Best Campgrounds near Ramah, NM

We were happy to end up at this RV park, when we needed a place to figure out what to do after our tow vehicle broke down. We have been here for 5 nights and have been grateful for their help. The staff and the person who runs it have been immensely friendly and helpful. Kevin, the owner, even drove my husband to get a U-Haul and waited for him at the post office to get a part we needed delivered. He wouldn't take any money for the ride. Other staff helped us research options and were always courteous and friendly. In terms of the park, it is well run and has a walking path through a lava flow in the park. It has excellent bathrooms and showers, which are set up in separate rooms. Their wireless connection and speed were the best! They have the normal KOA set up with long leveled gravel drive throughs with hookups, cabins, tent sites, and some sites have small trees. They have dog areas and a small playground. They also have a store with souvenirs, local pottery, and essentials, and a reasonably priced coin-operated laundry. They provide free breakfast with pancakes and you can order dinner to be delivered to your site. Their brisket and ribs were delicious! It is a high desert location, with the corresponding vegetation in the surrounding areas. The mesas and the volcanos in the background were beautiful at sunset, along with the distinct lava rocks. We are the forest-campground type, but appreciated the conveniences of this excellent RV park. The only downside was that the water didn't taste great. Even as it got hot during the day, it cooled nicely at dusk and in the evenings. Overall, we highly recommend it!

No reservations accepted, but no one there so we had our pick (showed up on a Tues. in late May). Mens/womens restrooms look new, 2 of each, side by side. Sporadic 4g Verizon network (was VERY slow when it was up), sometimes no service. But, we were surprisingly able to watch end of game 4 Knicks/Pacers playoff, once it finally loaded! Short walking trail that is not marked well; took a side trip where it forked at the beginning and not sure where it went so, turned around. Right next to Hwy, but there was minimal traffic so no noise. Sheriff drove through once in evening. Some trees, some spots have some shade, elevation ~7000' or so (estimate). Some spots had nice space for multiple tents/sun shades. Most spots are level; those that weren't, were level enough, really not bad. Seemed safe enough. No water available, no hook-ups, no dump station.

I booked this park months out- needed a place to stay on our way home from AZ. We left the Grand Canyon in the morning and stopped in Gallup to sleep before heading to Petroglyph NM the next morning. The staff member at the entry was very efficient, friendly, and informative. Our site was toward the back of the property- so we didn’t hear any road noise. The park was probably around 3/4 full on the Monday night we stayed- but it was pretty quiet. There was a pet area with a cinder block “fence” and several people walked dogs around in the park. I wanted to take a peek at the pool- so I picked up my 6 lb dog to walk into that area to see it and a lady quickly intercepted me and said dogs couldn’t be in that area. The pool looked decent from what I could see. The cell signal seemed strong from the indicators on our devices but I guess due to the number of users in the area, we had slow service. We tried the park’s WiFi but it was too slow to do much. Our site was mostly level so we used our small curved levelers on one side. The sites are VERY close together and many of the picnic tables seem to need new boards for seats.