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About Cochiti Campground
Number of accommodations: 80
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (1186)
What Guests Are Saying
Cochiti Campground is praised for its beautiful scenery, clean facilities, and peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite among campers. Many appreciate the large, well-maintained sites and convenient amenities like accessible dump stations and nearby recreational activities, including biking and hiking. However, some concerns were raised about the condition and cleanliness of restrooms, as well as occasional maintenance issues, indicating room for improvement. Overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Cochiti Campground is praised for its beautiful scenery, clean facilities, and peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite among campers. Many appreciate the large, well-maintained sites and convenient amenities like accessible dump stations and nearby recreational activities, including biking and hiking. However, some concerns were raised about the condition and cleanliness of restrooms, as well as occasional maintenance issues, indicating room for improvement. Overall, visitors express a strong desire to return.
Review Summary
Diane N
VerifiedMay 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: JUNI
Cochiti is a delightful quiet campground, close enough to Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and other attractions, but quiet!
An overlooked essential feature is the laundromat on the outskirts of the campground. Clean, inexpensive, and with ample working machines.
Judy D
VerifiedMay 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: JUNI
We were in the Juniper loop. Big, level sites, but the electric and water hookups were all in really bad locations to try to reach (up steep hills, too far from camper). One bathroom was closed, and the bathhouse that was open was so old, disgusting, stinky and filthy that it was unusable. Definitely the worst ACE experience ever. The lower loop in the park seemed newer and better. We drove down to use the bathrooms there.
Diane N
VerifiedMay 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: JUNI
Cochiti is a delightful quiet campground, close enough to Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and other attractions, but quiet!
An overlooked essential feature is the laundromat on the outskirts of the campground. Clean, inexpensive, and with ample working machines.
Laura B
VerifiedApril 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
The campground was very clean. nice hot showers. Campsites are big and easy to get into. Took a nice bike ride across the dam. This is a nice staging campground for doing things in the Santa Fe area, including Bandelier NP.
Lynn S
VerifiedApril 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
Very nice campground with paved sites and sheltered picnic tables. Most sites are level and well spaced. Bathroom clean and plenty of hot water although shower is on timer and must be turned back on when hot water suddenly stops! Nice reservoir for kayaks, SUP, canoes.
Laura B
VerifiedApril 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
The campground was very clean. nice hot showers. Campsites are big and easy to get into. Took a nice bike ride across the dam. This is a nice staging campground for doing things in the Santa Fe area, including Bandelier NP.
Lynn S
VerifiedApril 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
Very nice campground with paved sites and sheltered picnic tables. Most sites are level and well spaced. Bathroom clean and plenty of hot water although shower is on timer and must be turned back on when hot water suddenly stops! Nice reservoir for kayaks, SUP, canoes.
John C
VerifiedApril 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
It was beautiful, we had a great site overlooking the lake. each site was nice and spaced out from each other. The bathrooms were clean, but need heaters in showers.
John C
VerifiedApril 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
It was beautiful, we had a great site overlooking the lake. each site was nice and spaced out from each other. The bathrooms were clean, but need heaters in showers.
Kevin M
VerifiedApril 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 064, Loop: BUFFALO GROVE
Bathrooms were never cleaned over the Easter weekend and they were awful. Told Park Ranger on Easter morning and all he said was, “we’re aware of it”. But nothing was cleaned or stocked until Monday.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.6417 / -106.325
Elevation: 1668 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
