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Dog Canyon

11 Reviews

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Location

Dog Canyon is located in New Mexico

Coordinates

32.74387111610036 N
105.92879345497185 W

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AT&T
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Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.

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Crista G.

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 19, 2024

Beautiful, spacious, and quiet!

Stayed for 3 days and only saw a few cars pass by that whole time. Felt very private and had plenty of space. Lots of beautiful birds and some bats flying around at dusk! Tmobile service was pretty good, mostly had 5G but did lose 5g service a couple of times. Starting to get hot in April!

Month of VisitMay

Twan M.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 2, 2024

Desert Solitude

Easy to access, plenty of spots along the main road and other spurs going off from it. Drove the whole way until it dead ends into State Park land (fenced) then turned around and went down a spur on the left to a great spot. Verizon service, starry skies.

Month of VisitApril

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Courtney M.

Scout

Reviewed Nov. 13, 2023

Beautiful New Mexico Mountain Views

This was my husband and I’s first experience boondocking and we were looking for a location close enough to the White Sands National park that wouldn’t be to far of a drive and this location was perfect. Clean, Quite and Beautiful. We enjoyed seeing all the rock trails that have been created from previous visitors.

SiteDog Canyon Dispersed Campground

Month of VisitDecember

Joe Z.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 12, 2023

Nice place to stay

Numerous sites with fire rings and clean. The turn off from the paved road is difficult to spot and the unpaved road is rough. High ground clearance recommended.

Month of VisitNovember

PJ M.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 5, 2023

Best free camping near Alamogordo

About 20 minutes south of Alamogordo. Main dirt road is fine, even for larger rigs. Side road that runs north/south may give you issues.

Plenty of obvious campsites, many of which are level. Mine had a stone border created by previous guests which was pretty cool.

Great views in every direction, but many sites will be exposed to wind. Was pretty gusty when I was there.

Be advised, Oliver Lee Memorial State Park is right next door, but dump station is clearly marked as only for guests. Water and dump station were physically locked at 4pm which is stupid.

Month of VisitJune

Samuel J.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 31, 2023

Perfect for a night or two.

Beautiful, easy to drive through and quiet. Prickly pears and amazing views galore. I stayed in the first “loop” on the map and had a couple neighbors but it was as quiet as can be.

SiteFirst Loop

Month of VisitJune

Brandon S.

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 6, 2023

Free. Clean. Mostly quiet.

Ok, so it's free on BLM land and there's quite a few places to put your camper. I'm sure you could pitch a tent as well. Most spots are reasonably level and the road in should be fine for most travel trailers, I wouldn't pull in a huge trailer but under 40' should be able to fund something that works.

There's a self appointed camp host most of the year, you'll know him when you meet him. He'll be the one in a thong. Yes. A thong. No, it's not a big deal. Talk to him, and you'll understand why, and you'll be fine with it. He's a great guy, and he made our stay better.

All in all, great little BLM spot. Watch out for all the bushes. They're basically midevil torture devices masquerading as bushes.

Month of VisitApril

Lisa W.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 7, 2023

Beautiful views

Gravel roads stretch out through the area at the base of a mountain range.

Month of VisitApril

Ruth R.

Scout

Reviewed Feb. 28, 2023

Perfectly peaceful

Tried two other spots before this and glad they didn’t work out. This one is perfect. Did a workout under the moonlight, parked flat, easy to find a spot, feel very safe, ready to stay for a while!

Month of VisitMarch

Naythin H.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 11, 2022

Great pull in

This nice little pull in for a quick stop has great views of the Alamogordo mountains. Pros: views close to town and available Cons; not lots of shade and thorn bushes everywhere.

Month of VisitOctober

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Nikki B.

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 16, 2022

Beautiful view surrounded by trash

This campsite was trashed. There was broken glass and trash everywhere. There were a lot of gravel spaces to stay at. It was very busy here and did not feel private. There is no bathroom on site. 1-2 bars of cell service. There was a great Mountain View!

Month of VisitFebruary