The album was generally panned by music critics for its subject matter and unoriginality, although some praised its arrangement and Band's vocal performance.

Johan Wippsson of Melodic saw potential in the band based on "Wherever You Will Go" and an amount of constant energy throughout the album despite generic lyrics about relationships, concluding with, "Except for that this is a very impressing debut from a group that have all the chances to be the next Lifehouse.

"[8] Bob Waliszewski of Plugged In commended the album for delivering positive messages of forgiveness and self-realization but found it a little indulgent in its unsavoury delights, concluding that "Camino Palmero acknowledges God, celebrates lifelong love and speaks up for the destitute.

"[6] Hannah Hamilton of Hot Press panned the album for its overly simplistic musicianship and lyrics about unoriginal romances, calling it "a mild, meek, pathetic excuse for a record that goes nowhere, says nothing and charges you twenty euro for the pleasure.

[11] All tracks are written by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin, except "Stigmatized" which was co-written with Eric BazilianCredits adapted from the Camino Palmero liner notes.