Reviews

For Kartchner Caverns State Park: Ditto what other reviewers posted below. My $30 campsite was level, clean and spacious. The restrooms were immaculate and the showers were hot. I was equally impressed by the tour of the Big Cave (one of two tours offered). The care and conservation of this treasure is evident from the moment you enter the visitor center. If you haven’t been there yet, put it in your travel itinerary. It’s worth your time and effort.

Posted Jan 08, 2020 by Lil Quail from Colorado. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Kartchner Caverns State Park: The park was very clean and well maintained. The sites are paved. Our site (51) was very level. We had a neighbor behind us but not one directly in front of us, which was nice. The campground host was very friendly. The bathrooms were clean and the showers were satisfactory. The park is located close to several attractions such as Tombstone and Saguaro National Park. I highly recommend staying here.

Posted May 28, 2019 by Becky from Georgia. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Kartchner Caverns State Park: Very well maintained sites restrooms were very clean and well maintained. Staff friendly helpful. Camp hoist nice. We stayed in site 36 level lots of room. The visitors center over the top, the tours are wheelchair accessible. Yes we will go back.

Posted Apr 27, 2019 by Flyer az from Az. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Kartchner Caverns State Park: Very nice facility and very difficult to get reservations. The two sites we occupied required 1 block to level our 25ft Winnebago VIA MotorHome. If you wNt to do either of the two cave tours, it is advised to make reservations in advance. The shower facilities were well maintained and although there were notices regarding low water pressure, I didn’t have any noticeable problems. Great hiking trails and the campground is close to both Tombstone and Benson. Campground volunteers were very helpful and maintainance issues were taken care of promptly(our water supply was leaking around the valve stem).I already made reservations to return next Winter.

Posted Mar 23, 2019 by Paul Cummings from Wisconsin. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Kartchner Caverns State Park: This was our 3rd stay in Kartchner Caverns State Park. We had already seen the caverns but we wanted access to the Chiricahua National Monument for some incredible hiking. We got it. We have to remember to reserve a site in the lower camp area as that holds the most level sites.

Posted Mar 19, 2019 by BigMo from Nebraska . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Kartchner Caverns State Park: Beautiful setting with adequate camping.
Pros: Convenient, clean bathrooms and showers; water/electric
Cons: Sites make it hard to level rig; extremely low water pressure; unfriendly, unhelpful camp hosts (Jan 2017); small trees at some sites make it difficult to back in or use slide outs
Extras: Rotunda and Throne Room caverns definitely worth it. We could not get tickets but checked into the Discovery Center and were put into the next tour (leaving in 5 minutes). Close enough to Tombstone for a day visit. Discovery Center and cavern tour well-managed. Staff extremely helpful.

Posted Jan 11, 2017 by Buckwheat215 from Missouri. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Kartchner Caverns State Park: To begin with the warnings from other reviewers about unlevel sites are serious. With all (3 packs) of our blocks we still were never level front to back. Side to side was not a problem though. The sites otherwise are nice and most have some shade from trees that are around them. Some have nice raised paltforms which are good for tent campers. Be sure to pick a site though where the southern/western sun will not be beating down on you all day as the back in sites are only 30 amps and you'll have to be careful about what is on if you want to use your a/c. Also, you will arrive at the gate and be greeted BUT you get your park pass from the campground host who will either be at their site or riding around on the scooter. They are very relaxed-if you have reservations it's a question only of getting the tags, if not they will settle up with you when they see you.

Another point right away: if you plan to take the cave tour (the oly way to see them) make reservations BUT if the reservation site says there are none don't give up-ask at the Discovery Center. I had waited until the day befor we arrived and the reservation site said there were no tickets available any of the 3 days we'd be there. After hiking the Foothills Loop trail we wnet to the Discovery Center and I mentioned that we were disappointed to miss the caves-Ha! They had spaces availalble on the next 4 tours. The tour is not cheap but if you want to learn a lot about caves be sure to take it. There are two-Big Room and Rotunda-we did the Big Room. If you have seen caves before these are not the most spectacular but the story of their discovery and the information presented by the guides make them worth seeing. If you have never seen a cave before or feel you might be scared these are a wonderful introduction. Dissimilar to may cave systems though, since these are in the side of a hill, the temperature is warm and humid. You wll not be allowed to take anything but your wallet and keys in with you though so don't plan to do photos. The prohibition includes cell phones. Because the tours of these caves are quite relatively new the walkways are spacious and even, handrails are throughout and there is never a feeling of being cooped up.

Back to the campground. The bathrooms are clean, showers are OK but pressure was low-medium at best. A caveat-we were at the upper campground where the water pressure is very low. This includes the sites and weneded up putting water in the tank and turning on our pump so we had decent pressure. The lower campground supposedly has decent pressure in both the showers and the sites. The dump is on the way in/out and another well placed and spacious area.

Cell reception varied between the campgrounds just like the water pressure. Where we had a bare 2 bars of Verison and ATT we heard the reception in the lower CG was OK. I believe the same is true for TV but since we don't have one I cannot speak to that. Trash receptacles were at the bathrooms and clean with no smell. There is recycling- plastics (1&2 only) and aluminum cans) as well.

Once again, a pet friendly CG BUT watch for burrs and cactus. There is prickly pear cactus at some of the sites which is easy to avoid but when one is of the feline persuasion and enjoying the early morning bird sightings (on a tether) the cactus can get in the way. (He learned a valuable lesson.) The other things of which to be aware are SKUNKS. I did not see any but my husband did-right outside our door-and we were warned by the host that they are all over and come right to the sites. There are warnings about the other critters-including scorpions-but as always, leaving them alone, leaving rocks where they are and not sticking hands in holes will prevent the majority of run ins. If you have children it makes sense to teach a few safety rules if they don't already know them.

The hiking here is quite nice and the Foothills Loop trail gives a nice view of the surrounding countryside along with some great chances to see various types of cactus. Take water as even the shortest hike is hot.

We did not get to the town of Benson so I am unsure about food shopping or laundromats.

Posted Oct 19, 2016 by Lisa from Full Timer. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.