Packsaddle Canyon (BLM CRE 12) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Packsaddle Canyon (BLM CRE 12) in NM

Road corridorBLM, New Mexico

31 mi from Atoka

Maps 4,605 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.1–2.8 and 7.4–8.2 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

BLM New Mexico State Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Difficult
  • All 9.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
  • Segrest Waterhole lies 0.6 mi off.

Rules

  • Camp longer than 14 days in any 28 day period, after 14 days must move beyond 25 mile radius
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 45–75°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.