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
Jerry S
VerifiedMay 22, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 3, Loop: Valley of Fires
Lovely location. I stop there often. As night is empty to the west over the lava flow and just the twinkling lights of the little town of Carrizozo, 8 miles away against a range of hills. The showers are wonderful, the toilets as clean as any I’ve ever used at a campground, with toilet paper and hand sanitizer in the pit toilet. The campground host was wonderful. The only two reasons my overall experience was not five stars were the weather - we picked a weekend when the wind blew at 45 mph for 48 hours - straight, and the leveling of the sites. The one we were in was far enough off level that we had to turn the motorhome around, which made running power cables, complicated and waterline impossible.
Jerry S
VerifiedMay 22, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 3, Loop: Valley of Fires
Lovely location. I stop there often. As night is empty to the west over the lava flow and just the twinkling lights of the little town of Carrizozo, 8 miles away against a range of hills. The showers are wonderful, the toilets as clean as any I’ve ever used at a campground, with toilet paper and hand sanitizer in the pit toilet. The campground host was wonderful. The only two reasons my overall experience was not five stars were the weather - we picked a weekend when the wind blew at 45 mph for 48 hours - straight, and the leveling of the sites. The one we were in was far enough off level that we had to turn the motorhome around, which made running power cables, complicated and waterline impossible.
Gary K
VerifiedMay 20, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 5, Loop: Valley of Fires
Restrooms were clean, spacious and warm. Showers were hot. Grounds were clean and spacious. Have pull throughs as well as back ins. Staff were friendly and helpful. Had a neighbor that needed assistance in setting up her trailer and the host helped her all the way through setup. Sites had water and electric, and the dump stations was near the bathrooms/showers. I stay here quite often because it is so centrally located going from AZ to Tx. Great gift shop and excellent education opportunity.
Gary K
VerifiedMay 20, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 5, Loop: Valley of Fires
Restrooms were clean, spacious and warm. Showers were hot. Grounds were clean and spacious. Have pull throughs as well as back ins. Staff were friendly and helpful. Had a neighbor that needed assistance in setting up her trailer and the host helped her all the way through setup. Sites had water and electric, and the dump stations was near the bathrooms/showers. I stay here quite often because it is so centrally located going from AZ to Tx. Great gift shop and excellent education opportunity.
Patricia G
VerifiedMay 18, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 15, Loop: Valley of Fires
Nice campground. Site 15 was very unlevel and not handicap friendly.
Patricia G
VerifiedMay 18, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 15, Loop: Valley of Fires
Nice campground. Site 15 was very unlevel and not handicap friendly.
Sylvie B
VerifiedApril 29, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 6, Loop: Valley of Fires
The location and the campground are great. What is not okay is www.recreation.gov. It's so bad, we were 6 people assigned to site 6. Also, we were there for 5 nights and we had to register every morning before someone else signed up for our first-come-first serve site.
KAREN p
VerifiedApril 29, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 17, Loop: Valley of Fires
Nice place to camp and great walking trail through the lava. Daniel (camp host) was awesome. Very accommodating and friendly.
Sylvie B
VerifiedApril 29, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 6, Loop: Valley of Fires
The location and the campground are great. What is not okay is www.recreation.gov. It's so bad, we were 6 people assigned to site 6. Also, we were there for 5 nights and we had to register every morning before someone else signed up for our first-come-first serve site.
KAREN p
VerifiedApril 29, 2023 • Stayed at: Site 17, Loop: Valley of Fires
Nice place to camp and great walking trail through the lava. Daniel (camp host) was awesome. Very accommodating and friendly.
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
