Clayton KOA, Clayton, New Mexico

Sleep under a starry Western sky, where 90-degree days turn into cool nights, creating an ideal camping experience. Spend the days volcano hopping at Capulin Volcano National Monument, bird-watching in Kiowa National Grasslands or walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs at Clayton Lake State Park. The lake offers hiking, horse trails and fishing; pick up a license at the campground store. Travel through local history at the Herzstein Memorial Museum or over dinner at the Eklund Dining Room and Saloon, once the only hotel between Dallas and Denver.

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