Coronado Campground

We arrived right at dark, and woke up with great views of the Sandia Mountains. We got a spot which was basically a flat gravel lot without any hookups, which was perfect for us. Bathrooms were super clean, well lit and heated. Showers were nice. Quiet all night. The best part of this site is that you’re within walking distance to Bosque Brewery.

Pulled in just at dusk, construction and traffic on hwy 550 at 5:00 on Friday night is crazy. Camp Host was super and got us lined out quickly, found our site and unhooked, site was a little unlevel but very manageable. Chose a 30 amp site since I wouldn't need to run the A/C hooked up power no problems...then figured out I needed a 50' hose so I could fill our tank only had a 20' so Walmart here we come. There was a little traffic noise but didn't really notice while we were inside. Didn't realize how nice this place is until the next morning, great covered picnic table for our site, the river running a couple hundred yards away, great view of the mountains. Just remember to bring a 50' hose.

Nice, small quiet, clean campground. Bathrooms are old but clean. Our pull through site 10 was not very level but we managed ok. The back in spots away from the road would be nice for the view. Not many I the park so the WiFi worked well. ATT was good as well. Lots of road construction on the road in until 2021 I believe. No left turn directly into or out of the park, but there are u-turn intersections nearby, which worked fine for our truck and 25 foot trailer.

We paid $18 and got a tent site with a shelter, carpet tent pad and picnic table. There was also a fire ring and hand pump well water. Can’t attest to the water quality cause I didn’t use it. Multi stall bathroom with key code and one private shower with lockable stall door. Water was nice and hot. We were topside so had a great view. RV sites, shelter tent sites and non shelter tent sites still with tent pads and fire rings were all in somewhat separate groups. Right by Coronado Monument and if you look at the mountains in front of you, you forget how close you are to the town. Crickets were in full symphony. Road noise just background noise to me. There was what appeared to be a walking stick or similar insect which was neat but also 2 black widows were making their home in the casita so we put our tent on the carpet pad which was fine. Really a nice site with nice touches like the shelter and showers with gorgeous views of the mountains.

Date of stay: Mar. 8-9, 2019

We usually like city parks both for their convenient locations and reasonable rates. While this park was conveniently located to shopping etc., we thought the rate was a bit high for a city park, although there are different site choices, for example dry camping would've been $14. All the hook up sites were pull-thrus with adobe ramadas and picnic tables. There was good vegetation separation, but the sites were a bit close together and the park road for this section was a little tight. The picture on their website makes the sites seem much more wide open than they are. We had good OATV reception, and the park offered free wifi (which we didn't use.)

This park was mostly a stopover for us, but we did have time to visit the Sandia Tramway area for a hike, and if we had stayed longer, we would have visited the adjacent Coronado State Monument.

With reservation check in was very simple. Overall campground is pretty clean with natural landscaping and lots of pull through sites. Bathroom facility is very limited and has a code for entry. Bathroom facility was about as clean as an average state park style facility. Great location with wonderful views of the Sandia Mountains and the river, there was construction on the main road which led to a little confusion about where to enter the campground.It was a little bit noisy with lots of activity during our stay July 4, 2018. I would say overall a good place to stay , as a stop over , on your way to another destination.

This is a small campground so reservations are advised. The listed price of an overnight stay was $25, but they charge $10 to make a reservation. It's a small campground, so I would recommend reservations. It was full the night I stayed there. The campground itself has asphalt pads, everything else is sand with covered picnic tables. The host was very nice and helpful. I thought the bathrooms were gross. Be warned the campground entrance is hard to find due to road construction of 550. The area was very pretty with the Rio Grande running along the boundary of the park and mountains across the way.