The smaller size of this park nestled against the mountain is one of the many positives about Blanco River RV Park. The well cared for grass and landscaping, fairly level grassy sites, spotless restrooms and laundry facilities and very friendly, welcoming owners make this a great park to visit while in the area. The owners recently purchased the park, and they are committed to maintaining and even further improving it. Although near the highway, it is located such that you don't hear the low volume traffic. We will definitely return to this park when in the area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a quaint little park about 8 miles SE of Pagosa with a very friendly staff. We had a great experience and would return again. Though there is no pool, there is a large hot tub which came in handy. Our kids also tubed the stream for several hundred yards and enjoyed that. I do wish they had cable, but other than that it was very enjoyable. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
What a wonderful park. The sites are large and level with lots of grass. The wifi works great but there is no cell phone service for AT&T but I signed up with Skype for $2.95 a month to make phone calls and check voice mail messages. It is 10 miles to town. We are here for two months and are seriously thinking of coming back again next year. The park has new owners. Everything the previous posts say I second. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
I almost gave this park a "10" but held off because of the lack of extra amenities. The owners are SUPER friendly and helpful. The restrooms aren't just clean, they are impeccably spotless. If you are lucky enough to get a site by the river, you can open up your window and smell the fresh air and listen to the soothing sound of the Blanco River right next to you. The park is very well maintained and the owners have put a lot of work into the park. It is a small park, but it still has a lot going for it. The hookups are close enough to have no trouble connecting (although you may need up to 20 feet for the sewer connection). The site I stayed in was plenty level and I had no trouble leveling my rig. There is a wireless internet (although it is not secured); if you want a secure connection, you will need to go in the office and connect via the hard-wire connection (which they will provide an extension for). There is no TV reception here and that is probably the biggest downside. The other slight downside is that it may be a little difficult to navigate down into it if you are pulling a tow vehicle. The bridge to reach it has a weight limit of 12 tons, if I recall correctly -- although big rigs apparently have no trouble crossing it because of the weight distribution. The price reflects the Camp Club USA discount. I will definitely stay here again if I am in the area. All in all, this is a wonderful park to be at. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very nice and very friendly place to camp - for a night or a month. The sites are roomy, surrounded with grass, a gurgling year round creek nearby (10'), and exceptionally friendly hosts. A real treat! We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is on the edge of a national forest. The Blanco River runs through it. It is so quiet you can hear the water from the campsite. The hot tub is great, but we stayed here for the purpose of visiting Pagosa Springs Spas. Grass campsites are fine. Staff is friendly and helpful. What a gem! We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Small park, beautiful pine trees, well maintained by family owners. Extremely short and narrow sites a definite minus. Limited availability in summer as all sites booked by campground opening date in early May. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The staff here is very friendly and helpful. Although the campground is very well kept, it offered little in the way of amenities. The rec room is very small, hot and limited. They advertise themselves as a river resort but to access the river involves a long climb down old wooden stairs that are very hard to use and a long climb back up. The sign at the top of the stairs says use at your own risk. The river can not be seen from the camp sites. The volleyball court is overgrown and they offer no supplies other than ice and ice cream. It is on the highway (US160) so the traffic noise in considerable. The WiFi is good. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Staff very friendly and accommodating. Big rig easy access to site. Gravel. Road noise kept it from being rated higher. Easy walk to San Juan River, at campgrounds. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stayed as Passport America at $12 a night. We were here for 3 nights. The sites are not very level and dirt and side by side so not roomy. Stay in #1 if possible as that way you are not crowded and looking at your neighbor's door. It is ok for a short stay and an ok RV park but not great. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Creek on property. Wooded grassy setting. Fire rings, picnic tables, tent sites. Coin laundry. Horses welcome, horse corrals and pasture available. This is a basic campground with few amenities and is average in upkeep. There appears to be a large number of permanent residents but their spaces are well kept. Next to highway but not particularly noisy. Owners run business from home--no office. A little pricey for a small mom & pop park, but it's in a heavy tourist area. Park is about 8 miles west of Pagosa Springs. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Kinda tough to get into. Old campground. Needs to be updated badly. Too many "stored" RV's on site. Not all sites have 30amp service. Beautiful riverside sites though. Kinda cramped together. Quiet for sure, and LOTS of water pressure in the showers and plenty HOT too! Would stay again as this is the best in Pagosa except for a pricey class A only campground there. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The pull-through sites here are gravel and most are fairly level. The sites with a lake/river view are better than 1-4. Satellite reception can be difficult depending on site, but they do have cable TV. We found the folks that run the park to be very nice and helpful. You're escorted to your site. Laundry room is spotless. Location is nice and peaceful and only a few miles from town. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is conveniently located to town; however, it is the most discombobulated layout I've ever encountered. Sites 1-4, where we were, are such that you can only leave with the cooperation of your neighbors. Each morning there was the pick-up shuffle. I don't think I would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a nice little park---we had a spot by the river with water & electric, no sewer, which is okay for a couple of days. Satellite worked great and WiFi was pretty good....kinda slow at times. We'd come back! We camped here in a Motorhome.
I realize that we all have different expectations when going to a campground, but I really don't understand the very high ratings for this campground. It appears to be a very old KOA. Roads/sites are gravel/dirt. There was a little rain this afternoon and while not a muddy mess, there were some muddy holes in the streets. I did not inspect the restrooms, but for the tent area, there were porta-potties. This campground is fine for a night or two while visiting the area, and we would stay again, unless we found something better. It got us off the road, and that was the object! We camped here in a Motorhome.
On a mountain stream with a snow-covered mountain in the background. Sites have limited shade. Staff and owners very friendly with a true small-town atmosphere. We stopped due to mechanical problems and would stop again. No fellowship hall or activities. This is just before (or after) Wolf Creek pass. Sites are gravel with some grass. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The folks who run this campground are the best. They are very personable and helpful. The campground is clean and well kept. I would highly recommend this campground to anyone who is in the Pagosa Springs area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The park is right on the San Juan River just east of town. It has FHU, cable, and WI-FI but the pool is above ground surrounded by a deck. Pool looked nice but incoming storms prevented us from using it. We got heavy rain for about an hour but the park did not turn into the muddy mess previously described. There are quite a few seasonal sites, but the overnight sites are adequate. Don't expect cement pads or patios with well manicured lawns, flower gardens, etc. There is also a small paddle boat pond on site. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campground has a lot of potential but has been allow to deuterate. The sites could use work and the whole area needs to be cleaned up. It rained while we were there and the campground became a sea of mud. The people seem to be very nice and helpful. This could be a very nice campground if some work was put into it. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is an older park but has a great location, if you get one of the pull-thru sites that front the river. We had excellent service from the staff and although the parking was a bit confusing we had little trouble parking our large 5th wheel. Not all of the 50 amp sites had sewer connections so be sure and check before arriving. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very relaxed. Enjoyed our stay here. Will return. Staff friendly and knowledge of local area was excellent. Our site was next to the San Juan river. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Pagosa River Campground in Pagosa Springs, CO came to our rescue when we were "kicked out" of the Alpen Rose RV Park in Durango, CO. Please see our comments about that under the Alpen Rose review. While some of the sites are better than others, the management worked with us on short notice and provided us with a nice spot. There are many sites on the river and we could have moved there, but chose to stay where we were at until we could go back to the Durango, CO area. The staff was extremely informative about various hikes and jeep trails that we were interested. We understand that the campground has been sold and is under contract and it is unclear whether it will be available next summer. We hope so as we plan to stay there again if possible. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed here in August 2005 and had a good experience. Restrooms were clean and staff friendly. However if you are expecting a "resort", you will be disappointed. There are very nice riverfront sites and pond sites. Good fishing in the river. There are a few seasonal people here, but not many. The minuses are there are RV's stored in the middle of the camp. Also, the playground and pool aren't that great. Overall we were happy with our experience. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Spent one night here based on the very high ratings in the TL and Woodall guides. Employees were nice enough, but the campground was a dump. The pull thru site we were assigned was poorly designed and difficult to access with a fifth wheel. There were full timers right in the middle of the campground with unsightly junk and clothes lines. The advertised pool was one of those round, four foot, above ground backyard models. There were several old broken down cars and several old rusty trailers stored in the middle of the campgground. In spite of the negative points, there were a few nice sites located on the San Juan River. This place definitely didn't deserve the ratings. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
There were a lot of full timers in the park and their sites were not well kept. There seemed to be an excess of rusted equipment and vehicles in the park. The garbage cans were not emptied on a regular basis. We had booked several sites for a family reunion requesting that all the sites be together. This was not the case when we checked in. The owners were not very friendly to the younger members of our group. The swimming pools temperature was colder than the rivers running through the campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2004
$23
This appears to have been an older K.O.A., but has been very well cared for. Some sites
are within 15 feet of the San Juan river, and others border the small private lake with paddle boats for rent. The staff was very friendly, as were the other guests. The park is very clean and quiet with no road noise or barking animals. There are plenty of sites with full or partial shade, all have fire rings as well as picnic tables. We have stayed here twice, and will go back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed here for the convenience of walking to town. It also was surprisingly quiet here. Otherwise this is just a handful of sites behind a run-down motel/spa. The owner was actually staying in a 5th wheel on the end and had 2 aggressive dogs running loose that almost bit my wife. There was also dog feces everywhere near his site. I guess the rules don't apply to him? We camped here in a Motorhome.
We paid the $250 weekly rate. The regular daily rate is $42. This is a small 1960s-type motel with 8 fairly tight RV parking spaces of which 1 or 2 are 50 amp service. Spaces A and B are better suited for big rigs; however, we squeezed into Space F (30amp) with our 40-footer. The 8 RV parking spaces are within walking distance to downtown Pagosa Springs. WiFi and Cable TV are included in rate. There is no charge to use the warmish mineral water swimming pool, outside co-ed mineral water hot tub and separate men and women indoor hot baths. If you would like a more modern spa environment, walk across the street to The Springs Resort. They have 18 pools with various temperatures; $20 per person one-time-in visit, $43 per person all day admission (unlimited in and out), or a $108 weekly rate for two adults. We camped here in a Motorhome.
When I pulled in I found the sites were too close together and I could not park the 31-foot RV into any space (total length 46 feet with truck). So, when I asked for a refund, because I could not stay, they told me they would credit my credit card, but to my dismay they never did. I then sent them e-mails and the e-mails were ignored. I sent postal letters and those too were ignored. I then had to file a formal dispute with my bank credit card to get them to send the refund. It was a frustrating experience. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
There are nice wide concrete pads with grass areas here. The price is high for the amenities. They no longer have showers and the spa is out of commission. The central fountain was not working. There is also highway traffic noise. We camped here in a Motorhome.
It is a lovely motorhome park, but very expensive for what is here. There is a hot tub which is not working but no pool. There is a large game room with the bathrooms and showers off to one side. Laundry is one washing machine and one dryer so we had to go to a laundromat. The grounds are spotless and everything was very clean. The personnel were very friendly. We would stay here again if in the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is a big rig park catering to coaches. There were one or two gas Class A type vehicles staying while we were there. This park is exceptionally well laid out. There is a wide concrete drive throughout the park and very wide 40' by 60' concrete pad campsites that are very level. There sites are very well laid out with a private storage building at each site that looks like a log cabin. There is also a covered area attached to the front of each building with a nice table and benches to sit on. The riverfront sites are nice and far enough from the highway that road noise is not an issue. The park is well landscaped and very high class. Although there is no playground for the kids my four children seemed to have a great time here. There are some wonderful amenities at the park if you plan in advance. The park host needs advance notice if you want to have campfire so that they may follow city ordinance and notify the fire department. If you would like to have a fire they have two fire areas available, one down by a nice covered picnic area by the river. The park even supplies wood for this purpose. There is also a very nice patio on the rear of the park office that overlooks the river This is a huge deck that includes an exceptional layout of deck furniture, swings, a bar, and a large stainless grill and cooking area that may be reserved ahead of time for you and your friends to use. Attached to this area is an indoor common area with checkers and a few other simple games along with a television and some workout equipment. The workout equipment includes a mat, step, treadmill, health rider and an ab machine. This area is also available by reservation. I don't believe that they charge anything extra for the use of these amenities. The park could be considered expensive at $74 with tax per night. But every seventh night is free and the amenities at this park are well worth it. On top of these amenities you will also find that the park is only about 1/2 mile from Pagosa Springs Downtown. The Fireside Cabins next door are owned by the same family and are very nice as well. We will definitely visit this park again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Park on highway so you can hear road noise. A bit pricey for this park since there are no amenities. Good thing all cement since it rains a lot. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
May 2009
$59
Very friendly atmosphere. The area is very clean and well maintained. The drive and sites are all concrete with easy setup. The lower sites have 10x10 utility buildings on each site to store anything from chairs, bikes and even motorcycles. Has a fire ring next to river and a outside fire place set up for a location to gather and fellowship with other RVers. Even the wood is provided next to the area for easy access. Would well recommend a stay here. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We found the staff to be wonderfully friendly and helpful. The upper level sites have the best views. The lower level sites have the best access to the river. Everything is clean and well maintained. This was our second stay at Wolf Creek Run and we will do so again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Daily rates were $49 for topside, $59 for hillside and $69 for riverside. The topside sites, closest to the road, are separated from the other sites. No monthly rates are available; however, the weekly rate equals to 6 nights paid, 1 night free. This is a clean, modern park with an attractive lodge on the San Juan River. The park is nicely landscaped and perfectly maintained. There is some road noise during the day; very quiet during the night. A conveniently located shower, to rinse off after a dip in the hot tub, would be a nice touch. Currently, the shower is located inside the main area of the lodge. There are exceptions to the “Class A only” restriction. A beautiful large covered table with benches and a campfire site sit next to the river. The park was busy during the Labor Day weekend. The owners are gracious and personable. Highly recommended. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Only reason this park isn't a "10" is because there is no pool. Beautiful landscaping, huge cement pads and covered awnings with table and chairs, storage sheds at each site that you can lock up your bikes in. Nice clean hot tub, huge indoor and outdoor kitchens for groups. They also have a really nice large activity room with various games set up, two large big screen tvs. Very friendly owners on-site, and call you by name when they see you. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I guess the rates went up since May. The riverfront sites were $69 per night and the sites backing up to the highway were $59. Seventh day is free. Excellent sites and utility hookups. Can wash both your toad and motorhome without recrimination. Campground seems to stay only about half full probably due to the high rate structure. Owners are extremely friendly and helpful. Signage coming from the east is not large and entrance is easy to miss. Good location for outdoor activities and only 2 miles to downtown Pagosa. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is one of our regular stops. The price is a little high, but we enjoy the location. The $47 a night spots are just below the highway and you get the road noise. The $57 spots back up to the river and you get a great view. The entire park has wide concrete pads and is landscaped very nicely. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is a very easy 10. It is also a class A restricted park. The staff is first rate and the park is very nicely maintained. The club house has the best deck that I have ever seen (with hot tub) which looks up the San Juan river. Each lot has a storage building with a long overhang for shade with table and chairs. The only draw back is the price which keeps the park about 2/3 vacant. We paid $75 a night on the river, which is about half the sites. Very big rig friendly. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Rude, doesn't say it all for how we were treated here. Because we only own a C class motorhome we were made to feel like some second class citizen in this establishment. They could not even supply any bathrooms. Some licensing problem from what the locals told me. Regardless of the river being within seeing and listening distance you are not on the river. Also, this place is only a big concrete pad with a fake waterfall in the center of it. It has no natural beauty other than whats around it. Look around this area there are several other options to this overpriced driveway that is literally on the highway. We camped here in a Motorhome.