We stopped here and it felt good. The sites are easy to pull through. Easy hook up. Nice that it is out of Carlsbad. Carlsbad is a little rough. Nice store. My complaints are no WI Fi. We like to look up the sites before we go. They didn't even try to get it. Their answer was come close to the store. That didn't work. We was covered with ants too. Don't order the food. It was tough. I don't think there is a better solution there. read more

Loved this KOA. People are great and the campground is very well kept up. Showers and bathrooms are very clean. But the best thing of this campground is the super duper amazing smoked bbq delivered right to your RV door. I had the most moistest delicious smoked Turkey dinner with the best beans ever and homemade potato salad with lava cake for desert. Hubby had the combo with smoked sausage, brisket and pulled pork and it was yummy. Hats off to the bbq master and chefs of the KOA. One of my favorite KOA'S I have been to. Thanks for the memories to all for your great hospitality. read more

Friendly staff. Clean restrooms. Nice dog park area. Smell from the oil fields in the morning was terrible. That is our only complaint, and that's not something the campground can help. read more

Carlsbad Koa - Campgrounds Near Me - Carlsbad, New Mexico

Be aware that if you book a covered tent site here you have a good chance of getting no sleep. We stayed in a site with electricity and they are located in a circle, which puts you about 20 feet from the tents on both sides. One person snored all night, and the family on the other side of the circle had kids up talking at 6:30am. The worst part was that the tents are located right next to the gravel driveway and people enter and exit at all hours of the night. The highway traffic noise basically stops from 11-5, which I was worried about but ended up being the least of my worries. In regards to the non electricity camping sites, they are directly across from where I stayed, so the gravel driveway will be an issue there also. Had the brisket dinner plate and it was good. Not $17 good, but you dont have other food options near-by. Staff was friendly. Restrooms are clean. read more

One of the nicest KOAs we have stayed at! We hope to be back soon! Staff is friendly, park is very clean and well taken care of, it is secluded and right between Carlsbad and Artesia. No road noise which is always a plus! read more

Nice and really well managed KOA- only lacks a star for very poor WiFi and location as it's really in the middle of nowhere. BUT they have food service which you should take advantage of. I'd recommend as your stay for your trip to see the caverns and Rosewell! read more

Very clean bathrooms, welding staff and the cabin was very comfortable. I have stayed here three times and it is always consistently a good stay. read more

What a nice quite off the beaten path place. If your handicapped, the showers are the best! Easy in and out. I say skip the caverns and bat show ( only 10 came out and flew back in after waiting for 2 and a half hours!) and relax here at the pool and swings! read more

This was our first time staying at a KOA campground and will probably be our last. We made a reservation for tent camping and everything was fine checking in. When we arrived at the campsite, we realized this is not camping. The tent spaces were all compacted into one area surrounding a volley ball pit. Each spot is right next to another. The tent sites are located about fifty yards from the common area with laundry, restrooms, and picnic pit which is convenient, but everyone likes to drive their vehicle on a gravel road right past us to use any of the amenities. At ALL times of the night. It makes for a noisy sleep. No privacy at all. Other campers walk right through the plots without a single thought of courtesy. There was a group of campers (10-15) that stayed up late (midnight) just talking real loud and drinking in the common area, which you can hear from the tents. The place is well kept and clean and the staff was very nice, but KOA campers are some of the most lazy, inconsiderate people out there. We've camped at Havasu and the Grand Canyon prior to this and this was by far the worst out of the three. The only campsite we felt like we needed to lock the car up. read more

This was my first KOA campground that I've been but this was amazing. I was a little suprised that is was $45 for the night in the middle of nowhere but hey I gave it a try. They said it would just get more expensive closer to the caverns and I wanted a shower...not in my RV. I was met by an army of yellow t-shirts and smiling faces and one very sleepy Newfoundland dog. They put me at this awesome site right next to the dog run and overlooking a lea and a view of the distance mountains. They delivered dinner to me for about $12 sweet salmon meal, never done that before but it was tasty. My site had a picnic table and a grill that also doubled as a bon fire pit. The showers were clean, hot water and private. Also they have a hot tub for weary travellers. You can have a tent or RV here. Rent a bike for the kids, a volleyball net and they serve b-fast if you want for a small fee. I will say I've been at a lot of RV parks and this one is right up there with my favorite. While they don't have a pool that's the only thing missing. They were also really helpful in supplying a map to the attractions around there. If I'm in the area again, I will without a doubt be back. read more

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Quite impressed! This is Day 3 of 4 for my son and I and we have been doing Ranger Tours in Carlsbad Caverns (highly recommended by the way ... Book them early ... Sell out 3-4 months ahead) Rented a Deluxe Cabin for AC and shower ... Although quite small, very comfortable KOA style! Fridge, Microwave, TV, plenty of power, and free wifi! Awesome and friendly staff here! They DO have a small pool along with the Adult Only Hot Tub. Great grounds and everything is VERY well kept up! Will DEFINITELY return here in the future! read more

Like Garrett B., I came here for tent camping. If it weren't for the swimming pool I would give this one star. The flood lights from the building shined into our tent all night long. There were only three tents staying there on the night I was there, and they put two of us right next to each other. Kids were playing right in my campsite next to the tether ball, volley ball court, and basketball court until after 10pm. If you're in an RV or using the cabin, it's probably great. But if you're tent camping I wouldn't recommend it unless you don't mind lights as bright as daylight flooding into your tent all night, being awkwardly in the middle of kids playing, and every truck idling nearby before it finds its spot. read more

Do not believe any of the good reviews. We got a cabin. The people that work here gave us nothing but dirty looks and were rude. We did nothing to them to incite such behavior. Not even trying to be courteous to us. The cabin is filthy. In the corner there is a pile of dust with rat droppings and a big dead insect. The cabin is far from clean with dust and spider webs inside and out. I know I am here on Halloween but this definitely is not decoration. $80 for a cabin is ridiculous. You get way more from a motel at HALF the price. read more

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We really enjoyed staying here. This property is super clean and very kid friendly! They deliver BBQ to your RV for dinner upon request! Wanted to give 5 stars but there were employees using foul language and smoking at the pool around my 2 year old son which I did not appreciate. Regardless, we look forward to our next trip here in hopes that it won't happen next time. read more

We had a great experience here. The staff is awesome. The pool was clean. They even bring you dinner and firewood. The people staying here didn't really respect the quiet hours and we had a very rude awakening because some coyotes got in a huge fight at 2am right by our site... but that's the great outdoors for you. There are lots of bunnies hopping around and our boys (8 and 10) loved camping here. We got a tent site with electricity. It was the perfect place to stay on our way to the Caverns. read more

If I could give this place more stars, I would. Everyone here was friendly, and completely dedicated to their campers (or Kampers?). Upon check-in, they had our name written on a "welcome" whiteboard outside the office. The second night we were there, the owner even helped troubleshoot some electrical issues for a woman camped near us! The place is situated roughly halfway between Artesia and Carlsbad, and there is not much in the way of services close-by. However, as long as you have the beverage of your choice at the ready, you need fear not. This campground serves some of the BEST BBQ I have ever tasted. It is very reasonably priced, and they will even deliver it to your site! As for the rest of the grounds, they are extremely well kept. Clean sites, clean laundry, amazing showers, crystal clear HD cable, tons of wildlife - shall I go on? If you are headed this way to see the Caverns, or just for a quick stopover, you'll be happy to spend a night (or several) here! read more

We travel extensively and stay at all types of parks, in fact this trip took us to a Good Sam recommended park, a national park (Big Bend), a Texas State Park and this KOA...We have stayed at many, many KOA's over the years but this park is by far one of the finest we have had the pleasure to visit. Pleasant, courteous staff, excellent facilities, clean and fresh laundry room, spotless restrooms, perfect campsites! Not to mention excellent dinner delivered to your door. Do yourself a favor...spend a night or two here! read more

We stayed one night in a 37' motor home. The site was gravel and fairly level. WiFi was practically nonexistent. We were given an access code but told the old standby that the more people that logged in, the weaker the signal would be. Although supposedly logged in, all we got was a spinning circle, so we had to exit WiFi to use cell phone data. There is supposed to be a better signal in their main building, but we preferred to just stay in our RV. There is a decent fenced dog park. Not long after arriving there was a rather violent storm with wind, hail, and rain. It didn't take long for the ground to dry afterward, although there were some muddy ruts we had to deal with when walking our dog. There is an option for food delivery, although we had our own meals and didn't utilize. read more

Nice spot to stay if you are traveling to the Carlsbad Caverns. There is plenty of space for your RV, with nice pull throughs. We arrived pretty late from watching the Bat Flight (around 9PM) and they had our paperwork in a box just outside of the office. It had all the info we needed. We needed ice in the morning and they had a store on site with reasonable pricing for it. We didn't get to explore very much of the grounds but it was nice and quiet for a Friday night. read more

Lovely park, nice sites. Spa-like, for campgrounds, bathrooms. Lots of wildlife. Keep your dog on a lead, the bunnies are everywhere. Also quail and saw deer tracks. Not far from Carlsbad and Roswell. Fairly good roads coming from the north. Coming from Pecos Tx is 100 miles of bad roads. Large oil industry trucks have ruined the roads. read more

This is a very nice RV park a few miles N of Carlsbad. Very friendly staff! What we liked best was the BBQ dinners & sandwiches they make and will deliver to your site! Their meat is mesquite & pecan wood smoked. Their pork baby back ribs are awesome! Tonight we try their brisket! They also have smoked turkey, sausage, pork & teriyaki salmon. Meals come w beans, roll and choice of fries, sweet potato fries, potato salad, or twice baked potato. They also offer pizza, patty melt, veggie burger, chicken nuggets & grilled cheese. Desserts are key lime pie (yum!) & chocolate lava cake. The spaces are large, with gravel pads, grass, smaller trees and BBQ/fire pits in between. Great Cable TV w HD quality picture. We got the deluxe patio site with the shaded patio. It's paved with a picnic table and porch swing! Nice to have shade on sunny warm days in NM! Best RV park in the area, we drove by several through town on our way to see Carlsbad Caverns. It's far enough from the highway, so not noisy. Nice store and gift shop, pool, rec. room/eating area, laundry room & cactus garden. They sell propane and have a coin-op vacuum for your vehicle. Didn't use the rest rooms/shower facilities. WiFi slows down when sites fill up. We'd stay here again! read more

Definitely an excellent place to stay. We rented one of the small cabins and it was fantastic. As soon as we arrived the staff that checked us in was super friendly and gave us suggestion of places to eat ect, but we took advantage of the dinner they cook in house (they smoke the meat themselves! On site!!) The people working there really enjoy their job and told us grand tales of their adventures, we loved getting to know the staff. When you check in someone will show you to your site and make sure you have everything you need. The bathrooms were nice and clean. There was good water pressure in the shower too. The best part might be that it seems so close to the highway where massive trucks are zooming past at 80-90 mph, but you can't hear a thing at night! That was wonderful. Close to town, but not too close. Perfect spot. There was a super strong smell that blew in when the wind stopped blowing, and we panicked a bit because it smelled like gas. But welcome to New Mexico, the oil rigs are WAY off in the distance, but when the winds stops the smell arrives. We drove out to the oil fields and it really is a crazy site to see. Oil rigs spanning the distance of a town. I couldn't imagine living near the oil rigs in Texas. Would be overwhelming. But back to Carlsbad. You'll love it there. Go to the caverns. Go to Sitting Bulls Falls. Enjoy driving on the desolate roads. We can't wait to go back! read more

Spent one night in a 38 ft 5 th wheel. Roads are gravel and plenty wide for big rigs. The sites are spaced apart nicely and your neighbor is not right on top of you. Staff is awesome! They escort you to your site and help get your rig positioned correctly. Had the bbq brisket dinner and it was wonderful! We definitely like the place and recommend it! read more

Clean and peaceful. Pull thru's are big, lots of room from neighbors. Between our private picnic table and swing, fire pit, wild bunnies ... Vast night sky full of constellations ... Enjoying family time with my boys eating smores ... Great experience! Caverns are about 50 minutes away. White's RV park is conveniently close, but if your looking for extra space, friendly staff and very clean amenities ... Look no further than the Carlsbad KOA. read more

Are we talking about the same place?? The dumpsters were overflowing, the men's bath and showers was a pigsty - mold, dirt, flies, skid marks in the toilets, who knows what on the urinals, and other accumulated filth. The key word here is accumulated. I have photos (not included given some level of propriety) .to share if anyone is interested - otherwise i wouldn't have believed it after all the glowing reviews. I went to the front office and asked to see a manager but was told there were none around. I asked if anyone had looked at the men's bathhouse and was told "no, they clean it every day..." I asked them to please have the management do a little inspection and we left, never to return. Yes, it was that bad. Also, given this is a 130+ space camp, plus cabins and tents, you'd think someone on the staff or management would be around. Nope. we arrived at 8:10 pm and the office was deserted. That is just bad, bad practice. There was a sign saying the county sheriff patrolled the grounds. Pardon me? That means everyone in management can leave? BTW, no sheriff or deputies every showed up, at least to our knowledge. read more

We stayed for two nights in a tent site with electricity. They worked with us to pick a site to meet our needs when we booked early. The place was well kept including lovely cactus garden on the way in/out. We also enjoyed all the birds and rabbits. The rabbits reminded us of Teletubbies. The staff was friendly giving great tips for the tourist activities. The shop was well stocked. They had barbecue dinners (plus pizza and veggie burgers for those who don't want barbecue) each night that they would deliver to your site. The bathrooms were clean and spacious. Laundry facilities were good and open 24 hours. Finally, they had a huge rec room. read more

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Yet another great KOA but this is so far the least favorite of the ones we stayed in and it is all due to maintenance issues with the cabin we stayed in. The showers were great and the staff was very friendly but the cabin we stayed in had several minor maintenance issues such as a wobbly and noisy ceiling fan, a window that had a "Do not open" sticker on it (I only saw it after I opened the window but not opening the windows when the weather is nice outside is not an option for me and should not be expected in a cabin), and there was also a small issue with the door. Nothing to stop me from returning and possibly just an issue with that one cabin, but still these small issues are easy to fix and should not be present. read more

If you are traveling with friends or family beware - they will make no effort whatsoever to put you near each other. We made our reservations months in advance & requested to be close in proximity. In every other KOA that we've stayed in across the country, we've always experienced this request to be honored to the best of their efforts when we book in advance. It was such a disappointment! Especially considering that they were aware of the request (both in advance & as well as reminded upon check in) Additionally frustrating was that there was a vacant spot next to us until 10 pm that evening (all spots were the same pull thru/length size, we asked). I feel like this was just laziness on their behalf to do a little paperwork. Otherwise, spaces are large & the freeway is noisy - but overall it was a nice place. read more

Stayed in a 40' Class A MH. Gravel and dirt with a dead lawn (it's late March). The gophers literally made the lawn look like swiss cheese. Sites are long and, as I said, dirt and gravel. The campground roads are also a mix of finely powdered dirt and gravel. Staff is very friendly. Lots of long term residents at the end of the camp ground in which we stayed. We stayed 4 nights. The first night consisted of being smothered in the stench of sewage. It was so bad that it woke me at ~ 4AM. Had to close the RV ceiling vents and start the heat pumps to rid the coach of the stench. For the remainder of the trip we left the coach buttoned up with air handlers running. If someone tells you it is H2S gas from the oil fields, look over the back fence. The campground is close enough to Carlsbad Caverns (a great experience), Roswell (amateurish, but interesting, museum) and Sitting Bull Falls (it ain't Niagara). read more

It was a nice campground, your typical KOA. We had 2 problems with it though. 1) Its about 20 miles outside of Carlsbad and the caverns are on the complete opposite side of the town so its about 1 hr from the caverns. Not sure why they chose that location. 2) When we got there and were shown our spot we asked if we could move closer to the dog park. We were told there was nothing available which was irritating because the park is only about 50% full. I counted 11 spots near the dog park that were empty during our whole stay. read more

Carlsbad Koa - Empty RV spots near dog park. - Campgrounds Near Me - Carlsbad, New Mexico

Arrived today. Never been here before. Great staff, nightly bbq. RV spaces are huge, and well spaced. Highly recommended, one of the best RV parks we have stayed at. read more

The drive here from the highway is a bit but well worth it if you can use your own bathroom facilities. The bathrooms are in poor shape to be remodled and closed, theyve brought in portable bathrooms which for a portable is fairly nice. The sites are really nice, large mostly level and a great view if you score one of the outer sites. Nice hike to the visitor's center through the desert, saw two Jackrabbits and a large red tailed hawk. read more

The owner of the campground is rude, he wanted us to park one of our trucks in overflow parking, but did not want to be responsible for it. He didn't care if I was a disabled vet or not. He has 2 golf carts, 1 car and motor home in his parking spot. They have 4 satellite dishes behind and on the roof and told us this is not a trailer park and we are trying to clean up around here. Thats complete bull. People have trailers, firewood, motorcycles... He needs to get rid of some of his rides if he wants us to move one. We will be leaving at the end of the month when our rent is up. I will tell everyone to stay away from here. THIS GUY DOSE NOT SUPPORT THE MILITARY. read more

I highly recommend! We had a wonderful stay. It was clean, very quiet and the staff was extraordinary. We stayed in a studio cabin that had a queen bed a futon and a twin bunk above it. There was a kitchenette with refrigerator and microwave and also a bathroom with toilet and stand up shower. We loved it! There is a mattress on the bed and it was quite comfortable. Bring your own linens and towels. Outside you also have your own picnic table and fire stove, with a beautiful view of the mountains. You can purchase wood in the campsite store, which has a variety of gifts and supplies. It was quite fun to look around the store. The location is unfortunately far north of Carlsbad and one hour from the actual parking lot of the Carlsbad Caverns. However, we would definitely stay there again when visiting the caverns. The high priced hotels closer to the park had no added benefit as the town is small with little to do. We had a fantastic dinner at Danny's BBQ and we highly recommend that as well. Order the brisket! read more

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My stay was for one week in the first week of June. 36' motor couch with tow vehicle. I stayed here while working near by. This is a really nice RV Park. A great staff made the stay even better. On site laundry facility is keep clean and all the machines look new. The spaces are large and well kept. Roads are wide making it easy to lineup in the space on the first try. If you check in during office hours (8-8) they will call someone to guide you to your site. I did visit the bath house at the main building and it also is kept immaculate. This KOA sets the example for others to follow. I highly recommend staying here. Even if you are tent camping they have the right spot for you and as the rest of the site it is well kept. While I was there a couple of motorcycles stopped in for the night. From what I saw it was easy access and user friendly. If you are in the area it's well worth the stay. Rates are in line with lesser parks and you will have more amenities here. read more

If you enjoy the smell of sewer/oil burning/sulfur...whatever it is, stay here. I couldn't sleep the smell was so bad. Now I know why the flies are so bad here. If you want to be near Carlsbad, this place is 20min drive from town. It's completely on the other side of the caverns; 40 miles. The KOA website does not keep bad ratings on their site, as I learned from Yelp. Not one review talks about any smell or I wouldn't have stayed here!!! Hence the reason I stayed...decent reviews. It's in the middle of no where and had I known it wasn't "Carlsbad" I would have never booked here. We passed two other rv parks coming into "town" from the caverns side. Stay there! If it wasn't the fact they don't do refunds for nights not used, I would have forfeited the first night and canceled. The place is huge and well maintained. Bathrooms are clean. I can't really judge what it would be in high peak season though as it's not even half full. They have no where to eat unless you drive over 10-18 miles but you can order bbq through their kitchen and they deliver to your site. Don't get the pizza. It's frozen and cooked in an oven. I like that they have two dog runs that are fairly large. You can separate the large from the smaller dogs. UPDATE: we left the next morning the smell was horrible and my asthma kicked in and got worse being here. We were given a refund and the woman was very nice to me. read more

A very good campground. I have two young kids, 3 and 5. They loved the camping cabins. It's a very clean place. Has a nice pool for kids. Typical KOA things to do. I would suggest the local zoo in Carlsbad. It was not big, but it was very nice. My daughters really enjoyed it. Also, you aren't too far from the caverns. It's a nice place to visit. read more

Never got past the extremely snotty red haired lady in the office. We've been managing road construction for 30+ years in an rv and never have we encountered such profound rudeness in any state. They obviously don't need our business. read more

This was an okay KOA. I don't like how unsecured the bathrooms are. Gives you the feeling anyone from the road could just walk in while you are doing your business. A lot of the KOA's that I visited had a code to get into the bathroom, I like that concept way better. This KOA is away from the road and isn't really noisy, which is great. I did hit a little snag with the reservation people, since they tried to charge me twice, but we got that all sorted out. read more

Great place for families. Lots of activities including a pool, bikes, games and more. Restrooms were clean and shower areas large and user friendly. Lots of staff on hand who are welcoming and helpful. The BBQ dinner was average but a night off from cooking was welcome. Dog run area was large and shaded and had a bench to sit on. read more