Pine Springs Campground — Attraction in Carlsbad

Good little campground. Make sure to make reservations!!! We stayed at the beginning on June, & keep in mind the temperature during the day is 90°-100+° & at night it doesn’t drop below 70°. It was hot! Some of the camp sites, are off the road & a little bit of a walk from your car. We stayed at Campsite #11 & walked about 150 ft to the site with steps. Campsite #11 doesn’t really have tree coverage, (I don’t think most do) & the stakes are hard to get in the ground, but there are plenty of big rocks to anchor your tent to- just remember to leave no trace & put the rocks back where you found them. The bathrooms this visit were disgusting- toilet paper all over the place & the toilet seats were covered in pee. We tried to use the visitor bathrooms, but those were locked during closed hours. The water at the refill station at the visitor center tasted a bit weird too. BUT the visitor center in general is super cool! Don’t forget the gift shop! Found some pretty neat things in there. The views are beautiful & definitely...

Like all NP campgrounds, no fires are allowed which is disappointing. There are pit toilets which are incredibly clean however, the walk up to the flushing RV toilets isn't too far. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of privacy at the sites because they seem pretty tightly packed at first. Each site has a nice tent pad and picnic table. The parking isn't very adequate and at most of the sites you will need to carry your gear from your car a little way to the campsites. Sites are first come first serve. We got there in the late morning during busy season and had several sites to pick from but the camp ground did fill every day. The views are decent from the campground. Location is ideal. It's pretty central in GMNP and only 30 minutes from Carlsbad Caverns NP (where they only have back country sites). Overall, not a bad campground and probably the best option around while visiting GMNP and CCNP if you're a tent camper (their RV parking lot...

Like all NP campgrounds, no fires are allowed which is disappointing. There are pit toilets which are incredibly clean however, the walk up to the flushing RV toilets isn't too far. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of privacy at the sites because they seem pretty tightly packed at first. Each site has a nice tent pad and picnic table. The parking isn't very adequate and at most of the sites you will need to carry your gear from your car a little way to the campsites. Sites are first come first serve. We got there in the late morning during busy season and had several sites to pick from but the camp ground did fill every day. The views are decent from the campground. Location is ideal. It's pretty central in GMNP and only 30 minutes from Carlsbad Caverns NP (where they only have back country sites). Overall, not a bad campground and probably the best option around while visiting GMNP and CCNP if you're a tent camper (their RV parking lot...