Cool Pines RV Park

My wife and I were visiting White Sands  National Park and looking for a place to stay on our journey east.  I called in the afternoon to see if they had a spot available and they did. Passport America discount. Price $24.52 with Passport America discount.
This place is fantastic.  15 acres of wooded pine slopes with lawn. Wildlife and friendly people. The hosts Rick and Gail are professional,  helpful and fun.
My wife found some hummingbirds to photograph. There are places all over the ground to sit with tables. A great place to commiserate with like minded souls. A large activity room has been built.  AT&T is non- existent but I have 2 bars of T-mobile. There is wifi available.  After staying in the desert for a while this place is heaven.

We prefer State and National parks to RV Resorts. But Cool Pines is the best of both worlds. We are in a lovely shaded site looking out across a meadow that a good dozen mule deer just walked across. Yet we have full hookups and reasonable prices.
This place is immaculately maintained and clean. The owners Rick and Gail greet you and make sure you get setup and are happy. They recently opened a new sections and all of the sites are fantastic.
Love this place.

Been on the road 2 weeks and this is the best spot we’ve found. New owners as of Sept 2020 and they are the best hosts ever. Don’t pass this place up. A herd of 14 deer were grazing 100’ from our campsite, Told that a herd of Elk will show up in the morning. Very quiet place with amazing views of the night sky stars. Really fast free WiFi!

We spent a great week at Cool Pines RV Park. We had called ahead and let the owners know about what time we would be arriving, so they were there to greet us when we arrived. We were a little concerned about whether we would be able to navigate our big bus (43') around the campground and fit into a space, but Jed took us around the park in his ATV, we selected a site that was plenty long for us and easy to get into.
We were looking for a location that was cooler than the high 90F and low 100F temperatures we had been experiencing down between Artesia and Carlsbad, and this was perfect. The temperatures were in the 80s during the day and got down in the 40s and 50s at night.
We also wanted to have decent internet service. With our cellular signal booster, we got good signal on our Verizon and T-Mobile MiFi devices, and on our Verizon phones. AT&T signal was non-existent.
The park was very quiet during our stay - about 10-15 of the 38 sites occupied, and some of them by RVs whose owners come up on the weekend from El Paso. I think that during the summer, there are a lot of folks who stay for the season.
During May and October, the rates are discounted - $28 for full hookups. Even when electric is included (daily rates), if you use over 15kW, there is an additional charge. Since we did not need to use our air conditioners, this was not an issue.