Fantastic place to watch the 4th of July fireworks display in Roswell, NM. There is a little bit…read moreof traffic driving in and out of the park before and after, but it isn't too bad. There is a giant field you can bring blankets and lawn chairs to watch the field on, OR you can stay in the gravel parkinglot and watch from there. The view in the open sky from the park is spectacular. I stayed in the gravel parkinglot because I was also lighting fireworks which is another plus to being there. A ton of people who attend bring their own fireworks and they are lighting them off before and after the show. The fireworks display at Cielo Grande park is also known to be Roswell's biggest fireworks display. Definitely come here to watch fireworks if you are in town for the 4th of July!

Roswell is an unlovely place, offering few amenities, but the park really tries. Big shade trees…read moreare essential for Enchanting Results June-September. The grass was still green in Mid May. Fantastic frisbee golf course and a small play area for kids

Nice place, there's a really nice playground for the kids everything clean. Definitely worth…read morevisiting

We used this dog park during our stay in Roswell and it was fine. Unfortunately for us, there were…read morenever any other people there with small dogs when we came so our visits were fairly short. We did have a conversation with a nice gentleman who had a small dog off leash with him who said his dog was not friendly. He didn't want to come inside because he was worried about the dogs behavior but not so worried that he needed to be on a leash I guess. Our dogs said hello through the fence and seemed fine with one another. We noticed many people with their dogs off leash here in the parking lot, so I guess residents here are comfortable with that. We also noticed many people walking dogs around the sports complex but very few using the fenced off-leash areas. There is plenty of parking and there are fenced separated areas for small and large dogs but I think locals use the entire sports complex here as a play area which seems to work for them. Shade was limited and so was seating but if you need to let your dog out for a bit this is a good place to try.

Convenient park closer to our hotel stay in Roswell. It was a couple acres, with lots of space for…read morethe dogs to play. People just need to clean up after their pets.

Paying tribute to those who are Missing In Action and Prisoners Of War of all sides of conflicts…read more(thousands of German POWs were interred here in Roswell), this 1.2 acre park is adjacent to the Spring River that passes through town. Features here include a handful of benches, a basketball court, bike trail and water fountain. The parking lot is large enough to accomodate the number of people who would be here at the park and there is some shade over the parking spaces. Do not miss out on the Berlin Wall fragment or the Iron Cross in the riverbank, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/german-pow-iron-cross. [Review 17458 overall - 68 in New Mexico - 976 of 2022.]

Located in Pioneer Park in downtown Roswell NM. The "Cattle King of the Pecos" sculpture is a…read morelarger-than-life bronze statue of John Simpson Chisum (1824-1884), created by artist Robert T. Summers and installed in 1999 at Pioneer Plaza. Chisum, a prominent cattleman, was known as the largest cattle producer in the U.S. during the mid-1870s, managing up to 80,000 longhorn steers. The statue commemorates his role in establishing the cattle industry in the Pecos Valley, where he brought his first herd in 1867 via the Goodnight-Loving Trail and set up his South Spring Ranch near Roswell. The sculpture captures his legacy as a key figure in the early West and Roswell's development.

I've seen more birds in my backyard. It's not much but it has some dirt and also a nice cement…read moretrail to walk. There is a bird blind where there are feeders set up. Only a couple of species of birds and just very common ones to see though. If you are in the neighborhood it might be good for walking but it's not worth the drive for anyone else

A bright spot for birding just west of downtown. Lots of ducks in the ponds and lots of red winged…read moreblackbirds calling in the trees. We saw white crowned sparrows, a townsends solitaire and flocks of robins. A pleasant sunset walk after a 3 hour drive from Albuquerque.

The Roswell Public Garden in Roswell, NM, was not quite what I expected…read more There was free parking nearby. A closed road. Trash cans with no efficient lids to keep the wind from blowing it out. On April 16, 2026, the garden was overrun with weeds. Signage was torn, broken or missing. Overall just unkempt. It wouldn't take much to get it back on the right track... The butterflies sure did like it which is why I cannot do less than 4 stars. Enjoy nature now instead of letting it pass you by.

Located in a public park (originally known as Iron Cross Park, now it's POW/MIA Park), this artwork…read morewas built by German prisoners of war who were interred here in Roswell during World War II. As part of a flood control program, the city paved the banks of the Spring River with local stones. It was during that project that a number of the prisoners cleverly arranged the rocks here in the outline shape of the German Empire's Iron Cross. You absolutely can't miss it and so when the townspeople noticed, the artwork was covered in concrete. In the 60+ years since then, the water has peeled away the concrete and the artwork is now uncovered. A testament to soldiers who were captured and I hope interred here in New Mexico humanely. There is parking in the park and a viewing platform across from the Iron Cross. [Review 17459 overall - 69 in New Mexico - 977 of 2022.]

The Roswell Rocket is on display in Pioneer Park located on Main Street in Rowell. It's a great…read morephoto op spot and has a sitting area and grassy park where you can stop and take a break. Nothing fancy, just a cool item to look at.