The Camp at Cloudcroft

Mr. J

On a family trip with my wife and little girls this summer, we found camp rio while just passing through and decided to stop and see if there was a tent space available for us. Fortunately it was midweek and there was! The staff was very accommodating and allowed us to choose a very charming little spot by the creek. It was perfect! Needless to say an overnight ended up being 3 nights. We fished in the creek, rode bikes and really enjoyed meeting others who were regulars at the camp. There was a campfire ban that was lifted in our second day and we were also really excited that we got to cook over the fire and roast some marshmallows. The owners were also very accommodating and friendly and made us feel like family. We wish we could’ve stayed longer but instead we’re just looking forward to next summer! This camp is now on our family’s summer itinerary and we hope to be able to return with an RV next year. If not, we still have our tents:)

Megan Ernst

Really enjoyed our multiple day stay here! We have tiny camper and two dogs and this was a perfect spot for us. It was quiet, felt private, and had a lot of communal areas including pavilions to sit under, a kitchen with a stove and hang out spot, and our favorite: a beautiful trail along a small creek. All of the hook ups at the site were nice and well maintained. We don’t use laundry or the showers so I can’t speak to that but I’m sure those were plenty fine. We had zero issues with the staff as they were laid back and easy to chat with. The location is great for visiting Cloudcroft or Alamogordo. Will stay again when we head this way next. Thanks for having us!

Bryan Kaplan

Different rules are enforced for different people. I’ll explain, but first the good: I stayed here for a month, and most of it was pleasant. The work-camper staff are so friendly and so helpful. I’d have given five stars until the last couple of days I was there. At the end there was a problem with a multi-campsite wedding party that acted as if they had rented out the whole campground, when in fact they did not. They flagrantly disregarded Quiet Hours until 1am. Quiet Hours are part of the Terms of Service, which means every guest is legally bound to obey them, and the campground is legally bound to enforce them. But when I emailed the owners about the problem, they didn’t seem to care. The owners repeatedly directed me to talk with their work-campers, refusing to answer my basic question about their official policy: “Is every guest expected to follow the Terms of Service, or are there different rules for different people?” If you read the other reviews here, you’ll see echoes of this problem. Mostly it’s a nice campground, but the owners have preferences for certain groups of people who they allow to break the rules.

Reed Folwell

This place is awesome. Everything about our stay was fantastic. From the friendly hosts to the chili cookoff to the beautiful location. No notes. Keep up the good work, Clay!

Shane Walker

Quick summary: don't tent camp at the "Mountain View" site. I took my youngest son tent camping, and we stayed here because it was on our way to Cloudcroft where we went hiking the next day. The staff were welcoming, and the little stream is nice, but the "Mountain View" tent site (1) doesn't have a good view of a mountain, (2) doesn't have fire pits (though the the rest of the camp does), and (3) is adjacent to the highway, so it is difficult to sleep due to the vehicle noise. Furthermore, another group tent camping was loud, inconsiderate, obnoxious, and profane; they kept yelling profanities and honking their car horn, way after 10 pm and as early as 5 am. The staff did not enforce the quiet hours (10pm-8am) explicitly stated in the terms and conditions that we were required to sign. We have previously enjoyed camping at several of the public campgrounds near Cloudcroft, and they are more suitable than Camp Rio for tent camping and enjoying a camp fire.