About Valley of Fires Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 13
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (692)
What Guests Are Saying
Valley of Fires Recreation Area offers a unique and beautiful setting with well-maintained campsites, stunning views of lava flows and mountains, and clean facilities including hot showers. Reviewers praised the cleanliness of the park, the helpful camp host, and the informative trails. Some concerns were raised about restroom accessibility and site leveling, but overall, visitors expressed a strong desire to return and explore this tranquil location further.
What Guests Are Saying
Valley of Fires Recreation Area offers a unique and beautiful setting with well-maintained campsites, stunning views of lava flows and mountains, and clean facilities including hot showers. Reviewers praised the cleanliness of the park, the helpful camp host, and the informative trails. Some concerns were raised about restroom accessibility and site leveling, but overall, visitors expressed a strong desire to return and explore this tranquil location further.
Review Summary
Ethan B
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 14, Loop: Valley of Fires
Booked the site online but it wasn’t there physically reserved in person by the camp host. We never saw the camp host during our stay.
The fire ring was dangerously close to the tent pad. So much so that we couldn’t safely have a fire when our tents were pitched.
Ethan B
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 14, Loop: Valley of Fires
Booked the site online but it wasn’t there physically reserved in person by the camp host. We never saw the camp host during our stay.
The fire ring was dangerously close to the tent pad. So much so that we couldn’t safely have a fire when our tents were pitched.
John F
VerifiedJanuary 6, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
Fantastic site! We’ve stayed here multiple times over the years— back of the truck camping, tenting with kids, and in a class A. All have been great. Area gets windy so be prepared for that potential.
John F
VerifiedJanuary 6, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
Fantastic site! We’ve stayed here multiple times over the years— back of the truck camping, tenting with kids, and in a class A. All have been great. Area gets windy so be prepared for that potential.
Michelle L
January 5, 2025
Interesting, beautiful, and easy trail at campsite. Great views. Clean bathroom facilities with a hot shower were a plus. Very quiet and peaceful. Would love to stay again.
Michelle L
January 5, 2025
Interesting, beautiful, and easy trail at campsite. Great views. Clean bathroom facilities with a hot shower were a plus. Very quiet and peaceful. Would love to stay again.
Matthew P
VerifiedJanuary 5, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
The camp host and store attendant were very helpful. The area was very clean and well attended. Would definitely recommend and would stay again.
Matthew P
VerifiedJanuary 5, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
The camp host and store attendant were very helpful. The area was very clean and well attended. Would definitely recommend and would stay again.
Nancy S
VerifiedJanuary 4, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 22, Loop: Valley of Fires
I love campgrounds with tent only locations, and Valley of Fires supports this welcome set up. My small tent and small car was not stuck between 2 giant campers with lights and generators going all night. Instead I was tucked next to volcanic rocks in a cozy spot with a tent pad and a night sky that was astounding. The site has lots of places to walk including the great educational board walk over the malpais, water available (increasingly uncommon in NM), and lots of places to visit in what is left of the Tularosa Valley after the bomb makers took most of it.
Nancy S
VerifiedJanuary 4, 2025 • Stayed at: Site 22, Loop: Valley of Fires
I love campgrounds with tent only locations, and Valley of Fires supports this welcome set up. My small tent and small car was not stuck between 2 giant campers with lights and generators going all night. Instead I was tucked next to volcanic rocks in a cozy spot with a tent pad and a night sky that was astounding. The site has lots of places to walk including the great educational board walk over the malpais, water available (increasingly uncommon in NM), and lots of places to visit in what is left of the Tularosa Valley after the bomb makers took most of it.
Location Valley of Fires Recreation Area
Address:
6158 U.S. Highway 380
Carrizozo, NM, 88301
United States
Travel four miles west of the town of Carrizozo on U.S. Highway 380. Valley of Fires recreation area is on the left.
Valley of Fires Recreation Area is accessible via U.S. Highway 380, located four miles west of Carrizozo, NM.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.6848 / -105.92
Elevation: 1597 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
