Butterfield was our winter home for 5 years. We loved it there and met and made many friends. When we got there this year and we met Jeff and Tammy the new managers. They were great for a while, then they cut karaoke, as it was done on a volunteer basis, because of head clashes with activities Director Vickie, then yoga, over excuses. Then if you asked about these activities they wouldn't speak to you. On the website it says you must be fully self contained, but they have been letting people in with converted vans, they were not self contained, dumping pitchers of urine down the drain, throwing the number 2 in the trash, not saying anything for trash being outside for 2 days in a pile, but yet we are the problem They will say that we broke rules, accused of my wife using the pool, though she hasn't been back since we left. They say we keep coming back to harass workcamping staff. None of that is true. The ones who left have been coming for years and have many friends in the park. Friends that have became family. We have lots of friends, some who no longer can get help from me as I got banned. For lies of speeding and using pool. Not true, at our new park we have a pool, why would I speed where many Friends live, why would I jeopardize that. But that was in email. We were told all guest must be approved by management, but they had open invitation to karaoke, at dances they let public come, as well as bingo. They changed the park for the bad. If you disagree with them you are considered hostile. Her favorite line is end of discussion before you get to ask the question. We moved to another park because we couldn't wait until May 7th to see if we were going to be allowed back, all of my docs are in Tuscan, as a disabled combat veteran I need to know I have a place to stay for the winter. They did away with the right of first refusal going away severely hampers patrons quality of life. And creates a lack of guarantee for the park of 6 months worth of income. They have so many work campers right now that it's crazy, they are having people fix and paint picnic tables. For 172 sites that's about 2 weeks work, they have 2-3 people doing maintenance most days, They have trimmed the trees and they look good. I miss being at Butterfield but I can't stay in a park where the manager won't take a few minutes to answer questions, and only hear one side of the story. Like I said they were great when we first got there in October. She will say we are part of a group, we are not part of a group, I do things because I want to not because I am a following someone, I would probably be leading the way. But she won't even open the dialogue with me about the lies that were said about me It seems like once you leave the park they consider you no longer allowed on the property, even if to visit friends. The person they are visiting, gets in trouble as well for rule number 24. I am sure she will respond with things that I have previously stated. What went from a great park to a not so great park I will miss Butterfield and already do. Yes I left under my own accord I am not part of a group I hate great people getting treated badly. read more

This park is very clean, nicely landscaped, has good hookups and includes amenities including an observatory, gym, pool and wood shop. The staff are friendly most of the time. They charge LP fill by the number of gallons put in which is nice. Some parks charge a fixed price. If you are a light sleeper know that the trains go through here 24/7 and blow the horns multiple times. It is no issue for us and the park has no control over this but it's reality. Overall 4 stars though there are some points that they could improve on. 1/2- The website shows only paved sites, most are gravel, and the listed price is incorrect. They should add many pictures of gravel sites and change the pricing. They said the rates went up 1 April and would update the web page though days later it is still showing $50 rather that $60. It takes fifteen minutes to change this. 3- Our spot using auto level has one tire an inch or so off the ground. We tried several orientations. We've seen other coaches with auto level here and some using blocks under the tires to mitigate this. 4- The picnic table needs new boards. It's wobbly due to decay. 5- When using the wireless login there's an explanation that there are two choices; free not suitable for streaming, and a $30 upgrade that is. I'm streaming with the lower speed which I clocked (engineer). They could point to their internet provider but it's their contract. read more

We stopped here on a road trip. We stayed one night to do laundry and clean our RV after boondocking for 5 days. Nice and clean park with lots of activities. The surprise was that they have an observatory with a telescope. We signed up and it was led by Dave and he really knows his astronomy. It was very interesting and has me looking at the night sky a little differently now read more

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Never been to a better park! After a year of traveling through the southwest, I decided to stay somewhere long-term and Butterfield is the place! So many friendly faces, great activities, and incredible food! The activities crew works tirelessly to make visitors welcome. The pool is warm and the spa is hot... all day, every day. Three dog runs. Raffles at nearly every event. Really fun gift exchange, monthly breakfasts and birthday/anniversary parties. Card games, water aerobics, line dancing, wood carving, 2-step lessons! Clean. Fantastic weather. Nearby towns and historic attractions will keep you busy. Walk daily, play Pickleball or bingo! Or both! A worthy stop for a week or the whole season. Put it on your list! read more

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We've stayed here twice. The first time was a year ago when they were nearly full, and we were given a back-in gravel site on the south side of the park near the entrance. The site was sloping downward from back to front and the stairs of our motorhome were quick high off the ground and required an additional step to easy access. We extended our stay and they were able to accommodate us in our same site. I tried to attend the observatory star viewing but unfortunately, it didn't work out because the telescope wasn't working properly. We used the pickle ball court once but it seemed a bit cumbersome to get a reservation, so we didn't try again. The pool and hot tub were out of service while we were there and we didn't really use any of the other amenities during that visit. On our second visit, it was during the pandemic and they were maybe 25-30% full in their nightly/weekly sites. We got a site on the end of the row with an asphalt parking pad and trees on both sides. We tried to extend our stay in the same site this time but were told they could only accommodate 2 extra days because they had other reservations booked for our site. They said if we wanted to move sites, we could stay longer. This seemed ironic because we were there a week and they were never more than 50% full at any time and possibly could have moved future reservations to an adjacent site. This is one of the better RV parks in the Benson area with several activities that were interesting to us. I attended the craft night that was fun and my husband was considering the woodworking afternoon activity but didn't get a chance to go. They also had a book and DVD library that we took advantage of while we were there. They have 3 dog parks and we walk our pups through the park daily on paved roads. We enjoy our stays here and will likely return again when in the area. read more

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Update....not sure what "Group" they are referring to but the fact that they would post a response like this without addressing any of the points made in my review simply confirms my conclusions about the poor management in this park. I would take any recent 5 star reviews with a grain of salt. We stayed at Butterfield last year and returned this year as we had a great time and loved the park and the people we met. This year we are reviewing it again due to a new huge negative.....the current management. Our first introduction to management was shortly after we arrived. I paid the $20 fee and properly displayed the permit for washing our camper. As I was washing the back, a woman on a red golf cart came racing across our neighbor's site and aggressively demanded "are you washing your camper?". As I assumed the soapy camper and the hose answered that question, I replied "Did the permit fall down?". She responded.. "So you have a permit?". "Yes, it is displayed at the front of my site." "Oh, I didn't check.". No apology, no explanation for why she was so aggressive; she just drove off....I came to find out later this is the new manager Tammy Our next experience was when heading to Coffee and Donuts one morning. On our way there, a woman accosted my wife demanding to know her name. She replied "MaryAnne" at which point the woman further demanded "What's your last name?". She told her and asked why she wanted to know; the reply was "I've seen you around and didn't know your name". Maybe I'm old fashioned but I always thought if you wanted to meet someone it is polite to introduce yourself and then ask their name. After this encounter she simply rushed off. While we were having coffee and donuts, this same woman started making announcements and we came to learn she is the Activities Director Vicky. The strangeness from her continued as she launched into a scolding rant that I still have no clue as to what it was about....other than it had nothing to do with us. The only comment she made that stuck with me was "If you have anything bad to say you better do it behind my back!"... weird! These are just two personal interactions we had with them; there are many others our friends experienced that I won't record here. Aggressive and unreasonable management is a huge negative for me in any RV park...it sucks the enjoyment out of anything else the park may have to offer Beyond management's lack of professionalism, park maintenance is sorely lacking. The pool table is damaged as to be unusable, when we tried to move our picnic table, it almost fell apart and the "dog parks" are actually litter boxes and smell like it. The bottom line is the current management has made Butterfield a very uncomfortable and less enjoyable place to be. If you are not bothered by incessant train horns blasting 24x7, you might enjoy a short visit with no management interaction. However, there are plenty of other campgrounds in the area that are more pleasant, cheaper and quieter so I don't know why anyone would bother with this one. We will not be back. read more

This was the most unpleasant stay I've ever had at an RV park. After a very long day of driving from Texas, what would you want to do? If you're like me, you probably want to rest, relax, and get a good night of sleep before hitting the road for another long day of driving back to San Diego the next morning. You WILL NOT get that at Butterfield RV resort. We pulled into our site around 8pm and got setup. Fell asleep probably around 10:30pm and from that point until this very moment as I'm writing this (which is about 5:15am the next morning) I have been abruptly woken up AT LEAST a dozen times (if not more) by the trains blasting their horns on the nearby tracks. I've been awake since 3am. I'll doze off and then BBWAAAAHHHHHHH.....train horn. A few minutes later, another one. Finally a break...doze off....BBWAAAAHHHH again. Noisiest, loudest, most restless night of my life. I'm not exaggerating. It's like the train was in the next RV space over. This particular vacation (a trip to Texas from California and back) started two weeks ago and our first night we stayed at Tombstone RV Park....that was a MUCH better experience. It's only a few more minutes up the road and I wish we would've stayed there for tonight as well. If you're looking for peace and quiet I promise you will not find it at Butterfield RV Park. I cannot review anything about the rest of the RV park or the staff because we checked in late and will be leaving early so I can get home where there's not a train for miles and miles and miles. I wish i'd had a better experience here. Seems like it could be a nice place if it weren't for the incredibly loud ambiance. *UPDATE* I upgraded my review to a 3-star since they gave me a refund. She's trying to tell me I should've arrived earlier to enjoy th RV park. Believe me, if i could've gotten there earlier i would've. It still wouldn't change the fact that this RV park was put next to the worlds loudest train track. A review is supposed to describe one's experience with that business, correct? Whether or not you have control over the trains doesn't matter. This was my experience at this business. Plain, simple and totally honest. read more

Loved staying here. Clean sites, great amenities, welcoming staff and camp workers. We can't wait to return! read more

We stayed at butterfield. The site was ok. The neighbors on both sides looked like they were long term and had a lot of stuff sitting out. The wind blew a couple things over to our site. Check in was easy. They do have an observatory on the property. One woman said if we were interested to swing back by and put our name on the list. When we came back by the list was full and we got put on a standby list. They had livid all court and paddies you could check out but it was too hot read more

Butterfield was my winter home for 5 years. I loved it there and met and made many friends. When i got there this year and we met Jeff and Tammy the new managers. They were great for a while, then they cut karaoke, as it was done on a volunteer basis, because of head clashes with activities Director Vickie, then yoga, over excuses. Then if you asked about these activities they wouldn't speak to you. They will say that we broke rules, accused of my wife using the pool, though she hasn't been back since i left. They say we keep coming back to harass workcamping staff. None of that is true. I have lots of friends, some who no longer can get help from me as I got banned. For lies of speeding and using pool. Not true, at my new park we have a pool, why would I speed where many Friends live, why would I jeopardize that. But that was in email. They changed the park for the bad. If you disagree with them you are considered hostile. Her favorite line is end of discussion before you get to ask the question. I moved to another park because we couldn't wait until May 7th to see if we were going to be allowed back, all of my docs are in Tuscan, as a disabled veteran I need to know I have a place to stay for the winter. They did away with the right of first refusal going away severely hampers patrons quality of life. And creates a lack of guarantee for the park of 6 months worth of income. They have so many work campers right now that it's crazy, they are having people fix and paint picnic tables. For 172 sites that's about 2 weeks work, they have 2-3 people doing maintenance most days, They have trimmed the trees and they look good. I miss being at Butterfield but I can't stay in a park where the manager won't take a few minutes to answer questions, and only hear one side of the story. Like I said they were great when we first got there in October. read more

We stayed at Butterfield last year and really liked the park, the people and the location. Yes, the trains can be annoying but I can't hold the park responsible for that. What I can hold the park responsible for is the management. I could spend pages and pages talking about all the things that I believe have been handled wrong but nobody wants to read all that. To sum it up, last year Butterfield felt like a place you could make your temporary home in. As a full time RVer that means a great deal. The park provided a sense of community, amenities such a common gathering spaces and fun activities. This year the climate was one of fear, intimidation, and a lot of fake/forced friendliness from staff and management. We were not comfortable using the amenities such as the clubhouse because there were so many conflicting rules as to who could use the space and how. Overall the park has taken on a very sterile atmosphere where you feel like you being watched to see if you make a mistake or break a rule. If you are only staying one night and need a place that is clean and safe this park will do fine but that is about all this park has to offer. In response to the comment by management, I have no idea what group they are referring to but it definitely concerns me even more that they don't care to address any of the points I made. read more

Very nice park. My wife and I arrived last June on our way from TX to CA. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to stay and have been here ever since. The park is extremely clean and well maintained, and the staff, management team, and residents are welcoming. The observatory is a wonderful addition and offers something that you will not find at other parks. There are planned activities from sports, music, and dances. Very close proximity to other attractions such as Tombstone, Bisbee, and Tucson make this park an excellent choice. I saw some of the poor reviews for this site and find it very disheartening. This is a wonderful park (we would not still be here if it wasn't) and these poor reviews appear to be posted by a few campers who were disgruntled by the enforcement of rules which were already in place. The rules are there to create an enjoyable experience for everyone, however, there are always a few who feel the rules should not apply to them. This management staff has done a great job of ensuring that the park is run well, and that each camper's experience is memorable. Strongly recommend stopping in to give it a try. I do not believe you will be disappointed! read more

We were on our way home to Florida from San Diego and stayed two weeks at the Butterfield rv park. The staff was very friendly and informative. There were a lot of activities to keep us busy. We were invited to play cards and Pickleball. We played bingo and went to a dance they had with live music! My husband is a huge fan of trains so we were thrilled to hear them occasionally off in the distance. After a couple days, we barely noticed them. But when we saw/heard them we always got a huge kick out of them! I'm a huge Yelp reader and was disappointed to see some people complain about things that have nothing to do with the rv park. We will be back next year for a longer stay! read more

We had a great stay at Butterfield RV Resort. What we liked. 1) when I called. The lady on the phone was very nice and easy to understand when we made our reservation. 2) they offer a military discount 3) the park was very clean 4) our spot was almost level 5) everyone staying there was super friendly Things we didn't like 1) the sound from the trains was very loud. We could hear the trains blowing their horns all night. 2) the WiFi strength wasn't very strong. Overall we had a great stay with our fifth wheel and our two sons under two years old. Road was wide and each spot had a lot of space and pine tree. read more

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We had a group camping together and made reservations for the observatory. Tom was our guy for the night and since it was just our group, we enjoyed hanging out with Tom and listening to the knowledge he had to offer. We really enjoyed looking through the telescope and Tom was able to elaborate on what we were looking at. It was so entertaining, we almost signed up for a 2nd night. For the campground, the park and facilities were very clean and the workers were busy everyday taking care of the park but always friendly. We stayed for 7 nights and enjoyed our stay. Note: If you are a light sleeper, there is a train that may bother you but Butterfield has no control over the train schedule. There is also a lifesaver helicopter since you are near a hospital but we are VERY THANKFUL for what they do. read more

This resort is a very nice, well maintain, active, park. The ppl are very friendly and they have a hot tub and heated pool. It has 3 smaller off lease dog parks. So if you have a large breed active dog like us. It gets a bit useless as no place to run! The showers are great as is the laundry . The WiFi is good but can only use 2g then your cut off, it took me one day to use 2 g. So that kinda sucked! This park has propane at a competitive price. Overall a great park read more

Pool guy wanted time go home early and closed the pool early when my son wanted to go swimming. He would not bend for my child, pandemic is affecting our kids people. Butterfield not a place for kids read more

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We are full time RVers and have been to many parks. we like to visit with the manager of each park to get the fill of it. i asked to speak to the manager and was told I had to make an appointment. we left our name and space number with vicky. we didn't ever hear from the manager. later I learned who she was and her name tammy. i saw her while walking and spoke to her. she wasn't very friendly and i got the vibe she felt better than myself. first impression was not good. we were interested in buying a park model but it won't happen under this manager. the plus is that the park is beautiful has large spaces and very convent to Walmart and Safeway read more

Noisy! Lots of trains. $2.00/day/dog. The only service for the dogs at the fee is a couple dog runs. Passport America is only good for two days now. Had a bad experience with full time residents which the management would do nothing about. Probably won't be back. read more

Very, very clean and well-maintained, in this aspect it's the best RV park we've seen. All park streets are wide, nicely paved and curbed, making this seem like a real neighborhood, not just a temporary park. Parking pads in pull-through sites are paved and the rest of the sites are nice landscape rock with picnic table. Back-in sites are all landscape rock. Nice tall trees which also make the park feel like a real neighborhood. You will notice park workers going around maintaining the park through-out the day, such as sweeping the rock back into the sites if it got out onto the street. That is how clean they keep it. There are three dog relief areas which the residents and workers keep well maintained and clean. There are activities throughout the week and also the observatory which you can read about on their website. Clean bathroom and showers. There is a full grocery store in very close walking distance. There doesn't seem to be much to do in the town of Benson itself but the towns of Tombstone and Bisbee are not too far away. In my opinion, Tombstone was just a giant tourist trap in a negative sense, just a few attractions such as a slow stage coach ride a few blocks around the town and re-enactment of the shoot-out involving the Earp brothers (behind walls, with a cost), a few restaurants and lots of souvenir crap shops. I would recommend the town of Bisbee as a half to full day trip. There are better gift, gallery and antique shops there and better restaurants. You can also tour a copper mine (we did not so can't review that). J.F. Thamm was the best quality art gallery. Old Bisbee Roasters is highly recommended for a great cup of coffee (I bought a lb. of beans to bring home). The owner was very friendly and sharing about his various bean sources. I only have a few negative comments about Butterfield RV Park. One is that I forgot to ask for AAA/AARP discount when I reserved. I asked when we got there and was told that yes they have it but it was too late to get it. What? They can charge my credit card but can't make a credit to it? Doesn't pass the smeller test and this is not the way to keep happy customers. The second comment is regarding rude, derogatory and unkind political flags that were apparently allowed in at least three of the sites. I'm perfectly fine with political signs that support a candidate or an issue but not fine with signs whose only intent is to insult, belittle, and be rude to a person or group of people. The irony is that in the list of guest rules and regulations the owners ask for common courtesy from all and prohibit profanity and threatening language so the owners aren't following their own rules. The signs I'm referring are a clear message telling someone to get f***ed, and by implication telling a whole party the same. This is clearly rude, bullying, and juvenile (no matter which party it might come from) yet the park allows it. read more

Great place, well run, very friendly. I think it is the best park in the area. Very good pickleball court

My husband and I stayed here and really love the park. There is a lot to do and it is close to many site seeing areas. The staff in the office are very nice and helpful. The pool and the spa are perfect clean and warm very relaxing. Loved it here. read more

Nice clean park, seems very well taken care of. Hot tub was clean, laundry area was clean, dog areas were clean, nice friendly people. Pretty much can sum this place up as clean and friendly. Would stay again. read more

Update. Manager has stated we were kicked out of the park for not following the rules. However we were never told we were breaking any rule nor has management answered our numerous attempts to find out exactly what rule(s) we broke. We are not people who give bad reviews but because our treatment was unnecessarily harsh and uncalled for, we had to warn others. Management targets and bullys people, we are too old and too experienced to be bullied. read more

Look no further - while in this area, this is your best bet. Clean. Spacious. Awesome service. We arrived after hours, however was told to find any site that was not marked reserved and they would take care of registration and payment in the morning. We have a 40 foot RV with a toad and we were able to navigate the park with ease. In the immediate area, there's a supermarket and a few other businesses. Unfortunately their observatory is closed due to Covid but it would have been nice to view the full moon from the observatory. We will definitely return and highly recommend Butterfield RV resort. Thanks for the awesome experience! read more

When we are traveling this way this will definitely be our overnight stop. Sites are clean and well set up. Pulled in late and just paid in the morning. All the staff members I met were incredibly friendly. I like the dog area too! read more

We absolutely loved this RV park. Kathy and Debbie are super sweet and helpful. Our rig broke down while we were there and they were very accommodating. The park is very clean and very well maintained. They have a pool that is kept very clean as well. I highly recommend this place. There weren't any kids except for mine but he still enjoyed himself. He rode his scooter around the park. There are 2 dog parks that are kept very clean and sanitized as well. If you stop in Benson, AZ definitely stay there! read more

Clean !! Outstanding Staff !! Love the pool and hot tub. Always excellent. Rates very competitive. Clubhouse activities. read more

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The park is kept very clean. Nice fitness center. They gave us a spot close to the dog park, and that was great for our fur baby. There was a BBQ area near the pool so the family could picnic and swim. The Safeway, Ace Hardware and Wal-Mart were close by too. Loved the sound of the trains. We stayed 3 nights in August, so it was pretty hot. The only thing I wish the would do, is shade the dog park. The ground cover is small gravel and my dog couldn't walk on it in the heat of the day. 5 stars from our family!! read more

We stayed at Butterfield RV Resort and we're very impressed with the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff. The sights and park are very clean and convenient to Walmart and restaurants. We visited tombstone, Bisbee, Kartchner caves from that location. I would highly recommend the park. They also take Passport America which ended up $20 a night a real deal for RV sites read more

We have been at Butterfield since the 1st of Nov. The park is kept up very nice,very clean. The staff are all nice. I only give it 3 stars because we thought the power was pretty expensive so check with the electric company for rates...they charge .10c a kilowatt, Butterfield has been charging us 17c. So they are making money off of the power we use. That is all kind of wrong. Leaving 2 months earlier then planned, will not be back. read more

This is a crème de la crème RV resort. Beautiful and paved roads named after automobiles, awesome sites that are level and well spaced. The available amenities are a lot, they even have an observatory but due to our outgoing presidents response to a particular matter at hand did not allow it to be open at this time. Great location as a homebase for seeing the tourist sites. read more

I can't say enough about how great the hosts, and sites are! They were friendly when we checked in, and wonderful the whole time. In the day we left they came by to thank us for staying, and safe travels. Sit we're pull thru, asphalt paved. They even have a nice observatory on site! The pool was being worked on, they called us ahead of our stay to let us know!!! This place needs 10 stars read more

Didn't stay at the Park but went to the Observatory. Wow what a treat. Lance was great narrator lots of great information and many funny stories. Show starts at 7:30, he will show you around 10 different stars and planets. Don't miss this if you are at all interested in astronomy, free for park visitors, only $2. for non park visitors. read more

This place is amazing! We were totally blown away by the cleanliness of the place and the impromptu astronomy lesson. The whole family loved the pool and the residents were super friendly and welcoming. Thank you for the great time and we look forward to our next visit. read more

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Did not give me the Good Sam discount. Charged me for items they do not sell at their store, overcharged for electricity. Shady accounting practices. Want revenge: turn them into the IRS--That's why we save receipts! If they cheat you n the small stuff, they're cheating on their taxes. read more

Clean RV resort, nice staff. Bonus they have their own observatory university grade telescope. awesome star show. Only bummer there is a train nearby. After a couple days you tube it out. read more

Butterfield RV Resort & Observatory - RV Parks Near Me - Benson, Arizona

The attitude expressed by management in the comments to my review express the RV Parks demeanor. They are quite defensive and offer excuses to any issues customers have. Very poor customer focus! read more

Called ahead and they had our packet waiting at the office after hours. RV park is quiet and very well maintained. Hot shower and restrooms were clean. There are back ins and drive thru's with full hookups. They have a fully fenced play area for pets and very appreciated. Price was normal for full hookups. We stayed one night while headed to Florida. Benson is a quiet town and great stopping point heading East from Tucson. Wifi was good with no drops and good strength. Much recommended. read more

This is one of the nicest RV parks we've stayed in. We got the last spot of the night so make sure you call ahead or you will miss out. Yes, the train is close by. The cleanest laundry room at an RV park that I've ever been in. Dog areas sprayed down twice a day with deodorizer. read more