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Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 36.99622, -107.91046
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,207 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cox Canyon Arch Primitive CampsiteNIFC · 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 Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- WWater18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
6,207 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.99622, -107.91046
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCox Canyon Wash (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRiverside · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~2.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~22.5 mi
- Dump station~12.9 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~2.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Regional Medical Center · ~17.2 mi
- HardwareBloomfield Oil & Gas Supply · ~20.1 mi
EV charging — from Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.9 mi straight-line S — HI Country Chevrolet, Aztec, NM · EV Connect · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 34 within 100 · 151 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.9 mi — Durango, CO, Durango
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.1 mi — CITY OF DURANGO TC-DCFC-2, Durango
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.8 mi — CITY HALL #1 EV STATION 01, Aztec, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 389668 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlien Run Vault Toilet · ~8.1 mi S · BLM
- RestroomAztec Ruins Visitor Center LA-45E · ~12.2 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomLake Nighthorse Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom Building · ~16.1 mi N · BoR
- RestroomLake Nighthorse Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom Building · ~16.3 mi N · BoR
Open Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Simon Canyon Area Of Critical Environmental Concern~18.3 mi
- Glade Run Recreation Area~19.2 mi
- Brown Springs Campground~19.9 mi
- Junction Creek Campground - Day Use~23.4 mi · fee
How we know this — Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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