Reviews

Jonathan Slackta

The two nights I stayed here, I encountered unaccompanied (loud) visitors arriving at the dead of night and departing at the crack of dawn. Nevertheless, the campground hosts maintained a clean environment. I only had brief interactions with them, but they were polite and courteous. There’s a well-maintained trail right behind the campground that seems to have access to the monument. The campground is conveniently located right next to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. However, there’s no AT&T cell reception here. There are no showers or hookups, but they do have flush toilets. Most of the sites are partially shaded; however, this is not in a thick pine forest. Stargazing is very good here though at night.

K G

We loved this campground. We were in site 13 which was close to the shower house. I don't think you could chose a bad site. All sites are hard surface and have a fire pit and enough trees to remind you that you are in the forest. Nice loop to walk with dogs or kids. Easy in and out after making our reservations via reservations.gov.

Brent Hay

It is very very dusty. Closed two shoes are a must. While you can bring a dog I won't in summer has even the dog friendly trails are to hot for them to hike on. There is a great scenic drive though and it was fun! Camp fires where allowed when I went. most of the good hike are short enough for one person to stay in the car and the other the hike too it. The sights aren't graded so be prepared for that. Over all though average camp sight.

DVNP

Some of the campsites are huge, the one I stayed at included. I set up my tent roughly 50' from my car and felt secluded. Campground hosts are awesome. They're on top of everything. Bathrooms and grounds are very clean and well-kept. I shared my site with pinyon jays, Abert squirrels and ravens. Highly recommend. Will be staying here again. Easy access to O'Leary Peak and Lockett meadow.

Cathy Connors

This is an amazing campground within the national forest system. It is managed by a third party vendor. The campground is great. Looks almost brand new, or recently upgraded sites. Will stay here again when in the area.

Wayne McStrack

It’s a clean well kept campground. The campground hosts do a wonderful job and are very helpful and knowledgeable about the area. The bathrooms are updated, modern and clean. There are no showers available though. Generators are allowed.

Ommas Home

Andy and CJ, Campground host kept the campground clean and felt safe with them around working hard. They greet us very friendly and actually greeted every one with great hospitality. We love staying here a couple of days. It's so peaceful, quiet, lots of trees, level space and we will definitely come back again.

Joshua Ling

They told me that I could do dishes at the cleaning station, then a gentleman proceeded to tell me in a rude manor to read the rules. And you can NOT do dishes there. So hopefully you are prepared, they have potable water just not allowed to fill to many containers for your camp ground. The land was perfect for small game hunting.

Sadie Kopecky

By far one of the cleanest, quietest and most peaceful campgrounds we have experienced. The bathrooms were clean and smelt good. The camp site was extremely spacious. Camp hosts were very friendly and very helpful. Only downside was we had to leave and get back to reality.

Walter R

A very lovely and quite campground operated by the National Forest organisation. We booked our site in advance just to be on the safe side. Some sites are available only on a first-come-first-safe basis. We stayed for two nights and enjoyed it. Nestled in a forest with mature trees .... and cooler temperatures during the night.

Connie Barrington

We camped one night in a first come - first serve site with a motorhome, no utilities. The campground is well maintained and the camp host is friendly and helpful. The park is off the beaten path and very quiet. Lots of good tree cover for shade. There are 44 sites, half able to be reserved, the rest FF. Firewood and ice are available for purchase. The campground is next to Sunset Crater which is a must are. Lots of hiking opportunities and the loop drive to Wupatki National Monument was beautiful.

Whitney McMillen

Campsite is very clean. Sites are far enough away from one another you don’t feel like you’re on top of one another. The pricing for the firewood and ice is very reasonable and comparable to what you’d pay at the grocery store.

Sarah Damian

Our family stayed at Bonito for the second time this weekend. It’s absolutely beautiful, clean restrooms, firewood and ice available for purchase, friendly host and enough space between campsites that you have plenty of room to relax and play with your own group. We will be making this an annual family tradition!

Natasha Tran

We stay here for four nights during the week of Memorial Day (May 24-27, 2024), site was 44, which is a pull in drive way, fit a trailer and a sedan. (Keep in mind there is a fee for a second vehicle.) Not to far from the restroom ( the cleanest restroom there is) the host really take care of the place, has a facet for cleaning or getting water ( just don't wash your dishes there, not allow) Be ware if ya'll are heading in the summer, there was a few yellowjacket and wasp, we brought a trap to prevent getting strung, didn't get strung but get one if you needed. There were a couple of flies, friend got a fly trapper too so took care of that. When we went, there weren't mosquitos but again, we got a spray and sprayed just in case. I had t-mobile and there wasn't any signal, but if you drive out of the campground, you get signal right away. The site was pretty decent, you can put two tents and have a lot of room, fire pit was pretty deep, a nice concrete picnic table and trees all around; which you can bring a hammock and tied around the truck. Across of the site was the Sunset Crater Visitor Center that leads you to the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, worth the drive and visit, there's a few view spots that you can bring food to have a picture and the views are just spectacular. This site is about an hour and forty-five minutes away from the Grand Canyon, about thirty minutes away from Flagstaff for your grocery needs. They don't have showers here but I recommend ya'll to shower at Little America Travel Center (2515 East Butler Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86004) showers were only $15.00 (tax included) and they have a freaking bathtub with a separate shower. You have an hour to take a shower or bath, they provide with one towel, hand towel and a mat towel. Especially after a long day at the Grand Canyon, a much needed shower that last more than thirty minutes is great. I hope this reviews helps to anyone that is planning a trip there.

June Hatfield

Beautiful, quiet and a truly amazing place!