Tucumcari KOA

Great campground for an overnight stay. Right off I40 so easy off / easy on. Stay here on 9/26/21 in a Class C MH. Sites were level and spacious. We had view from site. Some road noise but not enough to disturb your sleep. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained. We gave it 4 stars because it was a little expensive for what it offered, especially for an overnight stay.

We only stayed for one night 8/13 on our way East. We have friends that own a KOA and they had stayed her many times. We were expecting better conditions for a KOA since the cost is much higher. It is right off I-40 and easily accessible. Normal KOA check in process and then we made our way to our site. Site 46 was grass covered which was a surprise. There were large black rocks/gravel mixed in the grass and you could not see them until you stepped on them and turned an ankle. the site was a great length, but the spots are very close to each other. There were lots of dead trees in the park overall when they should still be covered in leaves. The wifi was spotty at best so don't count on that. Next time I would plan to go farther either direction and stay at a different stop.

Sites are level and generous size for pull throughs. Like the grass between the sites also, so much better than a chalk line or spray paint.
The issues I have are 1) the store is not open except to staff members so even to get a bag of ice you have to call someone on the walkie talkie attached to the door. 2) we specifically choose this campground because it advertised a cafe where they would deliver to you campsite. We saw a menu posted but when we asked we were told the cook had an accident so there was no cafe. Okay, accidents happen but maybe they could have told us on check in so we could make a different dinner plan. One last thing that was a little irritating is the sign asking self contained units not to use the campground bathroom. Please see sign attached. We are self contained but we often prefer to shower in the campground bathroom because it is bigger and if there are several people traveling with us we need the overflow. Seemed a bit petty to me and we have not seen that sign anywhere before.

We stayed at the Tucumcari KOA twice during our cross-country RV trip, once on the Eastern leg, and once on the Western return leg. The staff was friendly, sites were clean and level. They were spacious and well-positioned for easy ingress and egress with a large (42') 5th wheel. The playground was a VERY welcome sight for our kids to get their crazy out after a day cooped up in the truck. We highly recommend and will DEFINITELY stay here again!

The owner was friendly and even has a dinner and breakfast menu offering for delivery to your site.

The DO have a few cement pads if you want one. But we just went with gravel.

The sites were clean. It’s a simple little place.

We felt safe and slept great.

The kids park was old school and freshly painted. Our grandsons would have loved it!

Loves and Flying J just a few miles West.

We have stayed here twice before (2018 and 2019) and liked it. This time, not so much. And yes, I know there has been a pandemic in the last year and a half. The 2 ⭐s are for still being open. The park has not been maintained. Many dead trees, overgrown, no working WiFi, and... the biggest problem....IF YOU HAVE DOGS: CAUTION!! Our site was completely full of foxtail (which can be deadly to dogs), as was their dog park area. It is 106ﾟright now and unsafe to walk the dogs (if I can't stand barefooted without burning my feet neither can my dogs) even on the mostly dirt roads. Obviously they have no control over the heat, however they do over their property, or should. There is shade in the dog park, but it is covered in foxtail so we can't use it. On the plus side, our hookups work and they do offer food delivery to your site. We got two 8" pizzas and they were okay. The bath house facilities are adequate, but old. There were only 3 small shower stalls in the bathouse near our site but the building was clean and air conditioned. If the other bathouse in the front is as small the facilities are not sufficient for the size of the park. All-in-all, pretty awful. We won't be returning.

Clean park; however, not well manicured. Very expensive for such a place. Grass areas are really unmowed weeds. Our site, 35, was level. Most sites are buddy sites, but have a little bit of space. Freeway noise was loud all night long, folks in park were quiet. Restrooms were clean, but very old. We only stayed here because it is a perfect stopping point for how long we want to drive; from now on we will tuff it out and drive a while longer for a better place.