Parks Ranch Campground
BLM
Write a Review Carlsbad, NM 88220 575-234-5972 Official WebsiteGPS: 32.1097, -104.407
Overview of Parks Ranch Campground
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by camper-911467 on 3/31/2024
Longest RV Reported: 33 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Mortons on the Move on 1/6/2019
Number of Sites 2
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 3,543 ft / 1,079 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Parks Ranch Campground 28 people have reviewed this location.
“Awesome sunsets and sun rises!”
Reviewed 2/24/2019
Nightly rate: | $4 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
Site Number: | ? |
RV Length: | 23' (Travel Trailer) |
What can you say it's free up to 14 days. Now there is two parts to this BLM. There is the front which has room for 2 rigs then there is the second which is about a mile of the main road (room for about 2 or 3 if it's small enough). Keep in mind if you go that route make sure you go when there has been no rain because it's a tough deep... more
What can you say it's free up to 14 days. Now there is two parts to this BLM. There is the front which has room for 2 rigs then there is the second which is about a mile of the main road (room for about 2 or 3 if it's small enough). Keep in mind if you go that route make sure you go when there has been no rain because it's a tough deep grooved road to the camp area. Once you get there it's magical!! Stars for days in the evening.
The McMillan Express would stay here again
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“IT IS OPEN”
Reviewed 2/8/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | na |
Mortons on the Move is wrong. This campsite is still open, I drove to it a few days after they posted that. They simply drove about 50ft too far, right past the road on the left that goes to the campground. It must have been night because its pretty hard to miss. If you see the no camping sign back up 50' and look left. The road is rut... more
Mortons on the Move is wrong. This campsite is still open, I drove to it a few days after they posted that. They simply drove about 50ft too far, right past the road on the left that goes to the campground. It must have been night because its pretty hard to miss. If you see the no camping sign back up 50' and look left. The road is rutted, but if its dry it is easy to straddle them. How often do you get free camping with caves to explore?!
jessbaweja would stay here again
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“Believe this is Closed”
Reviewed 1/6/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 0 |
Site Number: | 0 |
RV Length: | 33' (Fifth Wheel) |
Believe this is CLOSED. When we pulled in Off the road there was a big sign the said “no camping beyond this sign” and what looked like the remnants of the road has BIG piles of gravel over 50 ft or so. There was barbed wire everywhere and a dozen or so carcasses strewn about that had been skinned - looked like coyotes and bobcats. ... more
Believe this is CLOSED. When we pulled in Off the road there was a big sign the said “no camping beyond this sign” and what looked like the remnants of the road has BIG piles of gravel over 50 ft or so. There was barbed wire everywhere and a dozen or so carcasses strewn about that had been skinned - looked like coyotes and bobcats.
A rancher pulled in and asked if we were looking for the “new campground.” Said they built a new campground at MM 9. Sure enough at mile marker nine there is a road and a new “campground” (big fenced in flat lot) called Chosa Campground. Free stay, guessing 14 day limit.
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“Conveniently located near Carlsbad Caverns National Park”
Reviewed 12/20/2018
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | N/A |
Great place to crash for a night or two. Sunrise/sunset is beautiful here. No trees, so it can get pretty windy at times. Road to tent camping is manageable for vehicles without trailers or RVs. RV’s can camp near entrance though. Cows are nice to look at.
Dave would stay here again
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“Quiet, convenient and off the beaten track”
Reviewed 12/2/2018
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 6 |
Site Number: | N/A |
RV Length: | 25' (Travel Trailer) |
Parks Ranch is a primitive campground - it has no amenities and no hookups. Including no paved road to get there. The mile or so of dirt road to get there from US-62 is deeply rutted and rough going in dry conditions, and a veritable swamp when it gets wet! Regardless, we successfully towed our 25ft travel trailer down there - even if ... more
Parks Ranch is a primitive campground - it has no amenities and no hookups. Including no paved road to get there. The mile or so of dirt road to get there from US-62 is deeply rutted and rough going in dry conditions, and a veritable swamp when it gets wet! Regardless, we successfully towed our 25ft travel trailer down there - even if it did take 4WD! We also picked up a few scratches from some thorny bushes on the way down - you've been warned!
If you survive the drive down, you'll reach an area to park. Although perfect for tent camping (several cleared areas just behind a knee-high metal-wire fence), there's also space for smaller trailers, vans or truck campers. Just 6 miles from White's City, the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, this was a great base for exploring Carlsbad.
This is boondocking at its best - tranquil, peaceful (except for some birds and coyotes) and isolated. Also, no hookups or amenities at all - except for open skies for your solar panels! However, we had excellent cell signal - download speeds of 58Mbps on AT&T, 54Mbps on Verizon and 17Mbps on T-Mobile.
Adventurous Way would stay here again
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“Too badly rutted”
Reviewed 11/28/2018
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
If only you could get to the primitive campsites. The problem is that the road leading up to it is so full of dual ruts that it makes it impossible to reach. It is not even practical to straddle on the side due to the large rocks there. We did end up staying in a site that is close to the entrance of the main road of Highway 62 though.... more
If only you could get to the primitive campsites. The problem is that the road leading up to it is so full of dual ruts that it makes it impossible to reach. It is not even practical to straddle on the side due to the large rocks there. We did end up staying in a site that is close to the entrance of the main road of Highway 62 though. We did not stay at the primitive campsites, but instead at the beginning of the road leading to it. We are in a 37 foot Class A but I do not see any Vehicles making it down that road unless they are actually four by fours.
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“Nice level camping spot, slow ride in with a trailer, but doable”
Reviewed 11/27/2017
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
We pulled our 20ft vintage airstream to this site. It's about a mile of rocky dirt road, so we went very slowly and took us about an hour to get to the site. There looks to be 2 "official" sites with fire rings but we saw spots that looked like other people had pulled off the road and camped. Also looks like most people do tent/van c... more
We pulled our 20ft vintage airstream to this site. It's about a mile of rocky dirt road, so we went very slowly and took us about an hour to get to the site.
There looks to be 2 "official" sites with fire rings but we saw spots that looked like other people had pulled off the road and camped. Also looks like most people do tent/van camping here.
You can faintly hear the highway from this spot, but you can't see it.
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“Lovely remote location close to the hwy ”
Reviewed 6/19/2017
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
My husband and I stayed here with our 32 ft TT. We originally wanted to drive to the actual campground that are the GPS coordinates listed here but it was pretty rough and many large rocks, it's a good ways in from the hwy. But we found a really nice flat spot just in a little bit from the hwy. the coordinates are: 32.1044 -104.4236. L... more
My husband and I stayed here with our 32 ft TT. We originally wanted to drive to the actual campground that are the GPS coordinates listed here but it was pretty rough and many large rocks, it's a good ways in from the hwy. But we found a really nice flat spot just in a little bit from the hwy. the coordinates are: 32.1044 -104.4236. Lots of lizards and jack rabbits. We enjoyed this spot because no one else was there and it was great hiking and biking trails. Once you go in, if you want, keep going straight back and you will run into a little gorge, absolutely beautiful.
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Amenities
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- recreation trail
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Nearby
White's City RV Park
It works. REALLY tight spots. 7 min from Carlsbad NP entrance.
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