White's City RV Park

Stayed here for the night to visit the Carlsbad Caverns in the morning, it's the closest to it, which was great as we could enter early the next day!

Simple site but with a lot of facilities like a laundromat, grocery store, gas station, shop, restaurant so basically al you need to get going.

Price was a bit higher than stated here and included a full hookup

You should ignore most of the reviews from before 2018. At that time, a new owner purchased all of White's City, including the RV park, and it's a completely different experience. All of the staff of this family-run business are friendly, helpful, and will go out of their way to ensure that your stay is a good one. The park is well-maintained, clean, and generally pretty quiet. The new owners are also gradually making capital improvements to the RV park, such as a brand-new laundry facility with 10 washers and dryers.

Yes, some of the sites in the "L" and "M" sections are fairly narrow and closely-spaced, because they have a covered picnic table/patio adjacent to each site. But even large rigs can fit in them. If you're concerned about space, try to get one of the sites in the "P" section, which is on the road at the top of the campground. These FHU sites are plenty deep for even the largest rigs, and have enough space between them that you aren't right on top of your neighbor. Don't worry about noise from the road, because there's virtually no traffic on it except during the hours when Carlsbad Caverns National Park is open.

This is not a resort by any means. But what it does have going for it is location: 12 minutes to the Visitor's Center at Carlsbad Caverns NP, 30 minutes to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. And with most of the RV parks in the town of Carlsbad continuously full with oilfield workers, you can usually get a spot at White's City.

In short, don't hesitate to stay at White's City RV Park if you're visiting either of these great national parks. We were here for a week-long rally (the rate reflects a weekly and rally discount), and we'll be back for the same event next year.

Stayed for a week in January with a group of 33 Escapees in 20 rigs, for a service project in the caverns.

The owners were very accommodating, and although the amenities are few, we enjoyed 7 very quiet nights in the dry camping loop, with our group able to gather for evening social events in the large pavilion. The staff even bought two large kerosene heaters to help keep us more comfy in the cold.

It's clear that yes, there are oil field workers here (we had no issues whatsoever with their presence), and also that the new owners are making improvements as quickly as they are able. I'm sure that as with any renovation/improvement project, their list is far bigger than their budget and time available.

I took a peek into the bath house, and it looked clean and serviceable, but lacked a little privacy with the shower stalls. I did not use them.

The laundry facility at the top of the hill (in the main shopping strip) is clean, very reasonably priced (1.50 wash, 1.00 dry), and the only machine that was out of order was clearly labeled.

It's a no-frills experience to camp here, and we'd do it again. We look forward to seeing how the place has improved if we return for this service project next year.

I’m not sure why people give this little RV park such poor ratings other than the fact that they haven’t traveled much in rural New Mexico. Although it is gravel the pads are level and the full hookup sites are full hookup. The electrical boxes are all wired for 50 amp, but as long as you have a 30 to 50 amp adapter that’s not an issue. If you don’t have an adapter you should get one as I have been in many parks where one is needed. So complaining about that just shows your inexperience.

The location is perfect for visiting the Carlsbad Caverns as they are just up the road 7 miles. We stayed in the back lot away from the road. The number listed for the RV park was outdated and we couldn’t call ahead. The new number as of 01-19-2020 is (575) 361-3665.

Even if you don’t call I would check it out in person. Stop at the gift shop where the big green aliens are and check in there first. That is where you pay for an RV slot. My understanding is they also have some dry camping RV sites as well if you are just doing an overnight and don’t mind boondocking. We found the staff very pleasant and helpful. I would definitely stay here again.

Need to register at the store. First question from the kid was"do you have a reservation?" The website says they do not take reservations. Told the kid that I wanted a pull thru with 50 amp. Kid had to go ask someone for help. No pull thrus but back in. Went to the site, was level but had an incline right behind it. To back in, the utilities were on the wrong side so I pulled in and the truck was on the incline. Good that I didn't get sites 1 thru 6 since they were so narrow, I wouldn't be able to put the slides out. In the area I was at there were mostly permanent junky campers with tires and junk laying around. On top of that, WiFi didn't work at all. Wouldn't stay here again if they paid me.

We stayed on BLM land just south of here for 2 nights, then moved here for the hook ups while visiting the Caverns.

A little pricey for what you get, but it's the only option. They do give a good Sam discount.

Was disappointed in the spot. They put us in what's basically a parking spot on the main road. There are other rigs back in the park with spots that are more shaded with trees and spaced out, but those seemed to be for long term campers.

Laundry room was very nice. Super clean and inexpensive ($1.50 wash & $1.00 dry)

Minutes from the caverns

ATT LTE was full bars and fast

The only gas for a while is next door. A little more expensive than most other towns, but again, it's your only option.

After 3 days of dry camping we needed a night with power to charge the battery, fill up with water and dump the tanks. After 10 days on the road we needed a laundrymat. White’s has all these features and a very basic but adequate shower. It’s on the turn-off to Carlsbad Caverns (7miles up the road). Saw bat flight at caverns in evening, then toured the caverns the next morning. Check out is at noon so we could leave the camper at site. We were in a gravel parking lot right off the road but it was very quiet at night. Not a place to hang out, but fit our needs perfectly.

40’ Newmar Dutchstar w/ 25’ trailer.
Stayed here to in order to dump tanks and replenish fresh water from boondocking.
Back in sites, had to disconnect trailer (not a big deal). Someone had dumped black tank on our site and no clean up had been done. Yes, it was dry but at the very least paper residue should have been cleaned up and site raked and washed down.
Convenient to Carlsbad Cavern. Very clean and new laundry machines. Store prices very high.