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A loop has full hookups, one apparently has electricity only, and one is dry camping. I drove to get some information and found two other units that had arrived shortly before me looking for any park representative. And they were charging a $10 holiday premium. I explained what the gal in the booth said, but this guy wasn't in a good mood. No one came by, but when it was dark the ranger BANGED and I mean banged on the door (scaring the you know what out of us) and demanded we pay. A bit odd on this trip though - ranger at the check in booth said just go grab a site and another ranger would come by to collect the camping fees. We liked it for the night sky and the F loop where we really didn't have anyone around us. Or if you have people into dirt biking or ATV riding, they will love it. If you have young children, they will love the ghost town.
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The F loop has really long back in sites, so we grabbed two of those with our friend's trailer facing ours. Dirt, with some sites right next to each other - like feet apart. We had the dry sites sort of up a canyon - nothing to write home about. Prior to that we used it as a night stop on our way to Arizona - a great spot to sneak out of work early and add a night to a trip. We have stayed here 3 times, most recently just before NYE, 2018. Its quite the jewel but suffers from neglect. However we still enjoy our stop overs, and visiting the Ghost Town while staying here. My husband always picks up bags of trash. Yes, it's the desert and it gets windy here but there is just no excuse for this.
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The campground itself is pretty much litter free but as soon as you go up a wash, canyon, or up a cliff trash is everywhere. The road and grounds are very rocky and uneven, again no maintenance is done to improve this. At least some sections have electric and water hookups. Campfire rings are just rock circles here and there. There isn't much maintenance done on the place so it lacks care. There is no host and the Ranger only comes around to collect your money so its pretty much a free for all.
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Sometimes it's quiet, and sometimes party central. Many families stay here as their destination. We usually use this place as a stop over while traveling the Interstate. Calico campground grows on you despite being rough around the edges.