Maroon Cliffs West (BLM CA 282) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Maroon Cliffs West (BLM CA 282) in NM
Road corridorBLM, Carlsbad
19 mi from La Huerta
Maps 3,560 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- All 3.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A cattle guard at the start of the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Rules
- Dispersed camping is generally allowed on public lands in New Mexico for no more than a period of 14 days within any period of 28 consecutive days. The 14-day limit may be reached either through a number of separate visits or through 14 days of continuous overnight occupation during the 28-day period. After this time period, you must relocate to another site at least 25 miles away.…Camping is prohibited within 900 feet of any developed water source such as a guzzler or watering trough
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 49–78°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.