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4 Poor
Sipapu Lodge
5224 NM-518 Vadito, New Mexico 87579 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 5 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 3 5 4 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: The RV spaces at Sipapu are no more. There is a field on the other side of the fishing pond that they will let you dry camp in, for $12 a night. The old and nearly useless RV site spaces are being converted into tiny home spaces for more cabin rentals for the ski lodge. Not very big rig friendly in the dry camping area. - trikepilot
This place has an excellent setting, and would get a rating of '10' based on that alone, but the logistics of the RV park are not well thought out. Hook-ups at three of the sites are on the wrong side and hook-ups at the other two sites are located so that rigs need to be parked out in a car parking area. When we arrived, an RV in space 20 hooked up to space 19's utilities causing us in space 18 to have no hook-ups. We notified the staff, some of which were friendly and some not. The maintenance person told us that we were to share. We were even still charged for a full hook-up even though we were sharing. If the hook-ups were relocated this place would get a 9. We gave it a 5 for the redeeming quality of the mountain setting. - je23dr13
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Sipapu Lodge »The folks at Sipapu Lodge who handle the RV site reservations are very friendly and accommodating. But they seem to be clueless as to the problems with the sites. The web site emphasizes snow activities, disc golf and fishing, but shows no pictures of the RV sites. For this reason one has no heads-up of what to expect when considering the campground. Yes, the woods and stream are very nice, but it's difficult to enjoy them for several reasons. There are five sites, crammed into a space that is suitable for only three. Space 20 puts your door right at the back of a rental building, and has no water hookup. All the sites have the hookups on the wrong side; if you're not in a motorhome that can pull in forward, you have to run your electric cable and hoses under the RV and past the front door. We endured a weekend elbow-to-elbow with partying neighbors and five loose dogs who roamed around threatening our dog and digging in the trash. Two of the sites share a fire pit and picnic table; the fire pits are deep steel rings with no ventilation holes, so the fire burns low and smoky. I asked about the advertised Wi-Fi connection, but was told it wasn't working. We made the best of the situation, but won't go back unless the RV sites are completely rebuilt. - nmroadrunner
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Comales Campground USFS
5366 State Highway 518 Vadito, New Mexico 87579 (map) | Click To View Phone
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Hodges Campground USFS
Santa Barbara Road Vadito, New Mexico 87579 (map) | Click To View Phone
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7.5 Good
Orilla Verde Recreation Area, Pilar Campground BLM 8.83 miles NE
New Mexico Highway 570 Pilar, New Mexico 87571 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 12 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 2 8 9 9 10 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: There were two trailers in our group. Only one other trailer in the campground. Our site was gravel and required several leveling pads. The electric and water hook-ups were fine. There were two restrooms - one outhouse type (non-flush). It was moderately clean but smelled. The second bathroom had flush toilets and was clean. There was no lighting in the camping area after dark which was nice, we were able to see the stars. We did not notice any security in the campground, but none was needed.
We took the walking path to the river. There was a sign posted clearly stating that this was a walking trail/path. The sign did not state that you would be crossing into BLM land. The trail was overgrown and had not been attended to by the camp host or BLM. A single strand of barbed wire approximately 5 inches off the ground crossed the walking trail, but was 100% covered by weeds. I was the first person in our group to reach this area. Not being aware of the weed covered barbed wire, I stepped over the weeds and the barbed wire caught my legs. Both my legs were ripped open with the barbed wire. We did not look to investigate if it was part of a fence. We notified the camp host and asked that the barbed wire be removed or flagged so people using the walking trail wouldn't become injured. The camp host informed us that the barbed wire was a boundary line for BLM land and he was aware of the barbed wire saying it was a boundary guide for BLM. He was aware that it was approximately 5 inches from the ground and unmarked. He was fully aware it was a dangerous situation. The camp host did not state if he had made BLM staff aware of the barbed wire. Who would be responsible? Obviously, no one had corrected the situation. Rude camp host - we will never return. Too many other wonderful choices. - StolpestadThis is one of several BLM campgrounds in this area. If you need to shower you go down the road to another one. This is an absolutely beautiful area. We were there in September and I imagine it is quite crowded during summer months. They do not take reservations. It is within easy driving distance of Taos. - ryderruns
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Orilla Verde Recreation Area, Pilar Campground BLM »This campground is in close proximity to Taos. Though close to the access road, it was quiet and well-kept with level, easily accessible sites. The hosts suggested that we hike the trail that went off from the campground which turned out to be the highlight of our stay for our boys! We suggest not taking 567 north out of the gorge unless you have a truck with 4-wheel drive that can handle a serious climb in gravel (though if you do, the view is spectacular!). - KyKampers
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7.7 Good
Orilla Verde Recreation Area, Rio Bravo Campground BLM 8.97 miles NE
Hwy 570 Pilar, New Mexico 87517 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 10 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 4 8 9 8 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: We did not enjoy our stay at this dusty, trashy BLM site. $15 a night gets you an electric/water site with no sewer. Nearest dump is 30 miles away. You pay extra to shower. We had partial shade. Two unhappy campers. Stayed 2 nights; had planned to stay 7 nights. - SemperParatus
This is a BLM site near the river in the Rio Grande Gorge. In march we were only neighbors with the campground host most of the time. If it rains the park can get a little muddy. - New Mexico Stan
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Orilla Verde Recreation Area, Rio Bravo Campground BLM »We were at Rio Bravo campsite, the host was super friendly. We stayed for one week.on the next to the last day I went for a ride on my motorcycle and about 1/4 mile outside my camp a Bighorn sheep jumped across the road in front of me.(AWSOME)if you get a chance go to Rio Bravo. - tootalltootall52688
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9 Excellent
Orilla Verde Rec Area, Arroyo Hondo Campground BLM 8.98 miles NE
Hwy 570 Pilar, New Mexico 87517 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 6 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 8 10 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Small campground, 8 or 9 sites overall. Possibly 3 to fit rigs over 35' or so. these 3 sites were all pull thrus. Quiet park. Absolutely no cell service. Near road but little traffic. Didn't use showers but are pay, $1 for 4 minutes. About 1/2 mile away is the Pilar campground which has sites more suited to bigger rigs but no shade. - abqnm
Narrow two lane paved road from highway
Beautiful location
Big rig friendly
Tight corners but OK for 40 footer & toad
Pet Friendly
Right across the street from the Rio Grande
One bar Verizon analog, one bar LTE with antenna. - jorView more reviews and a full list of amenities for Orilla Verde Rec Area, Arroyo Hondo Campground BLM »The rate, actually $2.50, reflects a 50% Senior Federal Pass discount. This is one of the seven campgrounds within the Rio Grande Lower Gorge (Orilla Verde) BLM recreation area, about 18 miles south of Taos. It is a newly designed Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Two of the campgrounds, Pilar and Rio Bravo, have water and electrical hook-ups. The others do not. All are gravel, off of a good paved road. A couple of the sites at Arroyo Hondo would accommodate a fairly large RV. There are no hook-ups or water at Arroyo Hondo and there are no dump stations anywhere in the complex. The nearest dump station is in Taos at a commercial campground. You can fill your tanks at one of the other campgrounds but other campers reported that the water was not very good, so you might want to fill your tanks before arriving. The sites at this campground are simple parking spaces, but they do have picnic tables, grills, and tent pads. There is a vault toilet and there is a trash dumpster. A few of the sites have amazing views of the canyon and the river. Satellite is not a problem since there are no trees. We did not have a usable Verizon phone or data signal even with our booster. It is a good place for visiting Taos or Ojo Caliente Hot Springs. We loved our site and would definitely stay here again. - TheJim
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9 Excellent
Orilla Verde Recreation Area, Petaca Campground 9.44 miles NE Park Closed
NM 570 Pilar, New Mexico 87553 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 5 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Orilla Verde Recreation Area, Petaca Campground »The BLM's Orilla Verde Recreational Area has 7 campgrounds along NM 570 (paved 2-lane road). No reservations are accepted, but except on the summer weekends, you should be able to get a spot if you arrive before 5:00 p.m. All of the campgrounds are on the Rio Grande, but some have better views of the river than others. None of them have dump stations--you have to go to Taos or Espanola and pay $10 to dump at the end of your trip. Before turning on NM 570, stop at the new Visitor's Center and ask the rangers about the campgrounds and where to get water. The first two campgrounds you will come to on NM 570 have RV hookups--Pilar and Rio Bravo campgrounds. Pilar has no shade and no view of the river, but plenty of room for large RVs. Rio Bravo only has 4 sites that are big enough for 20'+ campers and with hookups, but features cottonwoods, shade and a view of the river. As you drive further north on NM 570, the campgrounds are less populated and require dry camping. But the views and solitude are worth it. I wouldn't take an RV longer than 20' into the 7th campground (Taos Junction), because of a bad road and curve. We stayed in the 5th BLM campground, Petaca. It has lovely adobe shelters, grills, fire rings and vault toilets. It is right on the river, so wildlife is plentiful. We watched a Golden Eagle attack a crow's nest and calmly eat his prey for about 45 minutes on the hillside right by the campground. Big horn sheep are common visitors as well as colorful warblers, woodpeckers, flycatchers, waterfowl, etc. Two of the sites in Petaca would accommodate our 30' camper. There is a water spigot, but as of May 30, it wasn't turned on yet from a very cold winter. We filled our fresh water tank at Rio Bravo before journeying on down the road to Petaca, then we were able to stay 7 days without refilling (2 people). If you enjoy dry camping and New Mexico nature with its sagebrush desert, afternoon rain showers and rugged canyons, you should love this campground. - amarillorvers
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3.8 Poor
Taos RV Park 12.93 miles NE
1799 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur Taos, New Mexico 87571 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 30 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 1 5 3 4 6 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: We stayed a month in our 30' travel trailer. The owner is a good dude, but the manager (there day and night) lives in a tent year round on the grounds and is irascible and unruly. We couldn't wait to do our 30 days and leave. The wifi works if you're close to the office. Spots are adequate, 30 amp only, many hookups don't work, and the park is essentially unoccupied. There are 1 - 2 permanent residents and a few construction workers drift in and out. The picture on this listing is NOT of this RV park. This one is a dirt lot. We moved down the road 9 miles to a beautiful BLM public campground with 30A and 50A and water, for half the cost. It's right on the Rio Grande del Norte with big old cottonwoods and showers and who can beat that? - Gman-RV
This is the third time that we have stayed at this park in the past two years and have not had a bad experience. The first two times that we were here, the park was basically empty. This year there were a number of construction workers working on local projects. All were friendly. They did leave for work early in the morning. There is a mobile home community behind the park which accesses through a road to the side of the office and owner's residence away from the RV sites. There is a chain link fence and visual barrier around the RV Park. We did not feel at all uncomfortable during any of our stays. We never encountered anyone in the park that was not staying there other than RVers coming in to use the dump station after staying on nearby BLM lands. The greatest sources of noise were trucks at the adjacent Shell station and road traffic. The sites are not overly wide, but were wide enough for our slide and awning. There is no dog park. There are two small fenced areas. One is an old playground that the equipment has been abandoned/disabled and the grass not cut. The other is surrounding the horse shoe pits, which were being used during our stay. If pressed about dogs, the owner will allow them in the old playground. We paid $35/night which is the rate listed on the park's website. We found the owner and staff to be friendly and helpful. - trailertraveler
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Taos RV Park »The sites are 30 amp only, it is really just a gravel lot with some electric risers and sewer connections.. Dog park is over grown with weeds, no lighting, lots of long term construction workers. Night man is a drunk, gets nasty really quickly. Sites so small that a motor home trying to park next to me hit my rear bumper. Only good thing is that showers are clean and plenty of hot water. I will never go back to this place. - Dogfather
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7.6 Good
Taos Valley RV Park & Campground 13.54 miles NE
120 Este Es Rd. Taos, New Mexico 87571 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 95 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 7 6 7 8 5 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: This a very busy RV park...elec and water hookups with dump station. Our site was fairly level...however, very narrow with large rocks, cactus and scrub nearby. There was room for our slide but tight walking around motorhome. With that said...it is still a pretty neat place...close to good food etc. - rdb
We have been staying here since before the days of slide-outs. RV spaces were adequately wide 25 years ago, but that is no longer the case. In addition, sagebrush and trees close to the parking area make walking around the rig impossible when the slides are out. It's time for the owners to update. Sites 48-58 are way off level, making leveling the motorhome very difficult. Would be OK for a trailer, I guess. Impromptu ATV track on the other side of the fence was noisy. Not the Rv park's fault. Good WiFi and off-air TV reception. - 50yrver
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Taos Valley RV Park & Campground »On the face of it, this is a very pretty campground with nice landscaping. Our site was not level but that was easily dealt with. It's far enough from the highway that noise is not a problem and is convenient to Taos. However, at this time of year, the place is covered with some kind of low growing ground cover that is filled with burrs. Not a problem for humans, but a big problem for little dogs. The nature trail was free of burrs and a good place to walk a dog. But we had to carry our dog from the RV to the gravel drive and again over a big patch to get to the nature trail. That might be something you want to ask about when making reservations. - storms
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Borrego Mesa Campground USFS 15.35 miles SW
FR-435 Cordova, New Mexico 87523 (map) | Click To View Phone
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