Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 32.61879, -103.94428
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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 Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,262 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use AreaNIFC · 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 Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail14 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump25 mi
- WWater26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
3,262 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
32.61879, -103.94428
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHackberry Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townHalfway · ~13.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~22.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.5 mi
- Dump station~25.3 mi
- GroceriesMaverick · ~18.5 mi
- PharmacySouthwest Pharmacy · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicCarlsbad Medical Center · ~22.0 mi
- HardwareSears · ~21.8 mi
EV charging — from Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.6 mi straight-line SW — Arby's - Carlsbad · FCN · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 15 within 100 · 54 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.5 mi — Carlsbad, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Carlsbad
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.9 mi — Tate Branch Carlsbad (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-09-12 · 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 355662 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHackberry West Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletHackberry East Vault Toilet · ~4.5 mi E · BLM
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop 19: Maljamar · ~18.6 mi NE
- Vault / pit toiletLa Cueva Rec Site 1 - Vault Toilet · ~25.6 mi SW · BLM
Open Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area elsewhere
Other camps near Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Alkali Lake OHV Area (dispersed)~17.6 mi
How we know this — Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "None. However, competitive events must apply for a Special Recreation Use Permit; see Contact Information above. Facilities Hackberry Lake OHV Staging Area A large, gravel parking area perfect for staging OHVs and campin…" https://www.blm.gov/visit/hackberry-lake-ohv-area
Source
Bureau of Land Management recreation data
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "None. However, competitive events must apply for a Special Recreation Use Permit; see Contact Information above. Facilities Hackberry Lake OHV Staging Area A large, gravel parking area perfect for staging OHVs and campin…" Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/hackberry-lake-ohv-area (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
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 — Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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