Carlsbad RV Park & Campground

If you can sleep through barking dogs this rv park is for you. There are a lot of resident campers here and they seem to leave for work around 5 am. The gravel road crunching of the tires on from their cars wake the dogs and they bark non stop all morning. I am a fairly light sleeper but dogs barking non stop is too much for me. Having said that, the rest of the park is fine and you are 23 miles from the caverns and it’s an easy drive. I am writing this at 8:30 in the morning while still listening to this barking dog who’s been nonstop since 4:45am. This is the 2nd day of this and we have 2 more. Oh well!

Ditto to the comments of recent reviews. Note that this park has had renovations. Bath House is super clean, great hot showers. EZ check in, friendly staff. Lots of long term rentals, likely oil field workers, but the whole place is tidy and nicely maintained. Close to Walmart, Albertsons, and lots of dining. Propane at Southern Supply.
One Mexican restaurant is within walking distance, but we drove to El Jimador, which we thought was quite good.
Clean, safe, quiet.

It is an old KOA facility. Some of the sites and buildings are dated but in good repair. The showers were spectacular!!!! Obviously a recent renovation. Nice. The staff was friendly and allowed me to move to another site after they placed someone right next to me when there were many open sites to choose from. But it all worked out well. Dog parks were run down and could use some much needed attention. Overall it’s was a good spot for my needs and sufficiently close to the Caverns and Guadalupe Peak.

We stayed here in our 38' motorhome with toad. We had full hookups, but they did recommend a water pressure regulator which we had so no problem. It was a gravel site. They had a torrential downpour one day and many streets were flooded. We did just fine in the park with expected puddles that dried up fairly quickly. We were convenient to groceries and restaurants and a short drive to Carlsbad Caverns.

We are ae not typically fans of private parks, but we needed a site close to town to visit family. We opted to stay 7 nights since the weekly rate was a significant discount. The sites/roads are gravel with some trees. The sites a combination of pull-throughs and back-in sites, they are close together and each one has a picnic table. There are mature trees scattered throughout the park. As others have mentioned there are four dog park areas, but only one of any size. We did not use the pool or bathroom/showers but did use the laundry area which was large and clean but rather expensive.

We were far enough back that the road noise was not a problem. This was a great place to stay while visiting Carlsbad Caverns. In Carlsbad we also visited the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park and the Riverwalk Park, both were worthwhile.

We had 2 bars of Verizon 4G and the park had wifi which worked some of the time.

Pros: Easy to find. Locked gate at night. Super friendly staff. Heated indoor pool. Beautiful new shows/bathrooms. Large laundry area but $3.59 per load. Four areas for your dog to go off leash but they are small. Cons: very noisy area just off the highway. We got very little sleep so only stayed two nights instead of the week like we thought. WiFi was spotty at best and often no service. For the price we thought they’d have better WiFi and perhaps other amenities.

This is virtually a large gravel parking lot. It appears to have lots of full-time residents. It was a nice stopping point after climbing those mountains!
It had a HUGE laundry area. The prices were high though. $3.00 a normal load to wash and $3.00 a normal load to dry. I didn't use them, so I don't know if $3.00 is enough to dry.
They have a indoor heated pool which was out of service.
BUT THOSE SHOWERS!!!!! OMG! They were better than the one I have at home! They were really clean, and the pressure was awesome AND the hot water was INSTANT! It was also VERY warm in the showers room. TOO warm!!!
Our hose pipe froze at night. So, remember to disconnect if it is going to get cold.
If ever in the area this is the place to stop! You are also very close to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. (15 minutes away) Also close to Guadalope Mountains National Park, but it is a bit more of a drive.
We would definitely stay here again if in the area!
Hosts were also very nice!

We had freezing rain and the water spigots froze solid, which was kind of a hassle. But the park is very conveniently located for Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The staff are extraordinarily friendly and helpful. the bathrooms and showers and laundry facilities are OUTSTANDING! On the very cold days we were there we had wonderfully clean, showers with hot water. The bathrooms were immaculate and very warm! The toilet seats were warm!