Kartchner Caverns State Park

We stayed here for the first time out in the new RV. Five-* may seem over the top, but this place was nice. The campground was amazingly clean, not a piece of litter to be found anywhere. Very quiet, even during the day. All of the sites were easy access, and KTC-55 was an especially easy pull through. The hiking up in the adjacent hills was most enjoyable, saw a group of javelin and deer together grazing in the wash.
The State Park facilities are nearby and look very impressive. With our greyhound along, we could not go on a cave tour, but the campground was worth the trip.
Just about the only (minor) downside--the campsite is a "dark skies" site, and outdoor lighting was discouraged. But apparently the campground hosts have enough problems with critters (packrats?) that they both had string lighting under their RVs. We never saw any packrat dens though.
Cell phone was sketchy, text and voice with Verizon were fine, but data was super slow.

This is a fantastic option to stay 1 or 2 nights when traveling I-10. It is quiet, has electric & water at sites, and has the best showers I've seen at a campground. They were nicer than mine at home. We took the hiking trails for about 4 miles in a loop in the morning and really enjoyed it. The road thru the camp is narrow and site pads are a bit narrow, though and we watched a pickup w/ a ~15' travel trailer struggle to get into a space for about 30 min. We have a class C and had no issues. I don't think they were newbies, just trying to get in the space between all the obstacles safely. Longer trailer rigs might struggle here.

We arrived early, hoping to get a little extra time in the campground. They queued us in an overflow parking lot, and about 30 minutes before checkin, they let all early arrivals in the park. WOW, fire pit was cleaned out, pad was blown off, rocks were raked, and the hosts were fine examples of hospitality! We didn’t need the bathrooms but checked them out, you guessed it, CLEAN.

Hiking trails for every skill/desire level. Good sunsets, dark sky rules made star gazing fun, and firewood for sale by the bundle.

We extended our stay by three days.

Terrell was our primary host, and we watched him interact with many guests. He is awesome, He connected with a family from Michigan, and his contribution to their stay will be a memory those children will remember for years. He joked, played, taught, and laughed so much with them. A kind human being,

Extremely well maintained campground that looks brand new. Friendly and helpful hosts.

Lucked into a cave tour (someone cancelled at the last minute). Reservations typically need to be made weeks in advance, so you may need to plan accordingly. Easy paved walkway within the cave.

Dark Sky campground and hosts enforce restrictive outside lighting starting a 8:30 PM. Which is good, so that everyone can enjoy all the stars.

Several miles of well marked hiking trails that range as much as 500 feet in elevation change. Trails are easy to moderate.

Good location for touring the area to see historic locations; such as, Tombstone and the OK Coral.

Had seven OTA TV channels.

Clean, well managed, free decent WiFi, several TV channels via antenna, spotless restrooms, good hiking trails and (enforces) dark skies at night. Some sites cramped but they let us move to a more spacious one. Most patrons and all park staff wearing masks and respecting distance which we appreciated since AZ is #1 right now in infections. We’ll be back! Shout out to volunteer host Steve!

Our neighbor helped by moving his truck to give a little more elbow room. The trees overhang the pavement ready to scratch the trailer. Maybe a 39’ fifth wheel, F-450 and a bike rack are asking too much.

If a cave tour is important, get that reservation first. The next cave tour available is 17 days in the future.

The park WIFI, water and electricity were good and the hosts were friendly.

There is a well marked trail that has a good view. Took about 1:45 minutes for the Foothill Trail with the optional side trip to the mountain viewpoint. Not a smooth trail.

Due to the size of the rig and the almost 90 degree access, the over flow parking area would have been better

This SP is beautiful. Roads within park look brand new. We pull a 32’ fifth wheel and it was a tight back in to our spot but doable. We have 4 little kids and the sites are very kid friendly. Open and not full of mesquite (ouch) . This was our first experience with a AZ SP and were very impressed. Only downside was we didn’t get to do a cave tour. Tours were limited due to Covid and reservations only (sold out way in advance). 30amp svc at our site. This is a dark sky campground so get ready for lots of stars! And they have WIFI

While we sadly couldn’t get a reservation for a cave tour (book far in advance due to minimal tours/amounts for COVID) it was a good base camp for going places like Tombstone, Bisbee, Tumácacori, and Coronado NM. Internet was sketchy in the evenings when lots were on, their wifi didn’t work well for us. Hubby could work during the day when people were gone. Hosts were very nice, lots of good info at check in. The visitor center is really great, and they have a Junior Ranger program (modified of course per Covid.) Showers are open, but not very warm. Nice clean place. Our spot was pretty sloped and took a lot of adjustment to get level.