At times I enjoy a three day weekend rather than a week long vacation. These brief weekends allow me time to refresh without the pressure of preparing to be gone for an entire week. This weekend we took a three day trip to Silver City, New Mexico. A university town of just over 10,000 folks located in some beautiful foothills that include the Gila Cliff Dwellings and the City of Rocks. While our weekend did not allow us to see these sites, we were able to get some rest, enjoy nature and walk the historic downtown area of Silver City. 
We choose to stay at Silver City RV Park and Cabins. The park is downtown, an easy walk to the historic area where you can eat and browse the shops. We were there on a Saturday so we could also visit the Farmer's Market. The Market was small, but a great place for fresh meat and vegetables. The campground was rather small and the sites a bit closer and narrower than I would prefer. Backing into the site took a bit more skill than the novice RV driver. The campground was clean and well kept. The WiFi was unreliable, disappointed to me as I do like to stay connected. The campground was not very big so evening walks were short and the neighborhood around the park did not look like a place to walk at night. The best walk was the one we took on Saturday to the historic down town area. The park is located in an area of the city surrounded by homes, so the views were not memorable. For a short weekend trip to Silver City I would recommend the park, but if you were going to spend a week in the area and visit the Cliff Dwellings and the City of Rocks I would recommend a different RV park outside of the city in the surrounding areas. The historic downtown was quaint. Several of the older buildings had been converted to art shops to displace the work of local artists and native Americans. Several restaurants were available along with a coffee shop. It was a great location to spend a day walking and looking at the various shops. An interesting exhibit that we past on our walk to the downtown area was an 1870 replica log cabin donated to the city by Ron Howard and place at the site of Billy the Kid's homestead from his childhood. Silver City was also home to Anita Scott Coleman an author and poet who lived between 1890 and 1960. Her mother was a slave and her father a Buffalo Solider. I often find wonderful nuggets of history located in these little cities throughout the west. I look forward to visiting the area again when I have time to visit the Gila Cliff Dwellings and the City of Rocks.
Stayed: August 11-13, 2016
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 (5 being Excellent)
