The Box - Socorro, NM

[bpdchief]

We are camped at "The Box" West of Socorro, NM on Hwy 60. Approx 9 miles out of town, very pretty area and popular with rock climbers. Level gravel parking lot, rock fire rings and a very clean vault toilet. No trash service so ... pack in - pack out. Walmart, Dollar Tree and McDonald's in Socorro should you feel the need.
Found this on freecampsites.net -  14 day limit on BLM, Verizon and AT&T cell coverage.

 

[MrNoodly]

That's a nice area.

 

[Txjaybird]

  THANK YOU.

NM IS A STATE I'VE DRIVEN ACROSS MANY TIMES AND NEVER SPENT ANY TIME IN.  
I'M HOPING TO CORRECT THAT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.  

DO YOU GUYS HAVE NM STATE PARKS PASS?

JEWELL ANN & QUEENIE

 

[bpdchief]

No park pass yet.... strongly considering it though as 22 nights in a tent site covers the cost of the pass. Figure in the number of really nice NM State Parks and it's a no brainer. We're really waiting on the next SS check to come in lol

 

[highdesertranger]

thank you for the report chief. highdesertranger

 

[tx2sturgis]

You're not far from the VLA (Very Large Array). Worth a day-trip if you like that kind of stuff.

If you do head into the Plains of San Agustin, your cell phone might quit working, it's a 'radio quiet' area.

https://public.nrao.edu/visit/very-large-array/

 

[PECVD2]

Hello

How is the weather there?

I was going to do a weekender there but headed north into the Jemez instead.

 

[MrNoodly]

You're not far from the VLA (Very Large Array). 

Not too far from Pie Town, either. There's a free boondocking area on the south side of the highway. And pie on the north side.

 

[tx2sturgis]

Yep, I've actually overnighted there a few times also.

 

[rosiemartinez1211]

We are camped at "The Box" West of Socorro, NM on Hwy 60.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[regis101]

Man, yinz are making NM sound intriguing

 

[closeanuf]

Is there good Mexican food available?

 

[tx2sturgis]

Man, yinz are making NM sound intriguing

I knew a chick from Missouri that used that 'yinz' word....

 

[regis101]

She woulda been a PGH transplant then. I ended up near SF in NorCal. The Bus came by and I got on. That's when it all began. Late 70's.
Bit of trivia , Pgh- Pa, is the only Pittsburgh in the nation that kept the (H) . Some post office guy back in the day wanted to keep it there since another popped up in Kansas or something thereof