Base Camp Family Campground

Basecamp was a much needed relief. We work remotely while traveling which means we need to be connected. This is usually never a problem, but lately the networks seem to be super bogged down so we needed to find a place we weren't fighting 1 million other tourists for connectivity.
Fortunately, the wifi is the BEST we've ever experienced at an RV park. I don't usually ever even try to connect to an RV parks wifi, but this one, this one actually worked and worked well!
The spots are GIANT. I was shocked at all of the space we had in our spot.
The numbers a lit up so you can see which spot is yours at night. Great touch!
The park was clean, SUPER well managed, and we just had a great experience.
If we are ever in the Alamosa area again, we will definitely stop for a few days.
Bonus, it's right next to a Verizon tower, so even if you don't use the park wifi, you'll be connected if you have Verizon.

This is a nice new park with great views and dark skies. We were greeted by the owner when we arrived and given a choice of a couple sites. He is also a wealth of knowledge about the area and restaurants. The sites are huge and owner has plans to add some landscaping- which is all it really needs. Not too much to do at the park, but as the name indicates, it’s a good base camp to hike and fish from, visit the sand dunes!

Charles and Marilyn were AMAZING camp hosts! They were always very friendly, helpful, and even brought out glow sticks for the kids! They helped us buy discounted tickets to the Colorado Gator Park (highly recommended stop!), and provided great conversation.

The site was level, and bigger than we expected, about 2 sites away from the bathrooms/showers. Everything was clean and in great condition.

We will definitely be staying here again, and bringing friends!

Wifi: Verizon - 41 down, 60 up / ATT - 10 down, 4.5 up...
Noise: Some road noise, but nothing that would wake you up...

We went to Alamosa because we wanted to visit the Great Sand Dunes (please go see them if you haven’t, they’re incredible) and while the San Luis State Wildlife Area had a ton of free camping, there was zero cell reception for ATT or Verizon for us, which just wasnt doable for work. Base Camp Family Campground is one of the best campgrounds we have stayed at. It is fairly new, so everything is updated. Our wifi was stellar, the sites are long and spacious, the camp host was warm and welcoming, and Mitch, the owner, was incredibly accommodating when our plans shifted. We ended up staying an extra week because the campground was so nice for us. This is the only campground we have been to where the bathrooms are like the bathrooms in a home - individual and private. If you don't want to shower while hearing your neighbor poop, fear no more! The site we had was fairly level, we had no problem navigating to it (all of the sites are pull throughs), and it was easy to connect to hook ups. The views of the mountains are phenomenal, and it is really easy and direct to get into town. The only downsides are that there is only one washer and dryer for the whole camp (I went in to do laundry at 8am thinking I would be safe and someone already had the washer running! Who is up that early??) and if anything is running water while you are trying to take a shower, it will be lukewarm at best with a trickle of water. But if you have a shower in your RV, there really is no reason to not love Base Camp.

No frills, but huge pull thru, full hookup spots. Bath house and laundry room. No privacy between sites, but it doesn’t seem like much can grow out here anyway. Nice and level spots and easy to turn around.

We arrived late in the day, driving to the site was clearly marked and was easy to get to in the dark. The site was clean and well maintained, it did take a couple of leveling blocks to level is out but overall not too bad. The site has a fire ring, picnic table, and trash can right at the site. All hookups were right next to each other. Power was good (30amp) and an additional 15 amp plug which was perfect for the heated hose without having to use an extension cord. Wifi was good at 2 bars Verizon LTE 4g was also at 2 bars. It did get pretty windy there, but overall we were happy with our stay.

Beautiful desert mountains.
Clean sites with laundry and showers. WiFi worked Great! We were able to hook up our Firestick for the first time on our trip.
Fines really are a must see!

The campground doesn’t look like much when you pull into it. It looks like a gravel parking lot right off of US-160. They’ve planted a few trees with the intention of creating some shade in a few years, but right now there is no shade whatsoever, and there is definitely road noise (less so at night but still there).

On the flip side, the sites are spacious for a private campground. There’s plenty of room between sites, and they are long (over 100 feet). We saw some sites occupied with two campers front to back during our stay.

And the lack of trees meant we had an fairly unimpeded view of the mountains surrounding the valley in all directions, including a partial view of Great Sand Dunes National Park and a great view of nearby Mt. Blanca. The nighttime view of the sky was equally impressive: because the campground is several miles east of Alamosa, we had a great view for stargazing, and could even see hints of the Milky Way on very clear nights.

We had no issues with our hookups, which is good because the management presence on the campground is minimal. There’s a campground host, and a camper that seemed to sell ice and firewood, but no actual office. But the trees were being watered regularly, and the trash cans at the end of each site were emptied regularly. Prior to our arrival, we were emailed our site number and told to simply pull into the site: I don’t know if that’s something they've always done or a process they implemented with COVID-19.

Cell service was decent: I got 14Mbps down and 61Mbps up with my Verizon hotspot with MIMO antenna, enough for streaming TV though with occasional stutters, and 25Mbps down and 1.4BMps up with my AT&T phone. Near the end of our week-long stay, I was experiencing serious lag starting around the mid-to-later afternoon which made working difficult using either service; not sure why (I didn’t use the campground WiFi - which my wife said was decent - just because of the nature of my work).

In short, they named this campground well. It’s a decent (if maybe overpriced) “base camp” for exploring (and viewing the region), but you’re not coming to this campground for the campground itself.

Perfect place to stage activities at Great National Sand Dunes park. RV spots are easy to use. Very desert style surroundings. Did I mention the bathrooms were awesome??? Verizon and Internet service is good (I work on the road).

Great place to stop!!!

This is a newish establishment with small trees and not much else to the site. You can see the mountains and have a clear view of the sky. It has flat/level RV sites and full hook ups. Each site has its own trash container. The restroom/shower facility is awesome! There are 4 large private rooms, each room has its own sink, toilet and shower. 1 washer and dryer. The RV park is close to Alamosa restaurants and the Great Sand Dunes Natl Park (VERY COOL). We would stay here again.