| The Three Rivers area in New Mexico is
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| | for any size RV. The campground also
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| home to two public campgrounds that have
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| | allows camping in the picnic area. The
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| spectacular views of the Sacramento
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| | vista of the distant mountains and arid
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| Mountain range and White Mountain
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| | landscape is beautiful and the camp sites
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| Wilderness. Each campground has remote,
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| | (including the picnic area) have totally
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| quiet, spacious camp sites - all with
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| | unobstructed views of it. Amenities
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| beautiful views of the surrounding
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| | include flush toilets and water hook up.
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| landscape.
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| | This is a real gem that looks like it is
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| Three Rivers Petroglyph Site and
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| | in the middle of nowhere.
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| Campground
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| | Three Rivers Campground
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| This archeological site and campground is
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| | Several miles east of the Three Rivers
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| maintained by the Federal Bureau of Land
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| | Petroglyph Site is Three Rivers
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| Management. The petroglyphs were created
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| | Campground in Lincoln National Forest
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| by the Jornada Mogollon people between
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| | maintained by the National Forest
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| about 900 and 1400 AD. The number and
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| | Service. This campground is very remote
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| concentration of petroglyphs here make it
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| | and quiet. The fourteen camp sites are
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| one of the largest and most interesting
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| | very well laid out and well spaced with
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| petroglyph sites in the Desert Southwest.
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| | many having ramadas and picnic tables.
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| More than 21,000 glyphs of birds, humans,
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| | Most of the sites have excellent views of
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| animals, fish, insects and plants, as
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| | the surrounding mountains and White
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| well as numerous geometric and abstract
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| | Mountains Wilderness area. Although the
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| designs are scattered over 50 acres of
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| | surrounding landscape is arid, there is a
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| New Mexico's northern Chihuahuan Desert.
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| | lot of greenery. A river runs along the
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| A short, easy interpretative trail 200
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| | edge of the campground and can be heard
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| yards south of the petroglyphs leads to
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| | from some of the camp sites. This is a
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| the remains of the Mogollon village. The
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| | very nice, well planned campground with
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| site, which was partially excavated in
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| | very beautiful views. Although this
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| 1976, was occupied for about 400 years.
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| | campground can accomodate large RVs, the
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| We started our visit at the small visitor
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| | only amenities offered are vault toilets
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| center and talked to a very friendly
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| | and water spigots - but the trade off of
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| host. Then we spent about an hour walking
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| | amenities for the beautiful views is
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| a very easy interpretive trail (just
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| | worth it.
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| behind the visitor center) and thoroughly
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| | Getting to these campgrounds is easy.
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| enjoyed both the petroglyphs and the
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| | Eighteen miles north of Tularosa, NM,
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| beautiful scenery. The petroglyph site
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| | turn east onto Forest Road 579 at the
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| and adjacent campground is in a grand,
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| | sign that says Three Rivers Petroglyph
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| open arid plain surrounded by the
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| | Site. The roads to each campground are
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| Sacramento Mountain range and White
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| | well marked but unpaved a good part of
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| Mountain Wilderness.
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| | the way. The trip is well worth the
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| The campground is just in front of the
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| | effort - two campgrounds with beautiful
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| visitor center. There are only two camp
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| | views and a very interesting
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| sites at the campground - both having
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| | archeological site.
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| electric and water hook-up and designed
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