Farmington, NM

We made the drive from Fox Creek, CO. to Farmington, NM without incident except for delays due to road construction. We had reservations at Mom & Pop's RV Park, not knowing anything about it except what I've read on RV Park Reviews web site. It indeed has paved roads and gravel sites. We got a back-in site along side truck route 64. The site was almost to short and the front end of the motorhome was in the drive by a couple of feet. All the back-in sites are short and the pull-through sites are for those staying overnight only. We had originally thought we would stay three weeks and that is why we were put into a back-in site. After getting set up and going to Sonja's, a really good restaurant, we came home and decided to relax the rest of the day. That was a laugh. The road noise is so bad, not just cars, but motorcycles without mufflers, trucks with jake brakes working and teens with their boomboxes booming. This was almost all night long! There was a time between mid-night and 5 am that it finally quited down some and I was able to sleep. I figured that there was no way I could take three weeks of this so after breakfast on Thursday morning, we went to find Lee Acres RV Park. I had tried to call them before we left Fox Creek but couldn't get through, seems I had a wrong number. The only thing that Lee Acres has going for it, is that it is located well off route 64, and has 50 amp sites, but at least it would be a lot quieter. We found a corner site that was empty, where we could use the King Dome and the dish for internet and procured it for a Saturday morning move.



On Friday morning, after two sleepless nights, we moved to Lee Acres. It is mostly dirt roads with little gravel, but a large RV Park. Most of the people parked here are gas/oil field workers and so far it's been quiet. There is some traffic on the local road, but nothing like on truck route 64.



I'm getting used to the dirt and dust since being in NM & CO, yea, right! What's three more weeks. It will take me a month to get NM & CO out of the motorhome when we return east this fall.



OK, so I'm writing this for all my RV readers. Mom & Pop's is great for overnight, you'll get a pull-through site that is a little more removed from the highway, not much though. Only 30 amp service. Unfortunately, RV Park reviews didn't mention the highway noise.



Lee Acres is OK, no amenities, not even a bath house. But it does have fairly large sites and good 50 amp service. Oh yes, the view is much better here - open country vs. being in the city.



We are planning on visiting Durango, CO. and taking the train from there to Silverton, CO. next week. We also want to visit Mesa Verde and the Four Corners. There is much to do in this area and it really surprises me that there are not some nicer campgrounds here. Maybe I missed them? Anyway, check back as I know I'll have lots of pictures