Reviews

For Black Mesa State Park: VERY remote OK state park. Make sure you’re gassed up and stocked up. Closest city is 50 miles away. The high point mesa is 13 miles away. Sites are mostly gravel and with no shade. They are water and electricity only. There is a dump station. Rangers are friendly and helpful. There’s a newly opened camp store but it has a VERY limited inventory. Trails are short but well marked. There’s a creek fed swimming area that’s popular with the kids. Fishing is also popular. Due to the remoteness , doubt if I’ll ever return.

Posted Jul 04, 2023 by Coach Bob from Mandeville , LA. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Black Mesa State Park: This campground is fine. But be aware that the hookups for the back-in sites along the River are on the wrong side if you back in (and the river is 100 feet down a hill and there are tent sites between the RV sites and the River). Pads are gravel and pretty level though we did use our leveling blocks. Showers/bathrooms are brand new and in good shape. Staff at the visitor center was very nice when we went in for a few minutes in the morning. They have several aquariums with some of the local wildlife in the visitor center - all that was active when I was in there was a couple garter snakes, but I’m sure there’s a rattlesnake and likely a horned toad as well. Be aware the high point of Black Mesa is many miles off, so a long hike or a drive followed by a still several mile round trip hike will be required. This is a dark sky park. Cloud cover prevented us taking in those dark skies. If I were to return. I would consider RV sites 1-5 which are along the entry road. The hookups are appropriately placed on those sites and they are next to the road leading to some of the dark sky viewing area.

Posted Oct 02, 2022 by BCRhino from Northwest Arkansas. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Black Mesa State Park: Agree with all positive comments from previous reviews. Staff was very accommodating and friendly. We were in site #6 and could receive a very good Wi-Fi signal and phone (Verizon). We visited in mid November and we practically had the place to ourselves. Great hiking trails. They have a separate dark sky section but no hook-ups. If campground was full some sites may have been a bit close.

Posted Nov 16, 2021 by Rdjjef from Colorado. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Black Mesa State Park: Nice quiet campground. The small RV spots are set up well and clean. The night sky is great, though I wish the campground would prohibit lights after a certain hour. Some sites had Christmas lights up! It was too bright on the weekend but we had a dark sky experience at 2:30 in the morning on a Sunday night without leaving the campground. Bring lots of supplies as it’s far to any store and the camp office was closed both days we were there. We were running low on ice and water but made it ok until when we planned to leave.

Posted Jun 22, 2020 by Katy from OK. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Black Mesa State Park: The location is pretty remote, but worth the solitude. A very quiet and non-crowded campground. A nice short hike from the campsite and a longer hike to the highest point in OK nearby. Water and electric sites, some of the utilities are set up a little funky, but workable. The bathrooms needed cleaning, but we can avoid them. The dump station was also a bit challenging. But with all that, still a nice couple day stay. The ranger was super nice, we had no contact with the camp host.

Posted Aug 10, 2019 by Darlenewhite08 from San Diego. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Black Mesa State Park: Usually a great stopping point on the way to and from Colorado. The camp host this year is horrible and rude. Thanks Black Mesa hire someone that doesn’t yell at frequent campers.

Posted Jul 19, 2019 by B from . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Black Mesa State Park: Amazing remote campground with nice facilities in the OK panhandle. If you happen to be coming from Colorado, and don't mind bumpy and dusty, do yourself a favor and take the back way in: from Campo: W on CR24, S on CRJ, W on CRG, S on CR8 across the border. When you hit a T, go south. This road will take you to 325 via a beautiful ranch and cuts across a small part of the Black Mesa Nature Preserve to 325. W is Kenton, E to Rd D0073 and into the park. It's a good drive to anything but it's a really peaceful place. You can climb the hills and see for miles. Night skies are beautiful as long as you can get away from the camp's few lights. Playground needs some work, but still very usable. Lots of fun trails and nice river access. Verizon - no signal AT&T - 2 bars, 6Mbps

Posted Dec 14, 2018 by Michael Dwyer from Jefferson, TX. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.