Rob Jaggers BLM campground

Our destination was the Rob Jagger BLM campground near Capitan, NM. 

The photos I had seen were of a large gravel parking lot with some dispersed camping behind it on the mesa. 

 Upon arrival we were interested to see that things were in transition. A million-dollar renovation is underway at Jagger. 

Behind the gravel lot 20+ back-in and pull-through sites with water, electric and horse paddocks are under construction. 

The sites are BIG, designed to accommodate big trucks with horse trailers. Regular RV’ers like us are welcome, too.

When we arrived the 4 electric and water sites were taken, we were able to move to an electric/water site later. 

We have been comfortable here ever since. Due to Covid-19 all restrooms are closed, but a trash dumpster still serves the campground. There is also a dump station and potable water for those who are not self-contained.

We discovered that Riodoso, NM, about a half hour southwest has a Walmart, Hardware stores, some good restaurants with takeout (Covid-19 style), and best of all, an LCMS church. We have taken advantage of all these amenities. 

A big thanks to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and pastor Jason Rust for welcoming us so warmly. We even had packages delivered to the church for our pickup! It has been fantastic.

We visited White Sands NP on a previous trip. look for it in an earlier post.  

But Valley of Fires is intriguing.  Check it out in our next post.

And yes, the temps have ranged from mid-40’s to upper 70’s. 

Just the way we like it.