Burnt Corral Campground

A gem in the desert! But a slow, washboard, dirt road 5 miles in. Also, we reserved 3 nights only, even though wanted 5, because nothing left. Yet when we got there and spent 3 days, many reserved spots were NEVER redeemed. By the time we were going to move, over night people came in and took all. Very disappointing. A sign in the park entrance says if the reserved spots are not taken the first day they lose. Camp host wouldn't honor it?! Even spots were 1st come 1st served. Don't know what we'd do next time. It was well worth the dirt road in.

Some people are inconsiderate and it was very windy. Fun experience overall

It’s a beautiful camp site. Fairly clean. I wish that more sites were available for reservation. A lot of better located and more spacious sites were left open and we would have preferred to use those instead. The outhouses were nauseating. If there’s some way to vent that away from wafting up into the stalls, that would be so nice. Maybe a solar fan and a tube to suck the air away from the building.

Reservation system is great! Always a great place to visit and lovely scenery. This is a family favorite location.

The campground is decent but all spaces don’t have covers over the picnic tables. Ours did not and it was a bummer when it rained. Also, one of the restrooms had such bad odors (ammonia) that I couldn’t breathe.

Very cool campground.

We reserved space 39 but moved to a first come first site, 44. It’s our favorite spot but beware it gets really windy. Our trip was perfect. Campground was a lot busier than our previous trip but everyone was very nice. Once again, I can’t say enough good things about the campground hosts. Excellent people, very helpful and do a great job keeping the campground clean and safe. This is definitely our favorite camping destination we have found. This is the first time we took our dog and everyone obeyed the leash rule.

Beautiful location and really clean bathrooms.

We have been going to Apache Lake for about the past 10 years now. We usually go 2 or 3 times in the spring and 2 or 3 times in the fall. It is our favorite place to camp, except for in the summer, when it gets a little toasty. I have to say that Burnt Corral Campground was going downhill about 3 or 4 years ago, when there were campground hosts that did not care about the place. The bathrooms were sometimes filthy, with no toilet paper. Many sites would have groups of 20 or 30 people, with loud music playing all day and night. It had turned into a "party" place instead of family camping. Then Jim and Debbie came along. They were awesome! They sincerely cared about the place, enforcing the rules, helping people when they needed it, and making themselves visible and available multiple times a day. It has turned back into a place that you want to bring a "small" family group, or a good place for just a couples retreat. There was no loud music, and no trouble of any kind. I am sad to say that when we were there 2 weeks ago, it was Jim and Deb's last week. We sincerely hope that you find a replacement for them that cares about the campground as much as they did.

This is an out-of-the-way place that isn't out of the way. The only issue is the 7 miles of dirt road, with hairpin turns and you don't want to be on it when it rains. I took my 24-foot class C RV not a problem. Was able to get a campground along the lake. Beautiful. Great place for a couple of days of relaxation.