Sunset Reef in NM

CampgroundBLM

22 mi from Carlsbad

0.4 mi off US 62 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 3,595 ft

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FreeStay limit: 5 days

VerizonWEAK

AT&TSTRONG

T-MobileUSABLE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Campground details

Toilets

Setting

Some privacy

BLM-managed free campground with 11 developed sites: 5 RV and 6 tent. Each site has picnic table, fire pit, grill; one vault toilet, no water. First-come, first-served, 5-night maximum stay. Located 25 miles south of Carlsbad on highway 62/180. Carlsbad Caverns 14 miles north, Guadalupe Mountains 30 miles southwest.

Moderately separated here.
Sits on broad, near-level ground.
Black River runs 0.7 mi off.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

Amenities: Listed amenities · picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilet.
Reservation: Reservation · fcfs.

Climate averages

October normals 48–78°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

NSWE

Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 100 of 100.

Tree cover0%30m sat. est.

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