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From Northeast: Exit I-25 at exit 446 south of Raton and take US 64, 50 miles to park. From Southeast: Exit I-25 at exit 418, north of Springer and take hwy 56 to Cimarron, turn left and take US 64, 15 miles to park. From West: take US 64 from Taos, 35 miles to park. All campgrounds off US 64, Tolby Campground is just east of milepost 288; Maverick and Ponderosa Campgrounds are just east of milepost 295.
One of the most scenic locations in America. My camper backed up to the edge of Cimarron River, a premier trout venue. The Ranger staff was incredible. Ask for the Mountain Man. Very knowledgeable about the area. My experience has exceeded my expectations.
Not a bad campsite. Currently the bathrooms are closed (I guess SARS-COV2 is more risky than E. Coli) but the above-ground toilets in the parking lot are open. Reserving a campsite was not as simple as I’d hoped it would be, as we had very spotty cell service. How are you supposed to use the internet to camp if you can’t use get service?? Anyway, literally the next morning they installed these barcodes to scan so hopefully that works.
Good location and great camp host. Bathrooms were clean. No showers. Fishing good on river near campsite.
Cell phone service was very good. I have mixed feelings about the cell phone service. I kind of like to get away from the phone occasionally.
My only complaint is the sites are close together. The first night we could hear a person in the next site talking in there sleep.
Some campsites lack any shade. The ones that have it are beautiful. Toilets and sinks have running water. Camp host was lovely and helpful. The interior sites are very close to each other with little barriers if any between them. Very tranquil if you don’t have someone running their generator right next to your site. (We were at one of the interior sites).
