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Campground Reviews

Mar 16, 2025
Large campground with good amenities. Staff seem to be there to do the bare minimum only. Little things are being neglected like only 1 sink in the men’s bathroom worked, big hole in ceiling in women’s bathroom, spiderwebs in cabin, there was a dirty spot in shower stall the entire stay, TP and paper towel dispensers empty for 24+ hours, etc. Would stay again but it needs some TLC.
Mar 15, 2025
Site was level, but no greenery at all. Not very pretty, but wide open. Restaurant was pretty good!
Mar 15, 2025
Nice campground for our needs.
Mar 15, 2025
Mar 15, 2025
Very windy but was everywhere. Nice office staff who helped get two reservations into same space. Excellent pork rib dinner.
Mar 15, 2025
Stayed in the El Pony, very clean and nice! Would definitely stay here again!
Mar 14, 2025
Expensive most I have paid in nm and 18 miles out of town. Very run down restrooms -ones away from registration- setup with tables etc were nice and plenty of room. Trash picked up daily. 2 nice dog parks.
Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
The park was clean and the personnel were very friendly. Would recommend to anyone staying in the Carlsbad area to stay here.
Mar 13, 2025
Unfortunately, any good I may have to say about my stay is overshadowed by the behavior of one employee. If you really care to hear what happened please contact me. You have my information.
Mar 13, 2025
The wi-fi was weak and our cable outlet was in need of repair. The expensive barbeque brisket that I ordered from the campground restaurant was very dry.
Mar 12, 2025
Very nice campground and folks. I had a serious maintenance issue and they came and fixed it in less than five minutes. The layout is nice with plenty of spacing and utilities. They try to keep the facilities looking nice, clean, and the roadways are racked every day. The place is a bit dated and is pretty far from town, but that is what I was looking for providing amazing star views.
Mar 12, 2025
3nights in cabin, was quiet, clean restrooms, & the bbq was good!
Mar 12, 2025
Well kept facilities and the staff were very nice
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
We overnighted here while traveling through NM. It's a very nice and extremely clean campground. The staff was very helpful, nice and professional. I highly recommend this park.
Mar 11, 2025
We stayed 5 nights great location base to see everything in the area.
Mar 10, 2025
The park was neat and clean with spacious sites. The staff were helpful and friendly! The only real negative was the quality of the water. It as very hard and left residue on everything it touched.
Mar 10, 2025
We arrived an hour early. Check in was at 2:00 pm and they charged $10 early check in fee. Never have we been charged for early check in. Don’t promote your food service and change the policy day of. Convenient to Carlsbad Caverns. You can do better.
Mar 10, 2025
Pull through was nice and level. Showed up after dark. Next morning found several places with dog poop in my grassy area. Laundry room is nice but several machines smelled and they appear not clean. Dog area nice but fence clasp needs to be fixed as a dog could press against fence and get out. Biggest disappointment was how far this was from the Caverns. Figured the by the name it would be closer
Mar 09, 2025
We were there in some recent wind storms that held up our travels for a few days. We were grateful for a well maintained safe place to stay.
Mar 07, 2025
We stopped here to visit the caverns. This is a good park.
Mar 07, 2025
Mar 07, 2025
really nice campground decent sized lots with lots of amenities the washrooms were impeccably clean as well the laundry was clean. a little out of town but they have a kitchen to order food from which is always nice...I didn't eat as only there for 1 night. I would definately stay here again
Mar 07, 2025
Staff was very helpful and accommodating. Only one sink in men’s bathroom partial worked.
Mar 07, 2025
Do not recommend the Carlsbad KOA.
Mar 07, 2025
Mar 06, 2025
Water was not stocked in store and desk host didn’t offer to get any out.
Mar 05, 2025
Nice, clean facilities, friendly helpful staff and good internet.
Mar 04, 2025
Friendly staff, spacious level sites.
Mar 04, 2025
We enjoyed the location being out of Carlsbad. We always feel safe and secure at a KOA. Thanks for another great stay!
Mar 04, 2025
The desk chair in Lobo has stripped screws that allow the back of the chair to fall apart when moved, the map provided with check-in led us to believe there was only one bathroom located in the park, and no cabins with restrooms were available when I reserved but they were all unoccupied when I arrived. With a pregnant passenger, the bathroom issues were major!
Mar 03, 2025
Very clean and quiet park.
Mar 03, 2025
We enjoyed our stay, and the people who worked there were wonderful! The gravel roads were hard on our dogs' feet, and the distance from Carlsbad was something of a turn-off, ALTHOUGH it put us on our way when we left in a good way! KOA is a class outfit!
Mar 03, 2025
Mar 02, 2025
Mar 01, 2025
some bathrooms didn’t work, Some where just not level. Park stank like open sewer. Wifi is very bad. Park needs new ownership and investment money. Do not stay at this camp site. Sleep at a rest stop or walmart first. I’ve never left a bad review at a KOA. Maybe just close this one and bulid another.
Feb 27, 2025
Would have rated it 5 except for the dirt bike and go cart running through the campground kicking up dust and disrupting noise. It was not campers but staff.
Feb 26, 2025
Nice wide sites, level ground and everything else you look for at a KOA. Location is great with respect to area attractions.
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
Only there one night, but great spot. Quiet, large spaces, very clean, nice dog park.
Feb 24, 2025
We found the Carlsbad KOA to be very accommodating, we loved the spacious drive through sites, the large rec room, and the very friendly staff. We had exceptionally cold weather for several days, the staff did their best to prepare the campers. They had a nicely maintained dog park and we enjoyed the close proximity to 4 National Parks. Thanks to the staff- Mel, Kat, Will, Josh, Amanda
Feb 24, 2025
Too isolated. It is 45 minutes from the caverns & 25 from town. The sites are large which is great & the laundry was very nice. There is SO much that could be done with this park since it is a "Holiday" rating. Why isn't there a fenced dog area, K9 camp? A jumping pillow or better playground structures would be nice. We were there in winter so the pool was cold but it was VERY small.
Feb 23, 2025
Nice park. Large enough sites for big rig. Make sure to bring whatever to park, is out a ways from towns. The BBQ food was really good at moderate price. Would recommend if driving to attractions isn't an issue for you.
Feb 22, 2025
This KOA has the best laundry facilities of and KOA I have ever used. Friendly staff and well maintained camp sites.
Feb 21, 2025
No hot water in main bath so 3 showers in small old building for whole campground. Girl checking us in had no personality talked like a robot. Took our small dog to pet walk and some Great Dane tried to get at her by jumping over fence, had to leave. Was scheduled to stay 3 nights, wanted to cancell the last night and she wouldn’t reimburse so we forfeited our night and left.
Feb 19, 2025
Unfortunately the first cabin we were assigned to had no hot water and the coffee maker didn’t work. The office moved us to another cabin where the hot water only lasted 5 minutes and the shower head was broken (angled at the wall so only part of your head could be in the water). For the amount per night, we at least expected a hot shower, especially with the cold front that came in.
Feb 19, 2025
Clean and quiet. They said they had internet but neither wife nor I could connect.
Feb 16, 2025
Very accessible and clean! Able to book last minute for our cross country stay!
Feb 15, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Great spot for big RV. Safe and quiet. They also serve reasonable food on site.
- Robert Chilcote on Google
Mar 16, 2025
When we pulled in there was a sign stating "Voted #1 KOA in New Mexico", so we were expecting to be WOW'd...well...not so much. Don't get me wrong, the staff was great, navigating the park was easy (43' 5th wheel), but it just felt like we were plopped down in the middle of a dust bowl. I understand...we really were in the middle of a dust bowl (NM), but we didn't see the WOW of a #1 rated park. It just felt...tired?? We felt safe, and maybe it was our ignorance as east coasters where everything is green, but just not our idea of an enjoyable location...no fault of the park...please understand that.
- Ken Sowers on Google
Mar 15, 2025
We are giving it 5 stars, because as RVers everything we needed was there. Th RVs are well spaced from each other, clean, full hook up, trash service, propane to buy and we could not hear the traffic from the highway inside our 5th wheel. The distance was a bite long but no different than other places we have stayed at.
- Dora Almaguer on Google