Black Mesa Casino and Travel Center

Another overnight here. Wanted a plug for the ACs. cannot beat it really. $25/night. Good power. Very nice travel plaza. Diesel lanes and decent price. Very easy on/off. Away from any congestion. Easy pull through sites, so no need to unhook toad. Its all gravel. Casino is clean and now no smoking. Slots only. Go find a site, check in at the casino, they will unlock the pedestal.

As of my visit 8/17/24 - $25 night 30/50 amp electric at site - central dump / water (no water at site) - friendly check in at promotions desk in casino. Big, long gravel sites mostly level. Some long term / seasonal ‘residents’ with patios and ‘gardens’ so if you want a longer stay it’s possible. About 5,000 feet so not as high as Santa Fe. Slots only casino, not too much smoke, check in lady recommends truck stop as best restaurant. Easy access Albuquerque or Santa Fe. Good tv antenna stations and one bar LTE t-mobile connection.

Nice easy overnight, nothing fancy. There is an RV park with Electric, 50 amp. $20/night. Go find a spot, then go into the casino and sign up for your spot. If you get a players card, you get a $10 free credit. This is a flat gravel parking lot. Nice to have electricity for running the ACs when it is hot out. OK free Wifi but not great. Don't plan on streaming. No shade. All are first-come sites.

If you want to park for free, there is an associated Travel Center attached and you can overnight with the trucks for free if you do not need any Elec.

Here’s a 2019 update. Renamed Black Mesa Casino and Travel Center. Still managed by the San Felipe Pueblo. No frills. A decent stopover between Abq and SF. A large dirt parking lot behind the casino. Semi parking behind the travel center. $20 fee for electric. Dry dock is free. Pay the front desk at the casino and security will unlock the terminal. Best bet is the most SE slot. It’s away from the truck noise. Quiet and dark. Have always felt safe. Plenty of room to excericise a dog. Stars at night. Highway noise a minimum. Too close to the travel center and you will hear overnight truck generators. Pro tips. Free coffee and soda at the casino. $10 game credit for new members players club card signup. Small casino cafe with decent eats. Re: Casino smoke. Not too bad. They work hard to vent. I can stand it for the hour or so. No table games, just slots. The diner at the travel center has a larger menu with HOT green chile stew. The travel center has $10 showers. Showers are free with a large trucker diesel purchase . Gas can be cheap. Easy on and easy off ramps. The center closes on San Felipe Feast Days. Check calendar. Feast days are wonderul events. No cameras! Friendly staff all around. The speedway is abandoned and was a terrible idea from the 1980s. The room for a truly wonderful rv site is there and one can only imagine if the whole space was catered to the rv lifestyle. Laundry! There is a dump and water station. The dump has a broken cc machine so go figure that it can be used gratis. We stayed a windy and rainy day and night. We watched the rain clouds roll by. I like this place as a solid go to place. As long as expectations are modest a fine stay will be had.

We had not been here for several months and the listings say the Campground electricity costs $20 in September and October, with $10 otherwise. We got here yesterday, August 26, and were charged $20. We are parked in site B6, along with some dried out horse droppings.
This 'wonderful' campground is almost level, with locked electrical boxes only, at every site. "Drinking" water is available at the 2 dump stations. There is also a dumpster at one of the dump stations.

The slot machines in the casino have mostly gone to penny games, with a few of the older popular ones. There are five poker machines left.
The buffet room looks active, but we have not been there for over a year. It was acceptable the last time we ate there. The snack bar is shut down for modifications.