncommon. Also, only one shower was open and that was in the electric loop, so I didn't try it. Down by the lake I had 2 bars Verizon, zero ATT and Tmobile. It's supposed to pour today or I'd stay another night, while the ground feels pretty solid, there's no point chancing getting stuck.
Nightly Rate: $8.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: Beach
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
When we arrived late at night we picked an electric site (#6). The site only had electric hook-up. There is a drinking water fill station and a seperate dump station. The electric site was $14. That night the sky was clear and we could easily see the Milky Way. The temperature dropped down in the low 30's.
The following morning, we noticed the other side of the campground had better views of the lake so we moved to site #34. Since this site was dry camping it was only $10. The second night temperatures dropped down to the low 40's.
The campground seemed almost full on Sunday night but by Monday morning it was down to a few campers spread out. We had to drive down to the lake to see the horses. There was a nice trail that overlooked the damn. We have a 30' airstream that we pull with an Excursion; we fit very well in both sites. Overall we had a very good time.
Nightly Rate: $14.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 6&34
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
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