We finally moved over to Brantley Lake State Park. Still in Carlsbad north of main city and it is wonderful... The sites are huge and the ones next to you are far enough away that you don't feel crowded. The sites have water,They have 30 & several 50 Amp, also 4 have sewer but if your rig is over 38 feet long you may not fit in to the sewer sites but all of the other sites are huge. Both AT&T and Verizon have good phone reception BUT no AT&T Internet... We called and they said in 6 months they would have it there. TV is by satellite only...no local stations. I don't know about Verizon. And a added bonus the SUNSETS are to die for... Gorgeous!!!
We went for a ride after to Sitting Bull Falls. We had found out about Sitting Bull Falls while looking at RV Park reviews. We headed the 30 miles west to Sitting Bull Falls and I'm so glad that we did. The drive was beautiful; We stopped numerous times to take pictures and once we got there, it was a short walk on a concrete walkway to the falls. Very beautiful - one of the largest waterfalls in New Mexico. You should bring a lunch as it's an ideal place for a picnic since there are covered and uncovered tables available with gorgeous views.
In large picture on left to see the mountain climber
Sit back an enjoy the slide show
Finally check out this sunset from Brantley Lake Campground
Until Later... Have FUN, Travel Safe & Enjoy Everyday!
We left Fort Stockton, Texas and headed on down the highway... After a few miles on I-10 we headed north on US 285 which was a really great road to travel... It was 4 lanes and hardly anyone on it! Our destination was Carlsbad, NM to see the Caverns and visit Roswell to look for alien life!!! One of my favorite things.... On our ride we saw lots of oil sites and drilling. Finally we went over the New Mexico State Line and gained another hour...
We made reservations at the Carlsbad KOA... We usually don't stay in KOA's because they can be a little pricey (this one was $40.50 a night with our discount) but we were not sure of the campgrounds in the area. The KOA was really nice and the people who owned it were very friendly. It had FHU with 50A, cable, good wi-fi and we chose a pull trough site. Both Verizon and AT&T phones worked well however, my Internet card (AT&T) did work... BUT... we got an email from them telling us we were in a NO NETWORK area and was roaming.... YIKES!!! We unplugged right away since we did not go over the roaming allowance yet!!! Did not need a HUGE charge from them.... Here is Tassie all parked in her spot and these cute little birds were everywhere... Are they Quails??? I don't know.
During our stay there the owner took off in his incredible flying machine...
Now I don't think it was an Ultralight but it did look fun....
Enjoy a short clip of his flight
The next day we took a ride over to Brantley Lake State Park, which was about 10 miles away, to check it out... When we got there it was a wonderful park the is definitely BIG rig friendly and the price... $14.00 a night. Of course you don't get all the amenities that KOA had but you do get Water & 50amp power... and a beautiful view. They had a about 4 sites with sewer but they were taken. We loved it there and called for reservations right away. So after our 2 days at KOA we moved on over to the state park. After we made the reservations we went to Sitting Bull Falls... More on that in my next post... So stay tuned for all we did in and around Carlsbad.
Until Later... Have FUN, Travel Safe & Enjoy Everyday!
