Reviews of Pancho Villa State Park (Park)

Johnny Horsley

A wonderful state park within a stones throw of the US border. The campground contains about 55 sites that include water and power hookups for the most reasonable prices around. $14 for all the bells and whistles. Comfort stations with showers are located in the campground for the use of patrons. It’s the best place for stopping if you want to visit Palomas, Mexico or learn a bit about the life and times of Pancho Villa and the Putative Expedition.

Lois Ferguson

Desert

Bob Stitt

Great park

Patrick Sullivan

Great educational experience!!!

K Keyworth

Small town friendly and nice town to explore on a bike. Bordertown restaurant Is pet friendly and a good place to get border crossing questions answered. We walked over to Palomis with our dog with no problems.

Terence McEneny

Great place to stop and picnic on shady veranda on scenic route between El Paso and Bisbee! Look forward to it each time

Scott Bergey

Nice quiet place. 14$ for full hookups is a good deal. Sites are well maintained.

Carol MacKinnon

Nice park. Good poncho villa exhibit. Close to great cafe. Day pass is $5.00 and well worth it.

Jim Janecek

Very helpful park rangers.

Yvonne Winsell

It's a very nice park most of the spaces are drive-thru the one lady from New Orleans and the museum was such a cool lady she could tell you all kinds of stuff about the museum we would stay there

Eduardo Otero

I loved this park as a kids it's changed a lot over the years but it's still a great place to camp you can even have cookouts.

Erika Trevizo

(Translated by Google) Good place to spend a nice picnic with the family (Original) Buen lugar para pasar un agradable día de campo con la familia

Linda McAteer

This place is wonderful! We were there for the 103 commemoration of Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, NM. Great party!

Judy Bowling

Stayed there in March. Weather was good if you don't mind a very breezy day now and then. Nice, interesting museum. The campground was not too crowded, which is a big plus for me.

Sharon Wilson

Best kept secret in the Chihuahuan desert! It's an impeccably groomed park with lots of spaces for campers wanting full hookups, yet sparsely populated after Thanksgiving. The 180 degree desert views were wonderful!

Travis Heinze

They may charge $5 to park here, but it’s very easy to park outside of area and walk in for free.

Edith Hegwer

Pancho Villa State Park is a quiet, beautiful place. You are surrounded by nature.

Davene Brown

Lively RV park that we discovered while being in Columbus to go into Mexico.

Violeta Polk

Well laid out, quiet park

John Smith

Nice State Park a lot of history but it's hot no shade and windy

Chuck Culpepper

Love it! We come down every year, about Thanksgiving. No sewer, but 30A and water!

Janet Smith

Quick stop

Randy Melzer

Clean, only $14 per night. Easy short cut from El Paso to Tucson.

Morli Michelle

Beautiful day here in Columbus, NM!

Terry Lambert

Beautiful place to Camp bathrooms are real clean

haliena leclerc

RV sites are in good condition. Watch pet because of burs in their feet.

m hayhurst

We camp there many times every year.. Is well maintained park close to mexico...the town is very friendly many great places to see and to eat.. And of course the PINK HOUSE in palomas . this is 1 of our favorite place

Paul Kelly

Worth a visit

Gordon Carpenter

Only a few miles south of Deming, NM Pancho Villa State Park is a must see destination. Lots of history: Pancho Villa's US raid, First Army airfield, Blackjack Pershing, Last US Calvary expedition, with a nice museum to put it all together and a quiet, spacious, campground to enjoy. The scenery is outstanding. A perfect place in the land of enchantment.

Hans Bonting

Driving along the Mex.border we passed Pancho Villa. Good for a short walk.

Fernando Gamboa

Wasent there

Vermithrax Pejorative

The Panch Villa State Park is rather small, but it has a nice view, and a decent museum to boot.

Lucas Young

Not very well maintained. 2 museums are ok and it's clear they do not get alot of funding.

casey liston

Tiny little state park loaded with history. Nice rangers and visitor center lady. Water and electricity for $14. Short drive to Mexico. Roadrunners and white-winged doves. No shade, but cool wind in early May.

Chelsea Lucas

A small park that upon driving up you don’t expect much, but it’s definitely a hidden gem of the southwest. The museum is small but one of the best park museums I have ever been to. It even has a replica Jenny plane inside. I learned far more of the historic significance of the pancho villa raid. It tells both sides of the story and allows you to build your own opinion and judgment. The trails and camping areas offer a look at some of the original buildings and native environment. It’s also great that Paloma’s, rockhound, and city of rocks are nearby making this a great stop on a day adventure.

Linda Rivera

It’s a nice place to stay bathrooms are clean but they have big cockroaches.

Jesus Navarrete

(Translated by Google) Very calm.. (Original) Muy tranquilo..

Escobaria Gracilis

Very nice state park. Very interesting museum telling about the history of the area. Friendly staff.

Matthew Castaldo

Interesting Historic location.

Francisco Owen

They have clean restrooms & restrooms

Janet Allen

Great state park, convenient to Columbus and Palomas. Sites large, museum terrific.

Melvin Hanson

Cool place really like the Museum

Sailor M

Great RV sites.

Charlotte Randolph

Cute little park and camp ground. Nothing to special. Some hookups, right off main road so it's busy.

Ruben Sosa

Great place to camp

Diane

Interesting little piece of the U.S.

Derise Grey

Beautiful

Karen Stewart

It's close to the border. No problems people here are very nice

Jean-Claude Linossi

Small but pleasant state park. Nice visitor center with good information about the local history. Good views from the hill.

David Leu

Great park, Ranger Martin is very friendly and helpfull and the museum which captures the history of the 1916 battle between Panco Villa and the US Army is remarkable.

Larry Ross

Interesting place. Surprised by the history involved.

Cyndi Wise

Quiet beautiful place.

Sharon Stitt

This is a nice quite park. Camp hosts are friendly, Park Rangers are helpful and nice. If you're looking for a clean peaceful place to stay this park is for you.

Randall Staggers

Not much here. Barron. 1-2 miles from Mexico border crossing.

Sam Flechtner

Volunteer at exhibition hall extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Camping facilities great with lots of room.

Ted Heinfeld

Another nice NM State park. Great little museum.

Eddie Zuniga

Simple, and small, but packed full of cool exhibits, and info.

GnS Vidal

Big parking lot

Rikard Sjöström

It had some beautiful vegetation around it, and the park manager WAS SO friendly and knowledgeable, he even took time to show me around and talk about the historical significance of this park, and it meant alot especially when I came all the way from Sweden and my friends recomended me to go there and see it befor I got to Las cruces.

Jim Alexander

Cool place to walk through history. Ladies at the gift shop were extremely knowledgeable of the events as they transpired in 1916. The restrooms were clean and cool. There are a couple of good cases in Columbus to eat at. Bring your sunscreen and water and don't wear sandals. You will be ok on the trails, but you are in the tutor dominated by mesquite, catclaws, and prickly pear cactus.

Robert Aldaco

Cool little park!

kevin eberle

An educational experience and a nice quiet campground I will be back!

James Maxwell

Fun place to visit in the middle of nowhere. Check out the railroad museum across the street and the nearby cafe.

Marshall McCallie

Worth the visit. Keep history alive.

C Guidry

State park right there in the village of Columbus. Lots of local history to learn about in the park. Clean restrooms. Not a lot of shade. Mostly sites with electricity. Cool visitor center with exhibits and small gift shop.

Daniel Marez

Staff is fantastic

John Hicks

Great price for a campground.

Daniel M

This park is a history bomb. At the entrance is a small museum that has, in my opinion, plenty of Pancho Villa history and displays to keep you occupied for well over an hour. The volunteer the Saturday we were there was friendly and helpful. We paid a small $5 fee in order to use the picnic areas in the rest of the park but we just drove through. If you want to picnic, all picnic areas do have water, tables, shade, and a grill. RVs can stay here too. Take some time to explore everything, because this park is teeming with history.

jason steinle

The park looks much better with all the flowers that have grown in since my visit there last year.

lori vadeboncoeur

The sites are beautiful. Pretty quiet at night. Not much to do in town. But a great spot to enjoy the outdoors. The Mexican border is 1 mile away. Visited the pink store xoxo

Eric Hendrickson

Birthplace of the US Air Force!

Terry Linthicum

Bad place to arrive after hours.

carlos fimbres

Excelente sitio para conocer un poco de la historia de esa región, un poco de la revolución y de la vida de Pancho Villa

Jamie Lado

Good spot to park for the night or 2. Sani dump, water, power, Friendly people. Mostly older white retirees. John who runs the show is very friendly. Could talk to him all day. We parked the Toyota motorhome at the border crossing in the parking lot and spent 2 days in Mexico just coming back to the States to sleep. The pink store isn't a dime cheaper then any Mexican restrants in the states. They speak English well tho. We got burritos from the lady in the white little cube truck kitty corner from the pink shop and ate them at a antique old Coke cola table on the sidewalk. One dollar each. No beans.. All real meat, good damn burrito. Best we had and cheap. We also went bar hopping deeper in. I would recommend not to like john warned us. If you don't have 3rd world experience or big balls don't bother. Good people, but after dark it could be rough. At the brothel bar, flamingo we made a friend. I Kept my white ass from ending up elsewhere not wanted. Late at night my bride stayed behind at the motorhome. I Left the bar at 1am and crashed my shoes off a 14" sidewalk in a belly flop tearing myself open.... I believe, don't remember much.

James Johnson jph1148@yahoo.com

excellent exhibit. insight into history

Lincoln Pomerleau

We really enjoyed Staying here. Clean and safe..

Josh Bitle

If your a history buff, this a great place to walk a see where Pancho villa attacked Columbus and got beat by the 13th horse.

Cyclink TheWorld

Excellent location in centre of town and super cheap. Separate tenting area that is a long way from any facilities; badly designed.

Charles Lang

Great State Park. Plenty of sites.

chuck lang

Great park. Plenty of sites. All drive thru.

Yesi Dominguez

Exelente carretera muy segura

Joseph Calderone

Quiet RV park a stones throw from the Mexican border. Clean modern restrooms and showers. 2 great museums (1 in the park and 1 in town) tell the history of the area and Pancho Villa's deadly raid in 1916. Stayed here many times and never heard of any trouble. The park has spacious sites with desert vegetation. Some 50 amp sites now! And the best water around. All the sites are pull thrus. Good WIFI at the library. A few small restaurants with good food. All within walking distance of the park. Across the border the "Pink Store" offers great food and souvenirs. The town also has numerous dentists and pharmacies that are a fraction of what you'd pay in the states.

jesus hernandez

Muy bonito mucha historia excelentes productos

Christopher Bland

Very beautiful park. The rangers were very helpful and nice. Had a great experience at the park museum

Lisbeth Salas

Me esperaba más reliquias históricas de ésa época. Un pueblito abandonado por el gobierno de Estados Unidos.

Matt Jenny

Park is nice, only stayed for a short while, gift shop only takes cash or check.

John Blan

Nasty

ernesto mendez

Vast improvement from a few years back. Volunteer/historian generous with his time, well-informed and enthusiastic.

Raymond W. Perron Jr

Great place, very interesting Poncho Villa Museum.

fire wood

There not no soda machine and snack machine in the campground

Anne Martin

We really like it here, it's a comfortable and safe and friendly atmosphere. The facilities are top-notch, the rate is so affordable and the museum and Visitor Center is outstanding. The hosts that operate the visitor center are very knowledgeable and friendly. There is so much history here that it's fun to immerse yourself in it or just acknowledge it and go about your business of having fun.

Deborah Meredith

The Museum is very interesting. I actually learned quite a few things

Ernest Hartt

Nice!

Ruben Luna

Great park with great staff.

Mike Pacelli

Fantastic park. Great history museum. Only a couple of miles from the Mexican border and Puerto Palomas and the Pink Store. A must see.

JR Russell

This is an oasis, three odds not a whole lot in any direction but this rv park is cheap. I would recommend staying here and checking out the heritage of the local town. The town it's small but has a ton of history. This was the famous location of the Poncho Villa raid on America. Some of the buildings still stand. The museum has a self walking guide book for free. They do ask for donations.

John Mitchell

Neat park

Shannon Way

Cute state park although its really nice and clean and facilities are well maintained the park itself has little outdoor activity to offer, they have a great museum on sit and across the road. As well there is a library a short 5 minute walk away and they offer free wifi and a nice seating area and often have book sales. But there isnt really any trails or hiling just flat land, you are right next to the mexican border and can stop into the town their, they are friendly and theres a pink shop there that sells awesome knick knacks.

Joyce McGinnis

My uncle watt rice severed there..we were so excited to find this

Bob Beagley

Nice historic state park There was a film about this period with Poncho Villa and the lead up to World War I

heber elias

Good night. I wonder mail or any web site where the museum responsible "PANCHO VILLA PARK STATE" could assist me on a matter of information, thanks

Omar Chafino

A place to learn US and Mexico history. Something rarely not shown in school.

Pam Denny

It's where you go for the winter.

Sharron Dishongh

Great sites and helpful staff

August Egner

(Translated by Google) Simple and quiet place. Close at 4pm (Original) Sencillo y tranquilo lugar. Cierra a las 4pm

Jose V. Servin Gonzalez

The hour changed during this visit was not pleasent

Maury C

This state park is great. The camp sites are well spaced apart. The restroom and showers are nice and clean. The rangers have been very helpful. We went through the Pancho Villia/mlitary museum at the campground and it was very interesting. We also noted the campground was very clean and we'll kept up. Also the cafe across the street is a very good place to eat. The Mexican boarder crossing is just two miles away of you want to go there. The campground has lots of birds to watch. There is a large playground for the kids too.

Mary Lake

Fascinating history preserved there.

Karla

(Translated by Google) A picturesque place (Original) Un lugar pintoresco

Daphne Littiken

Good camp sites if you love dry and hot LOL BEST part is Restaurant real close in Columbus NM. BORDERLAND CAFE : awesome chef & wife are owners, good food, clean , & good prices....oh Good music also

GaryB51

A pleasant surprise I'm in the middle of nowhere this is fabulous Historical Park$5 get you a pass to all state parks in New Mexico

Canton Ergo

Ein lauter CG ohne Schatten, liegt an zwei Highways

Anthony Myers

Nice

Elf 13

Lugar histórico aunque no hay mucho por ver.

Bruce Kelley

Very interesting. Avoid summer.

Bob Gomez

This is a very nice history museum. A little out of the way but well worth the visit. I was unaware of this piece of history before visiting the museum. Thank you very much for your education and preservation efforts.

dee dixon

Large open park, friendly Rangers usually quiet. Sites are level large and if look they have installed 50 amp in some sites, really only needed in summer. It is only 2 or 3 miles to border.

Jon Sund

Enjoyed camping here because it provided access to many of the areas in South West New Mexico that I wanted to explore. The park is well laid out with sites that are easy to access, We were unable to get an internet or cell phone connection to our provider (AT&T). The only cell phone service we could see was from Mexico, limiting our use of electronic communications. The Parks Museum is one of the best small Museums that I have ever visited and shouldn't be missed if you are in the area.

Felipe Moreno

Good calm place for a family time.

Scott Lyford

Great place if you love the desert. Big sky, dry, warm in the sun in the day but cool at night. Stars! Good close small border town with The Pink Store for shopping and good food. Very comfortable. Lots of spaces.

Cassandra Lea Baughman

So much to do here in this little border town of Columbus, NM. Great campground.

Tony Byers

This is a gem of a park. Large spaces and plenty of them. Great museum at the park telling a history that most don't know. Beautiful Cactus garden next to the museum. Large playground for the kids. No full hook ups, just water and electric. Just 3 miles to the border crossing and the town of Paloma. Some cute and tasty restaurants less than a 1/4 mile from the park entrance.

Thomas G Cornish

Highway noise from tractor trailers 24 hours a day. Otherwise a great place.

Howard Rains

I had been wanting to come here for quite some time and I was not disappointed. The museum here is top notch, not some barn filled with dusty relics. It is clean with beautiful, informative displays. The docent was friendly, knowledgeable but not intrusive. There is a nice, but small gift shop. The bathrooms are in the next building and are very clean. We didn't camp but drove around the campground. The spaces are far enough away from each other to give some privacy. There are remnants of historic structures all over the park.

jjmd25

The museum is a great place to learn about history and the legend of Pancho Villa and his nemesis General Pershing. Steve Dickeson is an invaluable resource. He is incredibly knowledgeable and genuinely loves his work. He’ll tell you all about “Black Jack” Pershing and his unsuccessful expedition to capture the elusive Mexican revolutionary and bandit whose name still haunts this town, Pancho Villa. Steve even gave us a drink coupon for lunch at The Pink Store across the border. What an amazing afternoon!

e p

Beautiful

Patrick Nadeau

Camping très bien aménagé et très abordable. 14$ par nuit pour eau et électricité. Beaucoup d'espace et un musée très intéressant. Vous en aurez pour votre argent.

Jack 'n Karen Bowden

We really like this historic park. Wish it had 50 amp though.

Verlin Steele

Great place to camp and relax

William Bracken

Well kept desert campground with a nearby museum of Pancho Villa Expedition. Price was right for space with electricity, $14 in 2019.

David Silberman

Excellent stopping point at any time of the day or night for near border travel. Hot showers and a very informative museum describing former use as a US army base from which proportedly the last calvery campaign was conducted deep into Mexico. Poured concrete foundations from the past still in evidence including facilities for maintaining the experimental horseless carriage technology. Great staging area for trips across the border for dinner or a root canal.

Joanne Palmer

Great park, wonderful staff. Not to miss when the cactus bloom.