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About Cochiti Campground
Number of accommodations: 80
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (1250)
What Guests Are Saying
Cochiti Campground offers beautiful views, clean facilities, and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a great destination for families and outdoor enthusiasts. Many visitors enjoyed activities like tubing on Cochiti Lake and appreciated the cleanliness of the campground and restrooms. However, some noted issues with water access, maintenance of facilities, and occasional lack of supervision from staff. Overall, most campers had positive experiences and expressed a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Cochiti Campground offers beautiful views, clean facilities, and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a great destination for families and outdoor enthusiasts. Many visitors enjoyed activities like tubing on Cochiti Lake and appreciated the cleanliness of the campground and restrooms. However, some noted issues with water access, maintenance of facilities, and occasional lack of supervision from staff. Overall, most campers had positive experiences and expressed a desire to return.
Review Summary
CATHY G
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
We experienced a wonderful week at campground while taking day trips to Santa Fe and several other places of interest. It offers a beautiful view from all campsites and quiet, relaxing moments just enjoying the scenery. We loved the campground so much, that after touring upper part of New Mexico, we stayed an additional week on our return trip to Tucson AZ. we plan on going back again for a longer stay.
Ina J
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
We enjoyed a quiet and well maintained campground.
Buddy S
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
This RV Park has clean level spaces and the workers at the office are great.
Dave U
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
A beautiful spot and close to both Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
Jim O
VerifiedJanuary 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: JUNI
Great location at a great price! Close to Albuquerque and San Antonio.
Kenton K
VerifiedJanuary 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: JUNI
This was my first experience camping at a corps campground and I was pleasantly surprised. We plan on making more use of these in the near future!
Donald C
VerifiedJanuary 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 061, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
We love camping at Cochiti because it is convenient at only a 1 hour drive from our home in Albuquerque, we have a choice of dry camping with electricity or sites with both water and electricity and there are 2 dump stations on site (3 units can dump simultaneously. There is a great view of the lake and surrounding mountains. The sites are spaced nicely. There is moderate hiking through the 4 camping areas. You want air conditioning in the summer because the altitude is 1 mile high.
David H
VerifiedJanuary 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: JUNI
Cochiti Lake Recreation Area is a Corps of Engineer campground with several loops. We did not have reservations, but were able to get into the Juniper Loop without one in mid- October. ( the campground closed for the season a couple days after we arrived). Nice sites, with electric and water. Big rigs may have difficulty with some of the sites in this loop, but overall, a nice quiet campground. The bathroom in our loop was closed for remodeling, but it was an easy walk to get to another one . Nice hot showers! The lake at this time of year was tainted with algae, so swimming was not an option.
Gini G
VerifiedJanuary 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: JUNI
Some sites have spectacular views, but with the trade off of uneven, sloping and smaller sites (for larger units)
Near by restrooms were closed and looked like they have been closed for a very long time
Showers were very nice in the loop by the lake, folks were friendly, lots to do and see; Tent Rocks is close by
Be sure to arrive very early, as it fills fast
Over all a good place to camp
Keith H
VerifiedJanuary 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 09, Loop: JUNI
electric box was far away
Location Cochiti Campground
Address:
82 Dam Crest Rd
Pena Blanca, NM, 87041
United States
From Albuquerque, New Mexico, take Interstate 25 north to exit 259. Turn west on State Route 22 and proceed through Pena Blanca to the park office and recreation area.
Elevation: 1668 feet
6.1 mi drive to downtown Pena Blanca (about 10 min)
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: September 6, 2026
