Crl C2: Battle Axe in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crl C2: Battle Axe in NM

Road corridorBLM, Carlsbad

14 mi from Jal

Maps 3,341 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–4.1, 4.6–7.1, 8.5–9.9, 11.1–11.5 and 12.2–16.7 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

BLM Carlsbad Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 18.5 miles of this road are maintained only for low-range 4WD, gravel the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Cattle guards 1.5, 3.4, 9.5, 11.5, 14.7, 15 and 16.2 miles along the road.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • The Vivian Tank shoreline is 0.3 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 6, a suburban sky.
  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–79°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.