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
Kris J
VerifiedMay 26, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 2, Loop: Valley of Fires
Very peaceful and relaxing. The camp host was wonderful, friendly and helpful. He keeps the park and restrooms clean. Would recommend this place for others. We will come back.
Kris J
VerifiedMay 26, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 2, Loop: Valley of Fires
Very peaceful and relaxing. The camp host was wonderful, friendly and helpful. He keeps the park and restrooms clean. Would recommend this place for others. We will come back.
Orit T
VerifiedMay 24, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
The camping facilities are super nice and clean. The showers and toilets are well maintained. Daniel the host, was very helpful and friendly.
Orit T
VerifiedMay 24, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
The camping facilities are super nice and clean. The showers and toilets are well maintained. Daniel the host, was very helpful and friendly.
Sylvie F
VerifiedMay 16, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 2, Loop: Valley of Fires
Nous avons adoré ll'enplacement, le calme et le sentier! Il ventait beaucoup, beaucoup On est resté 3 nuits et on y reviendrait sans aucune hésitation!
Notre gros coup de coeur en 5 semaines sur la route
Sylvie F
VerifiedMay 16, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 2, Loop: Valley of Fires
Nous avons adoré ll'enplacement, le calme et le sentier! Il ventait beaucoup, beaucoup On est resté 3 nuits et on y reviendrait sans aucune hésitation!
Notre gros coup de coeur en 5 semaines sur la route
Duane W
May 13, 2024
Excellent adventure! There is little more that is unusual as stone hard 5000 years old black lava flow pushed up into great long and immensely interesting gobs all piled up! Don't miss out! Plan to stay. The camp is beautiful, clean and well managed by the present Camp Host. Very friendly place. Sites are large enough to provide just the right amount of autonomy from other campers. The hiking area through the Lava flow is something to behold! New Mexico always, always over delivers in it beautiful parks and recreation areas! Large shower rooms for the physically challenged and everyone else too. The tent areas have nice raised bordered pads so you are off of the ground about right inches. More than a few of the tenting sites have mature trees and bushes providing shade and privacy. If you want a really private campsite for tenting, 25 is surrounded by lava walls! There are plenty of restrooms not very far from the campsites. The full service sites have concrete or asphalt pads to place your unit on. All in all Valley of Fires will not disappoint!
Duane W
May 13, 2024
Excellent adventure! There is little more that is unusual as stone hard 5000 years old black lava flow pushed up into great long and immensely interesting gobs all piled up! Don't miss out! Plan to stay. The camp is beautiful, clean and well managed by the present Camp Host. Very friendly place. Sites are large enough to provide just the right amount of autonomy from other campers. The hiking area through the Lava flow is something to behold! New Mexico always, always over delivers in it beautiful parks and recreation areas! Large shower rooms for the physically challenged and everyone else too. The tent areas have nice raised bordered pads so you are off of the ground about right inches. More than a few of the tenting sites have mature trees and bushes providing shade and privacy. If you want a really private campsite for tenting, 25 is surrounded by lava walls! There are plenty of restrooms not very far from the campsites. The full service sites have concrete or asphalt pads to place your unit on. All in all Valley of Fires will not disappoint!
Arthur M
VerifiedMay 11, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
Beautiful campground, really well maintained. Great site the visit - that trail was well marked with informative information. Highly recommend going here.
Arthur M
VerifiedMay 11, 2024 • Stayed at: Site 9, Loop: Valley of Fires
Beautiful campground, really well maintained. Great site the visit - that trail was well marked with informative information. Highly recommend going here.
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
