The Campgrounds near Pilar, NM. A guide to lesser known sites in the American West.S06E98

The Campgrounds near Pilar, NM. A guide to lesser known sites in the American West.S06E98

I hope to illustrate some of the lesser known places that one can camp in the Central Western states. There are many campgrounds and other places which relatively unknown or overlooked which I feel would be of interest to tourists / vacationers and both tent campers and RV’ers.
I found many of these places to camp with Google’s “camping near _______” search terms. I was amazed how many small towns and state/federal lands allow camping. In addition, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho publish very complete guides to lesser known campsites. New Mexico is not one of them. There are not as many in this state. As we traveled, we found a few and I made sure to record them on video to share with all of you.
However, one must take care in selecting these sites. Sometimes, it is only a dirt lot with no services and no bathrooms suitable only for self-contained RV units. Others, are down narrow rough roads suitable only for SUV’s and trucks. Finally, and most importantly I review and rate how good I thought these campsites are and how suitable it is to tent camping. Sometimes they are true undiscovered gems which are little used or unknown outside the local community.