Smugglers' Roost

Great home base for exploring! Their website was an excellent guide to all the things to see and do in the area. We especially enjoyed the Chiricahua Monument. The property was quiet with a beautiful view of the mountains. The host was friendly & helpful! We enjoyed viewing through the telescope & will definitely be back!

We really enjoyed our stay at Smugglers' Roost! Our host couldn't have been nicer or more helpful to us. He gave us great advice on local places to explore & even showed us the stars through his telescope! The night sky there is incredible!

There are so many cool things to see & do in the around there, that we took a different day trip each day, but we didn't even scratch the surface! We're coming back as soon as we can, especially when the snow flies!

You can tell that the folks at Smugglers love where they live & are really good at showing people where to go & what to do.

It's the wild west out there & its been some years since the campsite was full. The place still needs some TLC, and they are working hard to shape it up. But, it had everything we needed with the hook-up & wifi.

They are in the process of adding several things. The bamboo plants were awesome! LOL! We look forward to our next visit to see how things have progressed!

Definitely off the beaten path with no hey noise at all. Great view of the mountains and plenty of hiking opportunities. Our host Gene was very friendly. He shares his love of astronomy nightly and shows you the planets through his telescope. I would have loved to stay longer. His vision is a work in progress.

We stayed here for one night. It was a quiet place. There were showers, bathroom and laundry room. And they had electricity and water. They provided all these amenities and only $15/night, which was very reasonable. Laundry was $2.50/ washing +drying. Gene was very friendly and has a passion for building community for future generations of astronomy lovers. He also gave us tips about the surrounding areas. He suggested us to visit Bisbee and we did and loved it. Will definitely stay here again if we travel this part of country.

We were looking for a place away from crowds and traffic noise. Smugglers Roost proved to be the perfect setting with Mountain views and dark skies at night. We chose to purchase campsites here and make this our regular winter destination.

Friendly Staff! Gene Was Fantastic! We arrived After Dark And Gene Met Us And Guided Us To Our Spot. On-site Laundry And Bathrooms. The Wi-Fi Worked Great And We Were Easily Able To Stream Movies Online. I Recommend staying Here If You’re Looking For A Quiet Place To Stay.

Great place. Dark sky at night, very quiet. Free WiFi. Laundry and shower, restroom facilities. Spots are 100 feet long so any size RV can be accommodated. Full hook ups 50amp service. Would highly recommend.

Saw the great reviews and decided we needed to stay here. Gene was very helpful and knowledgeable of the area. His story is fascinating. Once a teacher of astronomy he then moved here from Florida. The site is very basic, one building that has toilet and shower with a heater. Not a KOA by any stretch of the imagination but quiet and in the middle of nowhere Animas NM.

Sites are huge! All pull throughs w 50 amp FHUs. Sites are dirt. No grass or trees. Some room between sites. Site was very level. Fortunately the wind wasn’t blowing too hard otherwise it would get real dusty here. This is a big park! Almost 200 sites. Many sites appear to be on long term leases. Not crowded at all! A great place for star watchers.

We had a wonderful time here passing through, as we're headed east. The sites are huge, and it's easy to get to and get into. Definitely big rig friendly! The hosts are overly accommodating and are so friendly. It's a pretty quiet place but is very family friendly. Beautiful sunsets and sunrises - and we even got a day of snow this week! That really made the mountains to the side even more beautiful! There is a little Merchandise store next door (almost) that has a few staple foods as well as whatever you need for maintenance/repair. Otherwise, it's quite a drive to the nearest hardware store or walmart. Be stocked up when you come so that you can just spend your time here. The campground is pretty basic - a gravel lot, pretty much -- but they offer full hookups and they accept Passport America, so you can't beat that rate! We will definitely stay again if we're passing through!!