La Mesa RV Park

We stayed here 7 days in early May beginning on a Sunday. Met by Jim, a very helpful park host, who helped us back our 27' trailer into the tight #16. Our gravel site reqd s/s leveling. Later Jim came by to advise that Monday would be the start of a major Wifi upgrade for the park, which would be up and running Wednesday, and would be robust enough to allow video streaming. (Yeah, sure!) Strong Verizon got us thru the Mon, Tues outages and by Wed. new Wifi was up and running. My movie loving DW tested the system each evening and declared it an unqualified success. (Are you kidding, VIDEO STREAMING on an RVP wifi? Yeah!!) Didn't use the cable, RR or showers, or one-washer/dryer laundry (We used one of 2 commercial laundries nearby on Main St.) It's a quiet park, except for a few hot-rods doing tricks in a vacant shopping center off of Main St. The sites are really tight, which wasn't a problem for us; enough space to set up our outdoor grill one night. See my drone shot pic for view of sites 14-18. Dining out? Gustavo's & Wigglin' Pig.

We stayed here on May 13th and 14th. Nice wide spaces. Some full time residents. Wide spaces and good infrastructure. Our gravel spot was level.

No showers or restrooms (closed). So we cannot report on cleanliness.

Very handy to Cortez. Very cool little town. Every thing one would need with a surprise or two if one’s eyes are open. Don’t miss McFee Reservoir.

Easy in and out with our 28’ TT. Many larger rigs on site. Very quiet. Wonderful neighbors.

We were lucky enough to stumble on La Mesa on our way to Mesa Verde NP (about 10 minutes drive). The owner/manager (?) was very nice when I called late in the afternoon to see what rates were and told me to text her what we decided. She had everything ready when we got there and offered us either a pull-thru ($40/night) or back in ($35/night) both with full hookups (W/E/S). The back in wasn’t available for two nights so we chose the pull-thru. It was kind of tight for our small RV meaning there wasn’t much space between campers, however, the big 5th wheels and Class A RVs fit fine in the other spots. I wish there was a little more room between sites, better dog walking area since so many people had animals, and the bathrooms were open. They were closed due to COVID-19 which I understand, but we used the coin laundry on site which was very clean and new ($2/load wash). Additionally, the owner/manager allowed me to come up by the office to connect to the faster WiFi in order to do a Zoom meeting for work which was very much appreciated. Be careful turning into the park as it’s a bit of a bump and easy to miss if you aren’t looking.

La Mesa is a small, well kept CG that is easy to access and close to a number of interesting attractions. The pull-through sites are large and level (we almost could have stayed hitched), and our utilities were easy enough to reach and worked perfectly. The park also offers back-in sites which looked a little shorter (I’m not sure we’d fit and still be able to access our garage). There is a reasonable amount of spacing (pretty normal commercial style) and some trees around the property.
During our 1 night stay, the park was quiet and Verizon worked fine without the booster. There isn’t a lot of room for walking a dog, but there looked to be nearby path that could possibly work.
The park takes cash or check, and our rate reflects the Passport America discount of $25 for one night (no reservations, but do call ahead). We would stay at this park again.

We ended up staying here after another campground in the area cancelled our reservation 45 minutes before we arrived because one of their long term rentals decided to stay longer. We chose a pull through site because it was away for the service station and car wash that other reviews had mentioned. Glad we did, I never heard the car wash unless I was outside. Some road noise. Largest site we have had in a long time. Super friendly camp host. Clean and cheap laundry area (only one washer/dryer). Bathroom was clean. Grassy area for the dog. Did not use campground internet but we had no problems with our internet or cell service (AT&T).