Juniper Family Campground — Hotel in Four Corners States

We stayed here for a week and a half in the middle of June 2019. We are a 30 ft travel trailer with a Ram 2500. I’d say between all three loops, there were probably 8-10 sites where we would fit. Some of those spots were taken when we arrived on a Sunday afternoon, but we were able to snag spot #9 on the Abert’s Squirrel loop. It was one of the few pull through sites. Not the easiest site to navigate or level, but we made it work and had plenty of room to park the truck in front. The campground was a little tight for us so I’d think anything much bigger (40’ is probably pushing it) than us will have some trouble getting around. Some of sites were questionable as far as level as well. No hook-ups at any of the spots but there is a dump station near the entrance with potable water. There are also potable water spigots throughout the campground. Conveniently, there was a spigot right by us. Very easy to fill jugs. There are shower houses and toilets, but never went to see how nice they were. The campground was about half full most of the time we were there. Very quiet and everyone respected quiet hours. You pay for sites at a self-pay station with credit card only. We tried to book for 11 nights and it wouldn’t take it, so apparently the self-pay is only good for a charge less than $100. If you want to extend your stay, you can either wait until noon (some things said 11:00 so not sure which is correct) and pay at the kiosk (it must be completed after check-out) or you can write a note that you are extending and pay later. Sites are $12/night unless you have a national park senior or access pass then they are $6/night. It is $25 to enter the park (7-day pass), but we have the annual park pass. There is a camp host on Abert’s Squirrel loop, but we didn’t interact with them so can’t say how friendly they were. Our spot #9 was perfect for solar, no obstructions at all. Most of the other sites we saw at least had some potential for shade. The Coyote Loop seemed to have the most potential for shade; although, the other loops had shady spots as well. Even if you stay at the campground, Bandelier is only accessible by shuttle from 9am-3pm. However, there is a hiking trail that will take you from the campground to the ruins. We did that then hiked the trails down there. You can also hike back up to the campground, but we opted to take the shuttle instead. The last shuttle leaves the visitor center at 5pm. There are other things to do in the area as well. The towns, White Rock and Los Alamos, are nearby and both have services should you need them. The road up to the campground (Hwy 4) is bumpy! First paved road we have ever been on that was washboard. Nothing major, just annoying. The portion of the road to Los Alamos and Jemez Springs was nice. We figure the road damage is due to the shuttles. Weather is a bit unpredictable; rain clouds move in fast, but they move out fast too. We had several TV channels so were able to stay up to date with the weather. AT&T signal was not good with only 1 bar LTE without the booster and not much better with it. It was enough to WIFI call and do some light searching, but uploading photos was too slow. Verizon was good with about 2-3 4G LTE without the booster, and 4 bars with it. I was able to work remotely with the Verizon hotspot. Overall, it was a great place to stay and we...

I spent 2 nights at Juniper Campground around Memorial Day 2017. My husband and I (thankfully) landed site #18 in the Black Bear loop after hitting up 5 other campgrounds around Jemez Springs that had no vacancy. This ended up being the perfect place to stay. While many sites lack privacy, #18 was actually quite private since it only butts up against one other site. It also helps that your parked car blocks a view of the site from road. In addition to the beautiful surrounding scrub land, we loved our site's proximity to the Frey Trail (across the street!), which leads down in into Frijoles Canyon, which contains a boatload of ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings. The bathrooms (with flush toilets, running water and an extra sink in which to do dishes) were also super-clean and very well maintained. I loved this place and would definitely come back! PS - Another reviewer made a comment about getting double-charged for the entrance fee and camping fee. This is not a double-charge. All national parks and monuments charge an entrance fee AND a camping fee, both of which are really reasonable. Please be proud of the money you're donating to these...

Pictures on website probably the one you seen getting here. It is a 5th wheel . Don't be fooled. The trees are too low to enter this camping loop. Unless you have a small maneuverable rv. Only two sites available for anything of size. The second loop has low laying trees preventing you from completing the loop. And the spaces are angled backwards. These sites are for tent campers. Nothing wrong with that. DONT PULL YOU LARGE RV TO THE VISITORS CENTER. There is no room. You can drop your rv at the bus parking lot. And then travel to the visitors center and rest of the park. However no signs or ranger guidance. No warnings. I found out with 33 foot 5tg wheel where not to go. Pass both campgrounds and you will see signs to buss parking. All other camping is closed in the winter due to lack...