Rancheros de Santa Fe Campground

I made reservations months in advance for a spot here in Santa Fe. When we arrived we were met by a wonderful lady who explained everything to us. I asked about are Military/Good Sam discount as it only took very little off the bill. Not even 10 percent. She said that was the going rate. Ok. From there it was downhill. We went around the corner to find are spot and tried to miss the trees. We came to are spot and it was a pull through. I was like ok nice. In between two trees. ? I made it through there and finally got hooked up. The dirt was uneven. DIRT yes there was no gravel or pea gravel in my spot. I was afraid to take my bike out as it was all dirt in the area. Ok wells lets get a fire started and do some cooking? Wait I only have a tire wheel ! What there is no grill to cook as advertised. Wow. A tire wheel for a fire ring..... Ok the next day I go in to get ice and have a chat with the lady at the desk. I inform her I have no grill and the cable is coming in very fuzzy. I know it is not my problem on my tv as I used it before and after worked perfect. Another young lady informed me there is a grill in the next spot where the tents go and I can climb the hill and use that one. I laughed at here and said excuse me that is not what you advertise. I am disabled and I mentioned that when I made the reservations. She started to get rude with me and said that is all I needed in my spot. I informed her maybe she needed to take lessons from the other lady at the the desk on how to handle customers. I finally left. I came back to find a old beat up grill thrown down in my camping area. I cooked on it one night and said never again. This place may show great amenities but I would never ever stay here again. The roads are too small and I am surprise they do not have more damaged RVs. I actually had to back my RV out of its spot because the trees were to close together. All I can say if you stay good luck I am taking my business somewhere else.

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Staff was very friendly and all buildings clean and park well maintained. Would highly recommend staying here!

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We LOVED staying at Rancheros!! Great facilities, each spot is fairly private, clean, very well kept, and friendly people!!

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We stayed here because it was a recommendation from Good Sam. We have a 40 ft motorhome and stayed in site 117. Could not level at all. The roads in and out are bumpy and full of ditches. This is by far the worst campground we've stayed at. I would never stay here again and not recommend this place to anyone.

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THIS RV PARK WAS HORRIBLE AND THE SITES WERE NOT LEVEL AND HAD TERRIBLE DRIVEWAYS.. WE WERE PARKED ON A KNOLL AND IT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT OUR SITE WHEN DEPARTING THE PARK. ELECTRIC AND WATER ETC WAS OKAY BUT THEY HAD TO BRING OUT A TRACTOR GRADER TO GRADE THE DRIVEWAY TO PROVIDE A GRADE THAT WE COULD TRAVERSE... WE'LL NEVER STAY THERE AGAIN..

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We were traveling out west for 2 months with our friends--both of us towing pop-up campers. Rancheros de Santa Fe was our final stop and we scheduled and paid for 5 days there, but we only stayed for 3 days. Of all of the sites we had visited around the west and in Canada (national parks, state parks, private RV parks) this was, by far, the worst. Just driving in the campground was treacherous--the roads were badly eroded. We could have damaged our vehicles and camping trailers. (A staff member indicated to us that this was not unusual.) The campsites were way too close together and the steepest that we encountered on our trip. In general, the campus was in disrepair: old buildings/shacks dotted the landscape and everything appeared old and run-down (poorly maintained). Because we were in small pop-ups, we were dependent upon the bathrooms. It was hard to get to them from our campsites without going through another site. They were dirty and inadequate. There were 3 toilets (and 1 was out of order), 5 sinks (and 1 was out of order), and 3 showers (only one of which had water pressure). There were way too many people in the campground for this number of toilets, sinks, and showers. When we complained to the clerk at the front desk, she simply indicated the number of people who loved it there. She said that they did not "try to be an RV park, but they wanted to be a rustic campground." This felt like an excuse to us, because we had been to all kinds of rustic campgrounds that had been maintained much better than this campground. Also, it seemed that they were catering more to RV's (who mostly use their own facilities) and not campers, who rely on public bathrooms. She promised to have the owner/manager call us, but this did not happen. We left after 3 nights. The one positive aspect of the campground is the proximity to Santa Fe.

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This is probably the worst campground I have stayed in. We booked, and paid for 4 nights. We left after 2 nights. They would not refund the two nights we did not stay. We left because the site given us was next to the open sewage lagoon! Disgusting! We should have left after one night but had plans for that day and did not want to move. The manager said if we left immediately she would refund us, but if we stayed a second night she would not. Now I know why there is a sign in the office to the affect: Pay for the nights you are staying, reserve other nights, no refunds. I thought that was a little curious but figured it would not be as bad as it was. Road ways were eroded, sites we observed walking around appeared to be in disrepair. It was dusty and crammed in sites. Nothing good to say about this place.

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My wife and I were travelling in the South West, one of our stops was at Santa Fe. We have a 36 foot fifth wheel and were placed in one of the long pull through sites near the highway. The park was quiet and our stay was very enjoyable. The staff was helpful, restrooms clean and well maintained. We stayed for three nights and plan on coming back to Santa Fe in the spring of 2019, we will stay at Rancheros de Santa Fe again.

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My wife and I have stayed there twice and will be staying for a third time again next week (5/26/18). We stayed in the cabin behind the office so the restroom/showers/office/etc are very close. The people at the office have always been very nice. The cabin is a simple cabin with no running water or restroom but we knew that and we are fine with it. We just need a decent place to sleep, in a clean place, at a very affordable price and this fits our needs. Hope this helps.

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Very nice park with easy access to Santa Fe. Park is a bit of a maze. I noticed some folks having difficulty getting in to their spots. A bit unlevel, but with a little creative blocking you can get pretty well leveled up.

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