Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 32.32256, -106.57388
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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 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,179 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National MonumentNIFC · 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 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- DDump48 mi
- ShShower57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
6,179 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
32.32256, -106.57388
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townBoyd · ~0.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Neighborhood Market · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~10.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicRehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico · ~8.8 mi
- HardwareRawson Builders Supply · ~10.2 mi
EV charging — from Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.1 mi straight-line W — CASA HYUNDAI WEST, Las Cruces, NM · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 62 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.1 mi — Las Cruces, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Las Cruces
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.7 mi — LAS CRUCES LAS CRUCES SAGE · 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 230739 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomDripping Springs Toilet Structure · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomBuilding-Visitor Center · ~1.1 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomCox Compound - Toilet Structure · ~1.1 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomLa Cueva Toilet Structure #1 · ~1.7 mi NW · BLM
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Other camps near Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aguirre Spring Campground~3.2 mi · fee
How we know this — Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
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).
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 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
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 — Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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