City of RocksState Park

The City of Rocks gets it's name from the beautiful volcanic rock formations. The park is about a square mile in size, and the rocks rise to about 40 feet in height.

We were travelling north on highway 180 from Demming, NM towards Silver City, then took highway 61. Our destination was Lake Roberts, but since it took us right past the City of Rocks, we decided to pay it a visit, looking forward to a return visit when we could camp there.

This is a distant view of the City of Rocks as you approach from Highway 61.  The view is awesome, and gets better the closer you get.

I posted these photos in extra large format so my readers could see more detail of the rocks and surrounding area.  There are hiking trails and campsites nestled in the rocks (primitive, of course). Improved sites with electric and water are also available.

Yes, there is water in the desert.

I could not resist putting in this beautiful photo of these flowers. The desert is not bleak, and these flowers enhance the City of Rocks.