Rancheros de Santa Fe

Pool, laundry, shop… great campground

We stayed here just a few nights when we first started our journey. It's a nice little park, and we LOVED the hiking trails in the back! The bathrooms and laundry room were very clean and well kept. The pool and "game room" were also nice. The area we stayed in was clearly for people just staying a few days. One thing I appreciated was the use of hedges to hide the neighboring sewer and hookups. Sites are close, so this helps. It is pretty tight in there, so maneuvering can be challenging if you have a bigger rig. But overall it was a nice place to stay.

Scenic area n close to Sante’ fe. It hasn’t been maintained in some ways. The showers were scaly w minerals. My shower wouldn’t heat up so went to the next one. My husbands shower faucet fell off. He went to the next one n it didn’t heat up. There were random electric cords n hoses laying around. The picnic tables in our area were rotten n falling apart. No problem w elec & sewer hook up. I called after hours number to get help w bathroom code. No one answered or called back. The place needs some TLC.

We had been boondocking for a few nights and "needed" hookups and showers for a night of relative luxury. This place is a little outside town but not too bad. We checked in late and our electric didn't work, but the park was half empty - I just grabbed another site and everything was fine - good showers and bathrooms.

I've seen other reviewers say the place is a bit dated and while I'll echo that, my kids really enjoyed the "OG" type playground - much steeper/faster/FUNNER slide than the new stuff they're used to.

Little $ relative to what you get, but a lot of that is just location/Santa Fe IMO.

Good campground close to everything in Santa Fe. Staff was very friendly, great pool, clean park. They had a small rec room with a paddle ball table. Showed a family friendly movie nightly in the movie room. Cons: some sites were small, traffic noise depending on where site located, pool was cold, park could use an overall update. Excellent restaurant mile down the road Cafe Fina. Enjoyed Santa Fe, Bandelier, Pecos Historic Park, Meow Wolf. Would definitely return to the park.

The owners are super kind, firstly. Our site was great. Pull through and shady. Neighbors were nice and we had a great stay with a great sunset. There’s a small dog park that was perfect for what we needed. They sell snacks and small things if you need to grab a small missing item. We didn’t use the pool or showers, but they looked fine.

Nice park in a great location. The facilities were clean and accessible. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The sites felt very woodsy and the other guests were super friendly!

Not all sites are created equal. Several do not have picnic tables and very marginal tent pads . If these things matter to you, check with the office before agreeing to a site. Online reservations give you no options but to accept what you’re given

Very confusing site map,all the roads in the park are washed out, rocky,poorly kept and hard on your rv & vehicle !

15 minutes from the Santa Fe Plaza, museums and restaurants. It’s nestled in a piñon / juniper forest in a gorgeous location. The staff, especially Mary, are super helpful.

$30 a night just to camp, about $43 a night for an RV. The lot is quite confusing and windy, but I was able to find a spot with some privacy. There is a pool but I didn’t use it due to cold weather and arriving late. Check-out is strictly at 11am, and they started cleaning the showers and bathrooms then, so you really do need to be out early, which is a bit annoying. They close the office at 6 but if you show up later, they have a list of available spots and you can leave money in an envelope with your spot number (or pay in the morning like I did but you will get an early knock on your door that might wake you up). Convenient location right off the highway on the way into Santa Fe (I was coming from white sands).

This campground is one of two or three available near Santa Fe, so there's not a lot of choice. The site is confusing in that when you drive in, its not apparent where to go to find a site. Signage is pitiful.The terrain is hilly and rocky and difficult for bigger rigs to negotiate. Some spaces are very small. It is the only place in the area to dump.

Cramped, rocky, not level, dusty, friendly people, not what we thought.

I enjoyed this campground. I stayed at a tent site. even though sites were close together the terrain made it kind of neat. $33 for the night

Made reservations for 5 nights. Arrived and inadvertently set up camp in wrong space. Talked to the front office and they were very understanding. Let me stay in this site for 4 nights. I didn'tfeel like tearing down and setting up again. We'll cut our stay by one night. Even refunded me the fifth night. Only bad thing is the roads and sites are pretty deeply rutted from monsoons rains.

This is one of our two favorite campgrounds in Santa Fe. The other is Santa Fe Skies. They each have a very different "feel" about them. In Rancheros you do not have the wide open view to the West for the amazing sunsets not the view to the east toward the mountains, but you have an intimate site with a very private feeling. I don't know which I like best so we stay in one some years and the other in other years.  There is a nice hiking trail and full hookups for those who need them.

Nice older campground, some sites are spacious other may be tight for larger units. Overall good experience, very friendly staff. It’s literally 20 min to old Santa Fe, which is great.

We stayed here twice now, as it is the perfect stop over between our vacation destinations. The staff are helpful, friendly, and kind. The campground itself feels rustic with trees between most sights, and I personally like the subtle hills, which make the sites feels more spread out. Most of the sites seemed level or close to level, with a lot of pull throughs. The bathrooms were clean with nice hot showers. We loved the little hiking trail!

I will always remember with great fondness this darling campsite in Santa Fe, NM

I was moving from Sedona and was on my way to relocate to Boulder to attend UC Boulder.

I took a slight detour into Santa Fe to visit an old friend and the minute I pulled into Santa Fe ( with all my furniture hanging off my Jeep Cherokee) someone yelled, “ Welcome to Santa Fe!!

I thought what a friendly town this is! So I parked my Jeep in a 1 hour spot and fell in love instantly with Santa Fe.

I walked into a super nice restaurant and got hired!

So then I thought ok, now what??? Where am I going to live?

I went to Walmart and bought a tent and a bottle of wine and went straight to Rancheros de Santa Fe Campground- which became my new home for about 2 weeks- until I found a sweet apartment.

I remember ironing my uniform in the bathroom, and the amazing smell of Piñon and Junioer 🌲

I’d love to go back for another visit.

Such a beautiful and sweet spot to stay

Campsites are small yet private due to the wonderful shrubbery and small trees. There is a great trail that winds through the back of the property. The bathrooms could use an upgrade, but after all, it is a campground. Pool in the summer and fire pits in the winter. I love this campground!

Great place in a beautiful wooded hillside southwest of Santa Fe about 15 mins or so. They have a pool, a small dog park and a great little hiking trail with good views of the surrounding mountains. Nice facilities, a small store and a laundry mat make it a great place to explore Santa Fe and the surrounding area.

This campground is a little further from santa fe than ideal. Pool/Game room close early. Super hilly, and could be tricky to navigate. The people that run it are nice. Would stay again.

We camped here in an RV. The spaces are fairly close together, but the property is hilly and treesy affording us some privacy. If you have a big rig or tow a car, you can drive around the loop instead of trying to make the turn to go back out by the front of the office.

There is a small pool, which we appreciated and we were able to travel with our dog. The proximity to Santa Fe, great restaurants and attractions is a real plus. About 10 miles south of town, it's just one freeway exit away.