Elk City Lake Park

As soon as you enter the park, there signs saying all RVs must pay for overnight parking. There were four or five RV spots with hookups. We have solar, so we had no need for hookups. We really didn't want to pay for something we wouldn't use, so we parked in a parking lot not too far from the hookups. No one asked us to leave or to pay, so I guess you could say it was free. We felt a little uncomfortable not knowing if we were permitted to camp there.

The showers were hot with plenty of pressure. However, you have to hold the button for the shower to stay on. Its a little tricky, but I always appreciate a hot shower.

We biked the trails the next morning, and COME PREPARED. Bring lots of water and snacks. There are no signs or maps outlining the biking trail. We figured it'd be a few miles. It was 10 miles. Its also very hard to follow the trail, and its covered in trash and old fishing gear. We spent so much time following dead end fishermen's trails instead of the biking trail. Every few miles, the trail is marked with a small piece of orange ribbon. We were only able to somewhat navigate our way through the trails because we could see the RV parking in the distance every few miles.

The camp sites are nice, but the trails are in need of some serious clean up and maintenance.

Clean, quiet campground a few miles off I-40 on a scenic lake. Saw several pelicans and ducks swimming in the lake in the morning when we were leaving. Well maintained campground with playgrounds, picnic shelters, and paved campsites. Only a few sites with hookups, but plenty of room to dry camp for the night. Stats are limited to four nights. Enjoyed a good night’s sleep halfway between Arkansas and Albuquerque driving home from the Balloon Fiesta. Arrived around 8:30pm on a Sunday night. All sites with hookups were taken, but plenty of room to find a space for dry camping. Beats Walmart or a rest area hands down. All sites are free.

This was a nice free location just outside of Elk City that serves as a camping location and park for the locals.

My friends and I chose the spot since it was the closest free spot with good reviews on this app. There is a beach area where you can swim and plenty of spots to fish. In addition, the location had basic toilets and a shower that we were wanting to utilize.

While there is an official set up area for RVs, there wasn’t anything listed for tents, although several people, myself included, set some up in a half turn parking area that had several picnic tables and charcoal grills by the water. There was also a dumpster nearby which made garbage easy to deal with.

The main issue we had was that this was a local park. Throughout our stay we had people coming and going, whether it was people trying to take pictures where we were camping or late arrivals trying to find a way to camp. I believe at 11:00pm there were still RVs pulling in to try and utilize 1 of 5 hookup spots available. In addition, we had locals pulling in at odd intervals throughout the night near our camping location.

Overall it’s a good experience if you can deal with a more crowded camping location that gets a decent amount of traffic. If I’m looking for a free spot, this is fine for an evening or two.

Camped 5/16/18 (Thur). A really nice park, free water & electric, and a convenient place to camp off I-40. The campsites are geared more for overnighting self-contained RVers. There are no picnic tables (at the site), nor fire rings or grills, but we guessed this is probably to keep locals from hanging out there. (Locals were using the adjacent picnic area and fishing over in that area.) No vault toilets, and the shower house w/bathrooms is way over on the opposite end of the park. It seemed strange that a bathroom facility would be so far away from the picnic area, playground, campsites, and boat ramp, but there was a beach area over on that side. Both men's and women's were out of order at the time of our visit, and no joy johns or a vault toilet alternative, so that left driving to the gas station at the I-40 exit.

Site pads are long and slightly downhill, and grassy all around to the water's edge. Water spigots are in the ground. It was very windy when we were there. Luckily we arrived mid-afternoon, getting the last site. RVers that came later parked in the picnic area loop next to the campsites, or in the spaces by the playground on the other side, and ran their generators.

This park is adorable. Appeared really well maintained, with a couple playgrounds, trash bins everywhere, and all along a lovely lake. I can’t comment on the quality of the bathrooms since we didn’t use them but I assume the outside reflects the inside. We were surprised to see how busy it was on a rainy Monday evening..all 5 hookup sites were taken and 5 other campers were spread throughout the parking lot. Luckily there was still enough space for us to park. It was super quiet (besides the rain). We had really spotty Tmobile service, it worked a little with our door open but not at all while closed. I would stay here again but arrive early.

Found this campground on Campendium and glad we stopped. Location has 5 designated back in sites that have 30 & 50 amp as well as water. Each site is approximately 55 feet in length- which is great if you’re staying for the night and don’t want to unhook your trailer. In addition to the 5 designated sites, there is a half-loop area that is setup for tenters that would a accommodate a trailer if the other spots are full. Note: there is no sign in the half-loop area stating if trailer parking is allowed or not allowed- so use your best judgment.
There is also an RV dump station if needed.As well as boat dock and mountain bike trail. We did not utilize the restrooms- so cannot comment on them. Located only a few miles from I-40, cannot hear any highway noise from the campground.