Tucumcari KOA

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.

I was surprised to see positive reviews for this place. We pulled in a little after 6:30pm on a Saturday night. The place was pitch black and dead. Only a few RV’s hooked up. To be honest, I expect a level safety at KOA’s, so the kids and dog can get out to exercise after a long day on the road. This was not the case. The “roads” are old gravel and we arrived after a rain shower, I was stepping in mud inches deep just to take the dog for a pee. I would only recommend if you are arriving late and leaving early, it is quiet. No other quality amenities to speak of.

We stayed in our 45’ coach here on the way to Flagstaff and found the access a breeze. Grounds are very well kept, and clean as are the restrooms that are close to all sites. (there are two Buildings with showers). We enjoyed a concrete pad with full hookups however, any site large enough for our rig would have been fine as they are all very level. Sites include picnic tables and outdoor barbecue. Two small dog park areas. Reserve early as the larger spaces fill up.

Had a good dinner at the Pow Wow Restaurant and breakfast at Kix recommendations from our host.

Would definitely stay again!

Wifi: Verizon - Pretty much nothing / ATT - 15 down, 5 up.....The spots were incredibly close together, and you shared green space with your neighbor. However the office was well stocked, with incredibly friendly hosts who didnt have the fake happy “WELCOME TO THE KOA!” like some of the bigger corporate ones do. It was nice to be able to talk to such genuine people. They offered local recommendations and chatted with me while I waited for food from their cafe. Our spot was right next to the restroom, and it was nicely renovated. The showers were a little odd in that the changing stalls were short - I could see over them, and I’m 5’7”. The laundry was on the more expensive side but that’s just a KOA for you.

We stopped over here for a night on the way to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. Easy in and out of the place from the highway and plenty of room at the site. Some interstate noise, not too bad though. The bathrooms were very clean. Our site was on the end of a row and shared a water spigot that had two adapters connected to it. It got down to 26 that night so we had to turn the main off and leave the adapters open. We had two kids with us and the playground was pretty fun, although dated. Actually, some of the equipment may have been there when I stayed here as a kid over 30 years ago! It's still pretty unique and the kids had fun on it. Pool was obviously closed!

We really enjoyed the campground. Plenty of space for our 43 footer. It is right off the highway, but we weren’t bothered by any highway noise at all. The pool was closed and we didn’t really use their facilities so I can’t speak to those, but the cafe on site was really good and it was cool to have it delivered right to us. The campground did get quite muddy when it rained though and there was a good bit of standing water, but we would definitely stay here again. Also, loved the dinosaur museum in town!