Arroyo Seco

No working showers but other than that it was great. Made it work with a bucket of water.

The site was clean and well maintained. The staff that came by to greet us and check our reservation was very friendly and helpful, provided information about checkout time and where to park after checkout for day use. All in all a very pleasant time. The only improvement would be an update to primitive site facilities.

The GoodGreat shade: The campsites offer excellent shade coverage.Perfect location: The campground sits incredibly close to the river.The BadRude hosts: The staff seemed constantly irritated whenever we asked simple questions.Disgusting restrooms: The main bathrooms and showers were completely closed.Filthy port-a-potties: We were forced to use portable toilets that were never cleaned.Poor holiday management: The waste piled higher each day over the busy Juneteenth holiday weekend. Management absolutely should have hired a company to pump them out.

Prior to going to Arroyo Seco camp site, I received an email about the closure of the campsite bathrooms due to septic problems. It did state that there would be porta-potties available. My family and I were like ok we can deal with that, not a big problem. During our stay, the porta-potties were horrid. The inside of the toilets were stacked with feces the whole time we stayed. Ourselves and other campers asked the Hosts of the campgrounds if they could get this situation handled but there was no progress. It seemed like they were just there for a paycheck. On the lighter side, the area for swimming in the river had bathrooms that were very clean and well maintained (kudos to those workers). My family agrees that we will not be going back to that place for a very long time if not at all.

No working bathrooms, super bright lights shinning from the not working bathrooms all night long. Rude, loud, aggressive, drunks going in checked at the river wasn’t very family friendly. And note that even though the campsite comes with 2 vehicles and you report both vehicles in your reservation you still have to pay extra cash when you get there for one of the cars.

We love coming to Arroyo Seco, but the bathrooms and showers are still not fixed after many years. I feel a discount for not having them working would be nice. The porta-potties were clean and the camp hosts were very gracious to give them a freshening up daily.

All the plumbing was down, no showers and no restrooms. All campers in all camp sites had to use portable toilets. The toilets were loud because of the spring doors slamming all night long and were almost filled to the top with waste. The park service did send a email two days before letting you know about plumbing but just to get a reservation you have to plan months in advance. We made the best of it but it doesn't seem fair to have the amenities posted on the website when you book but not have them when you show up.

When we got there none of the bathrooms or showers were working… we were camping there for 4 days and had to figure it out. Also no ice was being sold

Great experience!
Next time I just hope restrooms are open.

Arroyo seco is always a good time ! Only thing is some camp sites you only get 1 parking and the extra vehicles are parked in an overflow parking area which is fine but should be in the description of the campsite . And the bathrooms should be cleaned often since they’e portable potty’s they get dirtier faster !! Would recommend to bring your own shower! No showers available as well