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731 reviews
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.
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January 24, 2023 Stayed at: Site 6, Loop: Valley of Fires
always clean, always friendly. Beautiful park and great camping. Cold and windy, but I expected that for this time of year. I try to stay here when ever I am in the area.
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January 21, 2023 Stayed at: Site 18, Loop: Valley of Fires
Decent campground with clean, spacious bathrooms and showers. Only negative was the tent pad at our campsite (site 18) had been removed and turned into a driveway. This info wasn’t in the site description when we reserved the site so when arrived, we were stuck with no tent pad even though we planned to use a tent.
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January 21, 2023 Stayed at: Site 18, Loop: Valley of Fires
Decent campground with clean, spacious bathrooms and showers. Only negative was the tent pad at our campsite (site 18) had been removed and turned into a driveway. This info wasn’t in the site description when we reserved the site so when arrived, we were stuck with no tent pad even though we planned to use a tent.
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January 15, 2023 Stayed at: Site 5, Loop: Valley of Fires
This place has so much charm and really interesting landscape. It was a halfway point between OKC and Tucson. We did some hiking and the bathrooms were super clean and warm!
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January 15, 2023 Stayed at: Site 5, Loop: Valley of Fires
This place has so much charm and really interesting landscape. It was a halfway point between OKC and Tucson. We did some hiking and the bathrooms were super clean and warm!
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January 7, 2023 Stayed at: Site 6, Loop: Valley of Fires
When choosing a site keep in mind some of them need significant leveling.
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January 7, 2023 Stayed at: Site 6, Loop: Valley of Fires
When choosing a site keep in mind some of them need significant leveling.
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January 6, 2023 Stayed at: Site 12, Loop: Valley of Fires
We love the location; the nighttime sky when it is clear outside is spectacular; all the stars are visible and the view goes on and on...
We want to also add that our Camp Host Ed was very helpful, cordial, and available when we were visiting. Our kudos to him and to the way he has maintained the site overall. It is a very neat, clean, and functional site and compares favorably with other campsites we have visited in New Mexico. We plan on returning again soon!
We appreciate the well-marked hiking trail over the lava bed, however it looks like the signs on the hill with the overlook are getting faded and could use replacement/upgrade.
Overall, we had a great experience and this site is at the top of our list of favorite campsites.
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January 6, 2023 Stayed at: Site 12, Loop: Valley of Fires
We love the location; the nighttime sky when it is clear outside is spectacular; all the stars are visible and the view goes on and on...
We want to also add that our Camp Host Ed was very helpful, cordial, and available when we were visiting. Our kudos to him and to the way he has maintained the site overall. It is a very neat, clean, and functional site and compares favorably with other campsites we have visited in New Mexico. We plan on returning again soon!
We appreciate the well-marked hiking trail over the lava bed, however it looks like the signs on the hill with the overlook are getting faded and could use replacement/upgrade.
Overall, we had a great experience and this site is at the top of our list of favorite campsites.
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January 2, 2023 Stayed at: Site 15, Loop: Valley of Fires
host was friendly ,all equipment worked well , views were amazing , spacious easy access sites
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6158 U.S. Highway 380, Carrizozo, NM 88301 United States
Elevation: 1,597 ft
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.
Last updated: October 22, 2026
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