★ Field-verified · Dave's ownBLM · dispersedFree
BLM public land
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Eddy County, NM · 32.38000, -104.54767
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A primitive flat spot with no fire ring on a very private and seldom traveled BLM road west of Carlsbad, New Mexico. This is the top of a hill overlooking a valley to the west. Subject to foul weather. Rocky high-desert landscape. Good cell service. Enough room for one or two vehicles. Not too far from pavement. Recommended if passing through in fair weather.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,599 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,599 ft
County
Eddy County, NM
Coordinates
32.38000, -104.54767
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townFour Wells · ~9.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~18.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~21.8 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~16.5 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~17.3 mi
- PharmacySouthwest Pharmacy · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCarlsbad Medical Center · ~17.5 mi
- HardwareSears · ~17.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSitting Bull Falls · ~12.3 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomBrantley Lake State Park Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom Building · ~14.7 mi NE · BoR
- RestroomBrantley Lake State Park Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom Building · ~15.2 mi NE · BoR
- RestroomB #62 Batflight Comfort Station · ~15.3 mi SE · NPS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sunset Reef~19.4 mi
- Parks Ranch Campground~20.4 mi
- Mile 10 Dispersed Camping~20.4 mi
- Chosa Campground~21.2 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Eddy County, NM). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
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