Morefield Campground — Hotel in Four Corners States

We stayed at this park from October 21-23, 2024. The Morefield Campground is a medium sized park with 267 campsites and limited access to electricity and other hookups. It had flush toilets but the showers were only available at the visitor center. The campsites were generally level and clean. Most of the sites would not accommodate big rigs over 30 feet in length. The park is ideal for tents, small and medium size trailers, class B vans, and regular sized class C campers. There was potable water outside the restrooms and bear proof waste containers. (No, we did not see any bears or sign of them.) There are several short hiking trails in addition to the cliff dwelling tours that we enjoyed. The campground and park were pet friendly as long as the pets were leashed and the owners picked up after them.||Most of the camp sites had limited or no shade but nicely spread out. In fact, many of the sites had wonderful views of the surrounding mountains. Both my wife and I felt it was a beautiful park, very unique in the national park system. When we were there, there was no camp host but the restrooms were still reasonably clean. In the off-season after October 15th to November 1st, there is only 1 section of the campground open for just 2 additional weeks with no hookups. For unknown reasons, the Aramark concessionaire had already shut-down the laundry facilities, the gas station, the convenience store, and the showers during this time period. There were 3 restrooms in the campground section we were in so no one was ever more than a 1-2 minute walk away from one. ||Overall, this is an exceptional park and campground that we would rate 5 star. We had high expectations for the park and it exceeded them. The night sky is very dark so star gazing is amazing. The park ranger tours of the cliff dwellings are amazing and well worth the $8 per person to attend. These require a reservation and fill up fast. So register online up to 2 weeks before you wish to tour. Since the roads to the 2 cliff dwelling tours are only 1 way, be careful to park at the tour site as soon as you arrive. We made a mistake of passing our first tour location looking for a shadier parking spot only to discover it was a long 20-minute drive in a large circle to get back. The surrounding views are both breathtaking and surreal. We are very glad we stayed at the Morefield Campground and not some of the private campgrounds much further away. The mountainous drive into the park was a bit challenging and we would not want to do it with a big rig. During high season, it might be difficult to find an open camp site. We had no problem in late October and only self-registered after we arrived. This is available only off-season outside the restroom near campsite 109. There was no TMobile cell signal in the park or campground...

We stayed at this park from October 21-23, 2024. The Morefield Campground is a medium sized park with 267 campsites and limited access to electricity and other hookups. It had flush toilets but the showers were only available at the visitor center. The campsites were generally level and clean. Most of the sites would not accommodate big rigs over 30 feet in length. The park is ideal for tents, small and medium size trailers, class B vans, and regular sized class C campers. There was potable water outside the restrooms and bear proof waste containers. (No, we did not see any bears or sign of them.) There are several short hiking trails in addition to the cliff dwelling tours that we enjoyed. The campground and park were pet friendly as long as the pets were leashed and the owners picked up after them.

Most of the camp sites had limited or no shade but nicely spread out. In fact, many of the sites had wonderful views of the surrounding mountains. Both my wife and I felt it was a beautiful park, very unique in the national park system. When we were there, there was no camp host but the restrooms were still reasonably clean. In the off-season after October 15th to November 1st, there is only 1 section of the campground open for just 2 additional weeks with no hookups. For unknown reasons, the Aramark concessionaire had already shut-down the laundry facilities, the gas station, the convenience store, and the showers during this time period. There were 3 restrooms in the campground section we were in so no one was ever more than a 1-2 minute walk away from one.

Overall, this is an exceptional park and campground that we would rate 5 star. We had high expectations for the park and it exceeded them. The night sky is very dark so star gazing is amazing. The park ranger tours of the cliff dwellings are amazing and well worth the $8 per person to attend. These require a reservation and fill up fast. So register online up to 2 weeks before you wish to tour. Since the roads to the 2 cliff dwelling tours are only 1 way, be careful to park at the tour site as soon as you arrive. We made a mistake of passing our first tour location looking for a shadier parking spot only to discover it was a long 20-minute drive in a large circle to get back. The surrounding views are both breathtaking and surreal. We are very glad we stayed at the Morefield Campground and not some of the private campgrounds much further away. The mountainous drive into the park was a bit challenging and we would not want to do it with a big rig. During high season, it might be difficult to find an open camp site. We had no problem in late October and only self-registered after we arrived. This is available only off-season outside the restroom near campsite 109. There was no TMobile cell signal in the park or campground...

I spent 5 nights tent camping here. Great setting, quiet, and perfect for setting up a camping home-base for exploring the park:

The campground is large, reservations can easily be made online, but you select your sight after you check in.

There are two loops dedicated to tent camping. Some sights are teeny, others are large. Some sights have no shade, others offer shade. With some patience I cruised around the tent-loops and found a site able to accommodate my 8-man tent and rain fly over the picnic table.

Choose your site carefully: July & August are monsoon season. Check for signs that your selected site drains well.

Bathrooms: Bathrooms with toilets and sinks with running water (not 'vault toilets' or 'pit toilets') are located conveniently around the campground. There is no hot water in these bathrooms - and no soap or paper towels provided. Bathrooms were regularly cleaned - so there was ample toilet paper and the garbage cans were regularly emptied.

Showers: Hot, free showers are located up by the camper services building. The showers are located in individual rooms with door locks - and are clean, but a bit dated. Each shower room has a long bench and two hooks on the wall. Don't let the old coin fed mechanisms located in each shower throw you - the showers are FREE.

Water: There are spigots for fresh water located outside the campground bathrooms. There are also two water 'stations' and dumping stations just outside of the campsite areas for campers.

Laundry: There is a laundromat next to the showers. Washers are small, Dryers are ginormous. There are tables and chairs to sit at while you wait - and you can plug in and charge your devices while doing your laundry. There is a change machine so you can get quarters for the machines.

Cooking and Doing the Dishes: It's bear country - you're required to put all food things into your car when you're not at the site. If you leave things out - parks staff will confiscate and fine you. There is a large double sink located in the laundromat. This is where I was advised by camper services to do my dishes. Kind of a pain...but it's bear country, so....

Camper Services main building offers souvenirs, basic food and camping supplies, and ice. Tip: Load up on ice before heading up into the park to camp. The ice at Camper Services will run you twice the price.

Cell and WiFi: WiFi is located throughout the campground. Signals come from antennas located on the bathrooms.

Elevation/Altitude: Morefield Campground is at 7800...