Rose Valley RV Ranch

This is a private RV Park in Silver City, NM. I first camped here at the monthly rate based upon the suggestion of another full-time camper. It is a great campground for exploring the Silver City, NM area. There are some full-time residents in the park but the park is kept clean. Most of the sites have some type of fence in between sites. I loved site #59 (not sure if this is a monthly site or just a daily/weekly site) which backed up into an open field. There are some short trails which are great for walking the dog at night. Although it is close to Silver City, you feel like you are out in the country and it is quiet at night. The showers and laundry area are clean. If your dog needs a dog park with some grassy areas, there is one at 13th/Virginia.

One of the great areas to hike is at the Little Walnut area and Gomez Peak. Located not far outside of town, there is a great trail system. Also hike the Dragonfly Trail and Big Tree Trail which are close to the campground location. Gila Cliff Dwellings is a doable day trip. The annual DutchOven cook off is held in March in the small town of Glenwood, NM.

In the town of Silver City, there seems to be a coffee house on every block, a great co-op and don't miss the Syzygy Tile store, they make handmade tiles!

The easiest way to find Rose Hill RV Park is to head toward the Silver City Memory Lane Cemetery. The RV park shares a border with the cemetery. They’ve employed good use of trees, bushes, and decorative western-style wood walls to provide decent privacy between sites, which are gravel based and fairly flat.

The staff was very friendly, and though we’ve read reviews on other sites that said this place is not good for children, we disagree. Yes, there is a lot of old farm equipment that isn’t intended for playing, but we didn’t have any trouble keeping our toddler away from these items.

There are a few miles of walking trails at the south edge of the park that we explored a little. The laundry room was clean, well-maintained and heated. Had some problems with one dryer being full of quarters, thus not available for use, and the next day another dryer’s drum stopped spinning in the middle of our cycle. There are only four washers and four dryers. Cost was $1.25 to wash and $1.00 for 40 mins of drying.

The “dog run” is really just two poles with a wire strung in-between, not an enclosed space for them to run off the leash.

It’s a good location next to the historic cemetery where Billy the Kid’s mother is buried, walking distance from the bowling alley, and only a few miles from downtown Silver City. If we were passing through this area in the future, we would stay here again.

The staff at Rose Valley was welcoming and provided several informative resources about things to do in the area - trails, day trips, and restaurants not to miss. The sites were separated by bushes and dividers made of reclaimed materials, which provided privacy. The campground itself is tastefully decorated with old farm machinery and western memorabilia. HUGE benefit to me was the onsite recycling center. Laundry facilities were clean and modest. We didn't use the restroom facilities. Silver City is a wonderful town to explore with a rich history, but also progressive. Wifi at our site was hit or miss, but strong at the small book exchange/library cabin. We would absolutely stay at this park again and recommend others to check out this gem!

- Story is our way home

We stopped off in Silver City during our two week trek from South Florida to Central California. The Ranch is very well kept, with thoughtfully laid out spaces and western kitsch theme. Our only interaction with staff was the very warm and helpful lady that checked us in. She offered some very helpful insight for our trip to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, which was our destination for the area. If you find yourself in the area I highly recommend staying at Rose Valley Ranch and exploring Silver City, but ultimately your objective should be the Cliff Dwellings...a trip which is worth more than words...but leave your RV or trailer at Rose Valley.

I should also mention that we left for the cliff dwellings in our SUV early in the morning the day of checkout from Rose Valley. They were very accommodating and at check in even suggested we do so. We returned to the Ranch long after checkout time, fired up our bus, said goodbye at the office and were on our way. Their flexibility allowed for us to experience an amazing day at Gila Cliff Dwellings and for that we are thankful.

Scoped this out for a friend, and ended up staying here 3 nights myself while recovering from a long hot weekend in Tucson. This place goes the extra mile, even offering to back my trailer in when my remote control was on the fritz! And the front office worked the reservation to give me passport america and good sam discounts on different nights, so I ended up paying $39 for the 3 nights of full hookups.

Sites are generously spaced apart, with little wooden fences for privacy, and an area to set up your table, chairs and grill. No table/benches provided. I rarely heard or saw neighbors, it's a really quiet park, even though it was full 2 of the 3 nights I was there.

Showers are generous (a private toilet and sink as well as plenty of room to move around in, and the hot water was endless. Nice rain-shower type showerheads too. Laundry is small, but not busy, so no waiting for washer or dryer ($2.50 total for wash and dry).

You can walk through a dirt path to the Albertsons grocery store, or drive into the downtown area in 5 minutes. So this location is great for sightseeing or for more practical matters.

And if you need RV service, ask for Rhonda or Ken at AAA RV repair, they did a great job on my wheels and did a bunch of small things for my friend's trailer.

This park is very dusty due to gravel interior roads and sites. Plan on getting dirty! Seems to be mostly long term residents but the sites are well kept. The sites are pretty darn long but not very level. We ended up with one front tire off the ground. There is quite a bit of room between sites. They have a small area on the side protected by a wood fence (I guess for the wind) but, oddly, there is no picnic table. The WII FI was either screaming fast or not working at all. We were located right by a hotspot. Our friends right next to us couldn’t even see the hotspot on any of their devices. Directv satellite worked fine. Verizon 4g 3 bars. It is fairly quiet as the park is a block or two off the main road. Our sites backed up to the Memory Lane cemetery – which is one of the most desolate looking cemeteries I’ve ever seen. There is not a blade of grass, and they obviously have drainage issues. We found the oddball fake flowers in our site that drifted over from the cemetery. It was a good location for visiting the Gila Cliff dwellings. We drove up 15 and returned on 35 through Mimbres. Both ways have beautiful scenery. The Gila Cliff dwellings are unusual in that you can hike right up and through most of them. Great outing!

Very nice spot. Showers are fantastic even wheel chair accessible. Lots of open spaces to walk the dogs all the site are fairly private Our site backed to an open field with occasional deer and the largest jack rabbit I have ever seen before

This was our second trip to the Silver City area. We have stayed at this park both times. Once just my husband and myself and this most recent time with our 9yr old. They handle our late check in very smoothly. We are the kind to show up well after dark. Your just drive up to the office and there is a map with your site circled, along with instructions/rules. The sites are huge! They allowed my small clothesline on the divider fence for towels and swimsuits. Each site has a gravel pad, that while not always the most level, does appear to have been leveled or worked every-time we have been there. My favorite part has to be the bathrooms. The punch code door locks always work without issues of the buttons sticking. The doors are lit up just enough to be able to do them in the dark. The bathrooms themselves are big, which is nice with younger children. They have been immaculately clean both times we have been there. The water pressure is consistent, which is more than I can say for home. the park while in town does not feel that way. It backs up to the graveyard and has greenspace on the other sides. I highly recommend this park for everyone big or small!

This is a nice campground/RV Park in Silver City. The location is great- close to everything.
We had planned on staying only 3 nights- but kept extending our time here because it was nice and quiet and there was lots to do and see in the area.
The people we dealt with by phone and in the office could not have been friendlier or more accommodating.
The park is dirt/gravel with lots of greenery which give it that campground feel and the sites were spread out nicely- we were in #61 which was very big and had open space behind it- the deer were plentiful there. We saw them each morning and evening. The full hookups worked great- we had no problems. We also got about 12 TV channels off our antenna.
The laundry room and showers were very clean and the free wifi worked well enough. We had a very strong Verizon signal here.
We will stay again when in the area and recommend you give them a try!

The place was clean. People were friendly. There were no picnic tables so we had to cook on the ground with our camp stove. I guess for a paid campground (unlike backpacking sites) I expect a table. I understand not having fire rings as the sites are close together but no table? That was a bummer. We wouldn’t stay here again because of that.