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Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

Drive-up · public land · NM · 33.25893, -103.31179

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The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

Tatum is a small ranching-and-oil town on US-380/NM-206 in Lea County, southeast New Mexico, and its free municipal campground -- Randolph Rampy Park, right next to the city park at 198 N Eubank Avenue -- is an unusually generous one: camper reports and the town's listing describe roughly six to eight pull-through RV sites with water, 30-amp electric, sewer hookups AND a dump station, all free, with a three-day limit. Full hookups at no charge is rare, so treat it as a genuine find but confirm it is still free and working when you arrive. There are picnic tables and grills, grassy shaded areas and toilets nearby (no showers), and it is reported quiet after dark. FREE-STATUS CAVEAT: the Town of Tatum has no web page confirming this that we could find, so the free status and rules come from consistent camper reports rather than the town -- call Tatum Town Hall to confirm before you rely on it. The deal these towns offer is simple: camp free, and they hope you buy fuel, groceries or dinner in town. Be a good guest and it stays free for the next traveler. Town rules change often and we have not visited -- confirm current rules with the town before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

USGS topographic map of Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Aerial image of Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

Weather outlook — at Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,997 ft.

Fire & smoke — around Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)NIFC · AirNow

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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.

Everything you need — measured from Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum) · public land · NM

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

FFuel0 mi
+Urgent care0 mi
GGrocery0 mi
@Mail0 mi
HHardware21 mi
RxPharmacy21 mi
MMechanic22 mi
AAir-up22 mi
DDump34 mi
EVEV fast charger38 mi
LLaundry39 mi
WWater40 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water is a real 40-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).

Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.

One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗

The site — Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

Access

Drive-up

Land

public land

Elevation

3,997 ft

State

Coordinates

33.25893, -103.31179

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply — around Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum) · public land · NM (OpenStreetMap)

Drinking waternone within 10 mi
FuelStripes Diesel · ~0.3 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
GroceriesStripes · ~0.4 mi
PharmacyNowell Pharmacy · ~21.4 mi
Hospital / clinicNor-Lea Tatum Medical Clinic · ~0.3 mi
HardwareGebo's · ~21.1 mi

EV charging — from Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum) · public land · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearest public DC fast charger37.7 mi straight-line S — Allsups - Hobbs · FCN · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 24 within 100 · 55 within 150
Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)79.8 mi — Carlsbad, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Carlsbad
Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.0 mi — ALBERTSONMARKET STATION 2, Lovington, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 316561 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum) · public land · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

No mapped restroom within 30 miles — plan to pack it out.

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How we know this — Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

Source

municipal park records

Confidence

Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.

How it was placed

Coordinates: OSM way 613972945 'Tatum RV', tourism=caravan_site, immediately adjacent to OSM way 613972922 'Tatum City Park'; pin verified INSIDE the caravan_site way by point-in-polygon against api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/613972945/full.json, 2026-07-21. Street address 198 N Eubank Ave, Tatum, NM 88267. FREE status + rules from consistent, recent, undisputed camper sourcing: boondockinglocations.com/rampy-park-tatum (labels it 'Public - City Park (Official)', 'This is a FREE campsite', 'You may stay 3 Days', ~6-8 pull-through RV spots with water, 30-amp electric, sewer and a dump station), corroborated by The Dyrt and AllStays. No City/Town of Tatum web page for it was found (Tatum pop. ~800), so despite the strong, undisputed reporting it is confidence='med'. Not visited. Verified 2026-07-21. --- NIGHTSHIFT REVIEW 2026-08-21 (fire 1220, leftover backlog) --- HOLDS UP. Re-read boondockinglocations.com/rampy-park-tatum this fire; still verbatim 'This is a FREE campsite', still 'You may stay 3 Days at Rampy Park', still typed 'Public - City Park (Official)', and still listing water, 30-amp electric, sewer and a dump station. OSM way 613972945 'Tatum RV' still live (v2, tourism=caravan_site) at this coordinate. As at ingest there is no Town-of-Tatum web page for it (pop. ~800), so despite strong and undisputed reporting this stays MEDIUM. Street address 198 N Eubank Ave, Tatum NM 88267. APPROVED.

EV chargers

US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.

Field check

On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.

What we don’t know about Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.

Road surface & last-mile access
How many rigs actually fit
Cell coverage by carrier
Seasonal & winter access
Current fire restrictions
Whether any water here is drinkable
Shade & wind exposure
Noise and who else shows up
Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it

Before you go — Randolph Rampy Park (Tatum)

Water on public land →Dumping grey & black →Hot-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →

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