RV Dump Stations In Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Fort Sumner has several RV dump stations in the area, with some offering free access to travelers in the Pecos River valley of eastern New Mexico. This De Baca County seat of about 1,000 sits along Highway 60 and the Pecos River, famous as the place where Sheriff Pat Garrett shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881. RV dump station and sani-dump access at Fort Sumner serves highway travelers crossing the remote eastern New Mexico plains as well as visitors to the Billy the Kid Museum and the Bosque Redondo Memorial, which commemorates the Long Walk and internment of the Navajo and Mescalero Apache peoples at Fort Sumner in the 1860s. The sanitary dump station facilities provide tank maintenance at a small community where the combination of Old West history, Native American memorial, and remote Pecos River valley setting creates a distinctive and historically significant stopping point on the eastern New Mexico plains.

Dump stations are only one piece of the trip puzzle. Before you set out for your trip to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, it's worth taking thirty minutes to check that the basics are in place — the four areas below are where unprepared RVers most often get stung.

Of the dump stations near Fort Sumner, a portion% are free while a portion% charge a fee. Fort Sumner is very affordable, reflecting its position as a small agricultural community on the remote eastern New Mexico plains. New Mexico's low cost of living keeps all services modestly priced. Sumner Lake State Park provides camping at standard state park rates. The surrounding Pecos River valley and open plains offer very affordable living in one of New Mexico's most remote agricultural communities.