Pine Springs Campground

Yes, it’s a parking lot with no amenities. RVs must come prepared. We stayed two nights in site 33. We were there to hike and the proximity to the trailhead made this “campground” worth it. The sites are unconventional for a campground but the views and trails were the highlights. The rangers in the visitors center were helpful with hiking tips. The sites are next to the regular trailhead parking so there was traffic throughout the day and night. We were never bothered by anyone coming or going. If you want easy access to Guadalupe Peak Trail or the other hikes, it’s worth it. If you have a taller vehicle, just know there are trees along the outside of the lot that hang over the sites. There was a tree on site 33 that would rub our camper roof in the wind.

We booked a last minute reservation due to 75+ wind gusts. The campground is hardly a campground. It’s a parking lot with no amenities besides a picnic table. The water spigot was on during our stay. The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting and the lot was busy all day with foot and car traffic. The views and the proximity for hiking in Guadalupe are the only pros.

This is kind of a weird campground for a national park. But the views are great and there aren't a lot of options in this area, so it is still worthwhile.

If you are tent camping, it is a set of walk-to sites that are perfect.

If you are camping in a vehicle, including RV, van, 3rd wheel, etc. you are just in an open parking lot right next to another vehicle. I often camp in my Prius so there is less privacy than at a typical campground...if you're in an RV you probably don't mind. And being on pavement it gets hot. This campground-parking-lot is shared with the trailhead so there is a lot of early morning traffic for people summiting Guadalupe Peak. I do however appreciate that they kept this "campground" simple and didn't bulldoze a bunch of desert habitat to make more room for RVs!

Location is great, views are great, nice basic facilities.

Overall, if you know what to expect, it's excellent. If you're looking for a "typical" national park campground, you may be disappointed.

This is is boondocking in the trailhead parking lot, no hookups, generator use during daytime hours. That being said, there are clean spacious bathrooms, a dishwashing station, and drinking water fill. Some of the sites have a picnic tables (around the edges and the one on the far side of the parking lot in the center). The spot was spacious enough for our 28 ft. RV and tow car (honda CRV) to fit. There was plenty of room for our slides, though we opted to keep them in due to EXTREMELY high winds while we were there. We had space to put out our chairs and relax though.
We thoroughly enjoyed staying here, did a couple of amazing hikes (Devils Hall was super fun) and spent a day at Carlsbad Caverns.
Star gazing at night would have been fantastic other than the bright bathhouse lights and another camper that felt the need to light up the parking lot. :/

I found it to be fantastic, it was close to trail and well maintained. Please note this is a boon-docking site, and limit on generator use. It is right next where trail starts for Guadalupe Peek. When I visited the winds were exceptionally high. One day gusts got to near 75mph. Winds were coming out of NW and that is the direction the rv spots faced. I did bring my slide in for peace of mind. Be sure to look at wind forecast before you travel.

We stayed 4 nights at the Pine Springs Campground. Our site was very level and asphalt, so nothing else needed. Of course, it was dry camping, but LOTS of great sunlight for those solar panels. We were able to charge our trailer battery each day using just our 200W solar suitcase. It was very cold at night, and we had to run the furnace, so that ate up some propane, but a quick trip to Whites City gave us a fillup of that tank. We had a battery issue, so we had to go to Carlsbad to buy a new one, but it is a good place to stock up on supplies needed. There are lots of hikes within the park and a trailhead leaves right from the campground area. Very nice dark skies too.

This was our last stop in Texas and we're so happy we stopped! We reserved 27 ahead and were able to pull right into our spot when we arrived. Service was pretty limited (Verizon got ~1 bar in the parking lot if we were lucky). We hiked Devils Hall which was a good end-of-day hike. Sunset was amazing and sunrise made us feel like we were on Mars. No hook-ups or showers, but there's water and a toilet :)