Jeffrey Gunn

Not much to add to what others have said. This is a nice little campground near one of the very first National Monuments. It's definitely better suited to either tent camping or small Class B or C RVs. I was in site 7 with a 20' trailer, and was just barely able to get it leveled. There's zero cell service anywhere in the area. The nearest service is about 2-3 miles down Highway 53, in either direction.

Spent one night here on my way down south, since I had an appointment in Albuquerque. It's about 20 minutes away from the middle of the city, which is nice. Concrete pads are level enough to shoot pool on. Cell service is great. WiFi is iffy, as others have mentioned. The amenities seemed nice, but I wasn't there long enough to use them. Both pools (the one at the park as well as the one in the hotel) are closed due to COVID.

Although it's only about 15 miles as the crow flies from Grants, it takes a good hour to make the drive to Ojo Redondo. The first portion is gravel, transitioning to a somewhat iffy dirt road once you get inside the National Forest itself. It's doable with a car, at least in dry weather. There are several spots where the road appears to have washed out and been backfilled with gravel, though, so I don't know how passable it is in bad weather. The campground itself is pretty standard Forest Service fare: Vault toilets, no water, and no trash collection. It has plenty of shade, and the sites are easy enough to get into (unlike, for example, the nearby El Morro National Monument). I don't recommend anything bigger than a small trailer, though, because the spaces are short and narrow. I actually had to park my SUV on the side of the road after unhooking, because it would have stuck out into the roadway otherwise. The campground really seems better suited to tent camping, in my opinion. If you get there and find that it's full, though, don't despair. There's a ton of dispersed camping available in the area.

As others have said, it's not the best KOA ever, but it's also not the worst I've seen. A little pricey, but not surprising for the area. I stay here every year for the Telluride Blues & Brew festival, and it's perfectly fine for my needs. I only wish it was closer to Telluride.

I'm pretty sure you could get anything smaller than an Abrams tank into the sites at Apache Creek, and won't even need to back up. The sites are nicely spread out, with plenty of trees in between them. Amenities are pretty typical Forest Service, although there is a nice metal shelter at each site. The picnic tables have seen better days, though. Some trash, but not terrible.

Very large open area right outside the south entrance to Joshua Tree National Park. About a mile off of I-10, but surprisingly little road noise. As others have noted, it's not particularly level, but I've seen worse. I wouldn't want to stay for weeks, but it's a fine spot for a night or two.

I spent two nights here on my way to the California desert, and couldn't have been happier. My dog is now spoiled and thinks all campgrounds are supposed to have dog parks with lots of friends to play with and their very own beach!

I'm guessing the previous reviewer made the mistake of following the directions from Google Maps or a similar app, which tells you to get off at the San Acacia exit and go north about 5 miles on the access road along the west side of I-25. That route will take you to a locked gate going into the wildlife refuge. It's never open.

The correct route is to get off at the Lemitar exit and again, go north on the access road. After several miles, you'll come to a fork in the road. The paved road turns right and passes under I-25. If you look to your left, however, you'll see a sign for the canyon pointing to a dirt road. Follow that for several miles and you'll come to the entrance sign and a cattle guard. NOW you're in the right place. Keep following the dirt road on back into the canyon.

Nothing new to say about the canyon itself. It was 98 degrees over Memorial Day weekend, so bring plenty of water!

I'm guessing the previous reviewer made the mistake of following the directions from Google Maps or a similar app, which tells you to get off at the San Acacia exit and go north about 5 miles on the access road along the west side of I-25. That route will take you to a locked gate going into the wildlife refuge. It's never open.

The correct route is to get off at the Lemitar exit and again, go north on the access road. After several miles, you'll come to a fork in the road. The paved road turns right and passes under I-25. If you look to your left, however, you'll see a sign for the canyon pointing to a dirt road. Follow that for several miles and you'll come to the entrance sign and a cattle guard. NOW you're in the right place. Keep following the dirt road on back into the canyon.

Nothing new to say about the canyon itself. It was 98 degrees over Memorial Day weekend, so bring plenty of water!

My stay here overlapped with the previous reviewer, so I'm not going to repeat a lot of the same things. It rained heavily on the evening of July 2nd, and the 1/4 mile dirt access road to the campground is in pretty bad shape. I would be VERY careful about going up there without a 4WD vehicle at the moment. I was able to get up okay on Friday afternoon with an AWD SUV pulling a small trailer, but after that night's rains, the trip back down was pretty hairy. Hopefully, the USFS folks bring a Bobcat in and do some maintenance on it soon.