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Camping is only available in the North Loop Campground; All sites are “First Come, First Serve”; Sites NL-01 through NL23 are available; The South Loop Campground is CLOSED for the season;
Posting Dates: 05-15-2023 - ongoing
Playground is closed until further notice, due to safety concerns;
Posting Dates: 2/24/2021 - ongoing
Both comfort stations and the park dump station are CLOSED until further notice due to a septic issue;
Posting Dates: 12/6/2022 - ongoing
The South Loop Campground will be closed for the summer season from 5/15-9/15 of each year. The North Loop Campground will be open during this time on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. This closure also includes the South Comfort Station;
Posting Dates: 3/29/2023 - ongoing
At the intersection of Hwy 9 and Hwy 11, turn right, head west 100 yards, turn left, follow signs into campground. North Campground reservation campsites are on the left side, 1/8 mile from the park entrance gates.
I generally love going to this park. The cactus gardens and Yuca are beautiful, and the staff is friendly. Unfortunately they're currently having sewer problems leaving them with no restrooms, showers, or dump station, so the place is sadly empty, with the south loop completely closed.
I'm looking forward to being able to go here again, and might chance a 3-4 day stay now in an rv, if you like being alone under the stars...
And with the border entrance to Mexico right next to the park, it's always good for a quick overnight stay. There is electricity and water. If you need anything else, the rangers can point you in the right direction.
Maybe I should give more stars, because this is really a very nice little park. Roomy pull-through sites in a garden like setting. But the bathhouse, playground, and dump station are out of service. Perhaps I just have the unfortunate timing of coming after some infrastructure disaster. Very nice porta-potties are in place.
Like most parks, pets on leash, and not allowed in buildings. There is a playground, but it is roped off and closed without explanation. There are some picnic areas as well for day use. The museum is very nice, there is an informative video and many artifacts from the days this land was a military fort. It seems this was formerly designated as an International Peace Garden and there is a nice garden with walking paths through the hill which once served as a lookout tower for the camp. You can see Gambel's Quail and other birds here.
At&t coverage was 5 bars, 5 television stations and several radio stations were available. No wifi. Gas nearby.
Pancho Villa State Park, also known as Village of Columbus and Camp Furlong is a National Historic Landmark District commemorating the 1916 raid by Pancho Villa on the town of Columbus, New Mexico, and the American military response to that raid, the "Punitive Expedition" led by General John J. Pershing.
Not many buildings remained, and now it's a camp site, take a walk around the entire park, you will still get to see the headquarter, the sign points to the very first US military airbase, and the first grease rack where they used yo repair trucks.
