We stayed at Carlsbad KOA Holiday in Carlsbad, New Mexico. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A decent park, with an onsite BBQ kitchen.

Dates:

• Check in: 2022-10-30
• Check out: 2022-11-13
• 14 nights

Weather:

• Mostly sunny
• High temps ranging between 56-81°F, lows around 31-47°F
• Some afternoon and evening wind, up to 37 MPH gusts

Noise:

• Some road noise, no train noise
• A KOA Holiday could be noisy with kids, but it’s mostly empty at this time of year

Site:

• #B9, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
• Very level
• Large site: about 75 feet long by about 45 feet wide
• Full hookups:
• 50 amp power, fairly conveniently located
• 50 PSI water, conveniently located
• Good sewer connection, somewhat conveniently located (1.5 10-foot pipes needed)
• Patio table, chairs, and rocker bench seat on textured concrete patio; fire pit
• A few goat’s heads, not too bad

Internet (in usage priority order):

• T-Mobile: 13-32 Mbps down, 25-37 Mbps up, 60 ms ping
• Verizon: 15-33 Mbps down, 23-31 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
• AT&T: 7-14 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 105 ms ping
• Campground Wi-Fi: 8-11 Mbps down, 8-40 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
• Starlink: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpster
• Closed pool
• Onsite BBQ kitchen
• Mail delivery to the office

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Good basecamp for the Carlsbad area

We stayed for two weeks in a patio site and really enjoyed our time here. The staff were all very friendly and helpful, going so far as to help me forward a couple of packages that arrived after our departure. The onsite BBQ was convenient and tasty, especially nice after a day of driving. There is a tiny bit of road noise from the highway, but it was generally pretty quiet. It was pretty easy to get to Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks as well as Sitting Bull Falls and various state parks. We camped at Carlsbad KOA Holiday in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

Our site:

We sprung for a patio site, which included a textured concrete patio, fire pit, rocker bench, patio table, and chairs:

The utilities; there were two sewer ports, though neither ideally positioned for us, but the water and power were reasonably placed:

I mentioned in our previous campground that the water pressure regulator and gauge got frozen and stopped working correctly. So I replaced them while here, plus replaced the water hose with a more flexible one, to make it easier to put away:

Some nice sunsets:

A nice feature of this RV park is that it has a BBQ smoker and kitchen, offering various food options. We had a couple of meals from there; especially welcome on a travel day:

Another meal:

Tasty lava cake dessert:

We made good use of our griddle while here, including breakfast for dinner one night (with Jenn helping to cook the eggs):

We were able to add a couple more National Park stickers on our coach while here:

Another Allegro Bus next to us:

And a Vanleigh fiver across from us:

Another neighbor, a #vanlifer:

Other sites elsewhere in the campground:

“Be patient… I am pushing this thing as fast as I can!”:

An intriguing configuration: a van and tiny toy hauler trailer. Kinda the best of both worlds (or the worst?); would be good for fitting in small campsites like in many national parks; the benefits of having your home always with you when exploring, but more living space at the site:

The entrance and flags flapping in the wind:

KOA sign:

The office and store:

Rec hall:

Porch by the rec hall, laundry, and bathrooms:

Giant chess:

Giant checkers and swing seat (and you can see our coach in the background):

These drifting seed pods were everywhere:

Wind turbine; it sounded like a helicopter in strong winds:

Closed pool:

Pond:

Landscaping:

Old fire engine:

Tent sites:

Dog park:

Cabins:

We’d be happy to stay here again.