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Karr Canyon Lower
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 32.89702, -105.81302
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Karr Canyon Lower
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,823 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Karr Canyon LowerNIFC · 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 Karr Canyon Lower · Lincoln National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- ShShower55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Karr Canyon Lower
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,823 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
32.89702, -105.81302
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Karr Canyon Lower · Lincoln National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMountain Park · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelHigh Rolls General Store · ~3.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~16.8 mi
- Dump station~7.5 mi
- GroceriesHigh Rolls General Store · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCHRISTUS Health Alamogordo · ~7.3 mi
- HardwareRocky Mountain Supply · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Karr Canyon Lower · Lincoln National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.3 mi straight-line W — Alamogordo, NM - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 66 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.7 mi — Casa Chevrolet GMC, Alamogordo
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.9 mi — Allsups - Alamogordo, Alamogordo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.8 mi — Otero County Electric Co-op, Cloudcroft, NM (at a coop) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-11 · 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 448079 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Karr Canyon Lower · Lincoln National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKarr Canyon Lower · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKarr Canyon Upper · ~2.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSlide · ~4.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeerhead · ~5.1 mi NE · USFS
Open Karr Canyon Lower elsewhere
Other camps near Karr Canyon Lower
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Karr Canyon Campground~0.1 mi
- Karr Canyon Upper~2.1 mi
- Slide Group Campground~4.5 mi
- Deerhead Campground~5.1 mi
The unit that manages Karr Canyon Lower
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Karr Canyon Lower are set by Lincoln National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Karr Canyon Lower
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Karr Canyon Lower
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 — Karr Canyon Lower
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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