Santa Rosa Campground & RV Park

We are on a tour of the western National Parks and left Grand Canyon heading back home East and wanted somewhere to stay for the night. When I called to see if any sites were available and the rate, I encountered a very short tempted aggressive manager who was quick to tell me to just show up. The park closes at 6 PM, but when you’re coming from the west it’s an hour ahead. By the time we got here at 6:15, the office was closed and we had to do after hours check in. When we went to go park the RV before paying the deposit the manager raced up next to us to scream that we had to pay first. Yet, 3 other men pulling trace trailers went before us without paying first. The laundry room is very old & dirty with no change machine. The restaurant is quite filthy and unsavory. For being one of the only places to stop with electric & water hookups, it wasn’t terrible. Most sites do not have sewer hookups when it says they did. I find it interesting that a tent site costs the same $30.00 as a full hookup 50-amp RV site. Nothing special to the park, the pool is small, but clean and refreshing. I do not recommend staying for more than a few nights as there Is little to do besides Blue Springs around the park.

Dirt/gravel sites and level. Some spots have grass and trees. Nice pool area. Baths are old but clean.
The blue hole is down the street and worth a look. Town is small with only one small grocery store.
WiFi was good for first few days only. This place also had a small restaurant on site but only open from 5 to 7 but food was great and they can deliver to your site. I had fried chicken and husband had BBQ brisket and both were very good.

We called the same day for reservations and the front desk was very kind. When we got there, Matthew was helpful and gave us a first time visitor discount. He had a map and explained everything well and quickly.

The site 41 was right next to the restrooms and in the restrooms Is the showers. The showers are FREE, meaning you don’t have to insert coins to take a shower. There is power, water, sewer at most sites. Picnic tables are at every site, with a grass patch and trees. Wear shoes! Lots of goat heads! The ground was pretty level and the site was convenient to pull into with a truck and a-frame pop up camper. Lots of big rigs! BUT super quiet through out the day and night. Quiet hours are 10p-8a. There is a small playground for kids.

We didn’t try the BBQ or the pool (the pool was closed). Opens soon!

Some highway noise and just enough illumination around the camps.
Would come again!

This isn't a destination RV Park but a nice off the HWY stop. You come off of RT 66 and it drops down to this nice little park. The people were very nice and helpful. There is a pool, laundry and bbq restaurant--we didn't use any of these. The bathrooms and showers were good. Blue Hole was an interesting stop and the water park looked fun if one was passing through the area with kids.

We just stayed one night before a triathlon. Everything worked and was clean. Very little shade. People seemed to enjoy the BBQ restaurant onsite (we're vegan, so we didn't try. Santa Rosa was a nice surprise as a water destination - Blue Hole, inflatable water park in one of the lakes. It is the City of Lakes (in the middle of the NM Desert).

I want to thank Matthew and Chris for all your help! We were on a month long road trip and we’re heading for home when our rv started to loose power. We made to the park and Matthew came to our rescue. He was very knowledgeable and figured out our problem called in the parts and fixed it right at our site for a very reasonable rate! Since we had to wait for the parts I took advantage of the laundry facilities. They also have a restaurant that will deliver right to your site which is great after driving all day. Thanks again!!

This was a gameday decision to stop as we were attempting to put down some miles toward Colorado Springs. We made the reservations on the fly. Chris was very accommodating and worked us in Friday night on a busy Memorial Day weekend. Many thanks Chris! Campground is neat and tidy, sandy/gravel surface as is common in these parts. Some grassy areas in the common areas. Good hookups at our site. Site appear to be rather close together if you are near the front, and more spacious toward the back. Bathhouse was vintage but exceptionally clean, functional and centrally located. Slight highway noise but nothing to keep you wake. Wifi was slow, and did not try the cable but seemed to have a good selection of channels. Chris makes the rouds after dark ensuring all residents are behaving so felt very comfortable here. Will stop again and probably stay an extra day to check out the town of Santa Rosa.

Stayed in late April for 4 nights to let a snow storm pass us. We didn't have reservation but the young man who checked us in was friendly. Restaurant on site was open from 5-7pm, but smelled goooood. Owner seemed to brag about being hard to get along with, but we didn't have any problems. Easy access from I-40. Nice city park with swimming lake & trail with exercise equipment along it. Be sure to check out " Blue Hole."

Very nice campground and would definitely stay here again. There are other good reviews on the campground so here are my highlights.

1.) Route 66 historical sites, museums, restaurants, etc.
2.) Good barbecue restaurant on premise
3.) Sites are typical RV Park style but plenty of trees
4.) Easy access from the interstate
5.) Did have to pay $7 extra for second vehicle (i.e. Truck, 5th wheel, & car)

Internet Access
1.) AT&T slight advantage with 8 Mbps up/down
2.) Verizon nearly identical to AT&T but a touch slower with 6 Mbps up/down
3.) T-Mobile no service
4.) Didn't try free WiFi