Chosa Primitive Campground
BLM
Write a Review Dillahunty Rd. Carlsbad, NM 88220 575-234-5972 Official WebsiteGPS: 32.0885, -104.4321
Overview of Chosa Primitive Campground
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Infilled on 4/28/2024
Longest RV Reported: 44 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Kiltedbeast on 1/3/2021
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 3,707 ft / 1,129 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about Chosa Primitive Campground
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 575-234-5972
Rpocus asked on 9/14/2024
We are trying to figure out if there’s enough service to work. Has anyone done a speed test with Verizon home Interne...
ruthiebaby88 asked on 12/14/2022
Does anyone know how busy this place is during Christmas?
Freedom Cruisers asked on 8/14/2022
How safe is it to leave your rig there while you visit the caverns of check out Guadalupe National Park?
Chloe asked on 5/3/2021
I am planning a trip in late June and am wondering if its likely that there will still be space to camp if I get ther...
Endless Vacation asked on 1/30/2021
Can you make a reservation for a site at Chosa Campground?
Family in Wanderland asked on 1/24/2021
We will be staying at Chosa Campground for a week, can anyone recommend a place nearby to fill our freshwater tank? W...
Kelly.kk asked on 1/7/2021
If I am tent camping should I put the tent on the other side of the fence or on the pad? Ive seen people talk about both
WingingIt.FullTime asked on 10/17/2019
Anyone been to Chosa Campground recently? From Google maps satellite view it looks like the lot is now a giant holdi...
Reviews of Chosa Primitive Campground 105 people have reviewed this location.
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“Great first blm”
Reviewed 10/20/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Close to Carlsbad and Guadalupe national Park. Verizon signal was 4g 3 bars. There are trash cans in each corner. You can hear some highway noise and trucks driving down the road. Great night skys. Fairly level gravel spot
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Peter Tran adventure would stay here again
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“Mostly quiet, but a few noisy trucks”
Reviewed 5/28/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 20' (Travel Trailer) |
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This is basically a big, rocky parking lot. Plenty of room for a lot of RVs, and very close to Carlsbad Caverns park. Far enough from the main highway to dampen road noise, but while we were here quite a few big rigs were using the county road that runs adjacent to the camping/parking area. I saw a few tent campers, but I'm not ... more
This is basically a big, rocky parking lot. Plenty of room for a lot of RVs, and very close to Carlsbad Caverns park.
Far enough from the main highway to dampen road noise, but while we were here quite a few big rigs were using the county road that runs adjacent to the camping/parking area.
I saw a few tent campers, but I'm not sure about setting up a tent on this rock. Be sure to have strong stakes and a good hammer if you plan on tenting here.
Very dark at night and makes for a good star watching area.
There were some BLM provided trash barrels, but no other amenities.
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yellowcityguy would stay here again
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“It's rocky, it's flat, it's FREE!!”
Reviewed 5/25/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 43' (Class A) |
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You Odyssee this place (get it?)! We like it. We thought it would be packed for the Memorial Day weekend but when we got here, there were just two pop-ups. It's hard scrabble - meaning rocky. I wouldn't pitch a tent unless you had sturdy stakes and an air mattress. Not sure if you can pitch a tent over the fence but it's a lot... more
You Odyssee this place (get it?)! We like it.
We thought it would be packed for the Memorial Day weekend but when we got here, there were just two pop-ups. It's hard scrabble - meaning rocky. I wouldn't pitch a tent unless you had sturdy stakes and an air mattress. Not sure if you can pitch a tent over the fence but it's a lot better than the type of gravel. That said, we helped a couple of first time EVER campers with their tent (in a stout wind), they had an air mattress, and I'm sure they'll be fine once the wind dies down.
We parked in the NE corner and it is level. No issues getting in with a big rig at all. For everyone, enter slowly because of the occasional ruts/divots. Pick your direction based on wind, sun etc. It was WINDY when we got here but not much dust at all.
Thanks Campendium for helping us find this place!
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A Year to Volunteer would stay here again
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“Can't beat free!”
Reviewed 5/20/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
| RV Length: | 21' (Truck Camper) |
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Access to this free spot is easy. Great for use as a basecamp for Carlsbad Canyon or Guadalupe National Parks. Large mostly flat lot. Plenty of space here but don't expect to have it to yourself. Please don't run a generator all night!
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NomadicMoments.com would stay here again
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“Boondocking made easy”
Reviewed 5/12/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| RV Length: | 29' (Fifth Wheel) |
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This is basically a giant gravel parking lot with a couple of trash cans and makeshift fire pits, but if you park along the fence you can get pretty views. We parked in the top-left hand corner which I think is the best spot in the lot. Quiet, you can hear the highway a tiny bit but you can’t see it. Some of the dispersed spots in t... more
This is basically a giant gravel parking lot with a couple of trash cans and makeshift fire pits, but if you park along the fence you can get pretty views. We parked in the top-left hand corner which I think is the best spot in the lot.
Quiet, you can hear the highway a tiny bit but you can’t see it. Some of the dispersed spots in the area would have much more highway noise than here. Got to see cattle roaming around and hear coyotes at night.
Things to be aware of: it can be very windy so don’t put out an awning. Also keep your door closed or so many moths will fly in. Keep an eye out for big rocks and fire pits as you drive in.
The size and ease of access means that any rig of any size can access, so the guaranteed availability is nice. This seems to be getting a bit more popular, we almost always had about 5 or so neighbors here, but there’s so much space so you don’t have to park near each other.
We worked here for the week and had decent speeds on our Verizon hotspot. Our signal did randomly go away one afternoon but I think it was anamoly and there happened to be a tower problem that day.
Can’t get a better spot for visiting Carlsbad Caverns, it’s right by the entrance. About 30 minutes to stores and restaurants in Carlsbad and 30 minutes to Guadalupe NP.
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Awesome ”
Reviewed 4/29/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
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I looked at reviews for BLM land around the area and decided on this spot based only on reviews here. I am not at all dissapointed. Huge, fairly level, gravel/rock pad. Only 6 or 7 miles south of the park entrance, close to the highway, but very quiet. We've been here 4 nights, never been more than 1/2 dozen rv/tents overnight. Cell se... more
I looked at reviews for BLM land around the area and decided on this spot based only on reviews here. I am not at all dissapointed. Huge, fairly level, gravel/rock pad. Only 6 or 7 miles south of the park entrance, close to the highway, but very quiet. We've been here 4 nights, never been more than 1/2 dozen rv/tents overnight. Cell service,AT&T, is decent, 2bars LTE, a neighbor said he was able to bring in a few channels on his TV antenna but we couldn't with ours,but Dish works flawlessly. So much to see in the area besides the caverns too, if you like to drive around and see the wildlife and scenery like we do. Trash cans on all 4 corners of the pad have been full since our arrival, we found a dumpster on the way to nearby Rattlesnake Springs.
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Melissa would stay here again
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“Close to Carlsbad Caverns”
Reviewed 4/23/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 19' (Travel Trailer) |
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There we five other rigs the night I stayed and there was still plenty of room and enough distance so when people ran generators the noise was hardly noticed. The road it’s off of isn’t terribly busy so its not too bad when you’re parked next to it. One warning: plan on fueling up in Carlsbad before heading south to Guadalupe (there ar... more
There we five other rigs the night I stayed and there was still plenty of room and enough distance so when people ran generators the noise was hardly noticed. The road it’s off of isn’t terribly busy so its not too bad when you’re parked next to it. One warning: plan on fueling up in Carlsbad before heading south to Guadalupe (there are no other fuel stations for 145 miles) or bare the outrageously high gas price of the station at the entrance of the caverns. I made this mistake and paid $3.09/ gal while gas in Carlsbad is $2.69-$2.79/ gal. Overall this lot is great and I’d stay here again.
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Aubri would stay here again
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“Free boondocking near Carlsbad Caverns”
Reviewed 4/16/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 37' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We are visiting the Carlsbad Cavern National park and found this gem, a few miles south from the park, and easy access on a paved road. Very flat gravel parking lot with great mountain range views. Only 2 other rigs here while we stayed which is surprising. Also, great cell coverage which is a plus! Check out our video review https://y... more
We are visiting the Carlsbad Cavern National park and found this gem, a few miles south from the park, and easy access on a paved road. Very flat gravel parking lot with great mountain range views. Only 2 other rigs here while we stayed which is surprising. Also, great cell coverage which is a plus! Check out our video review https://youtu.be/2UlPZI0wkUo
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RV Living Yet would stay here again
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“Free BLM site central to many attractions”
Reviewed 4/10/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
| RV Length: | 20' (Travel Trailer) |
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As has been said, this is just a large (20 acres?) gravel/rock parking lot carved from the prairie for us to boondock. Coming south from Carlsbad/White's City, look for Mile marker 9, or the blue/yellow County Road 424, turn east (the only way) Chosa is just up the hill on the left. 424/Dillahunty Rd is a paved road good enough for... more
As has been said, this is just a large (20 acres?) gravel/rock parking lot carved from the prairie for us to boondock.
Coming south from Carlsbad/White's City, look for Mile marker 9, or the blue/yellow County Road 424, turn east (the only way) Chosa is just up the hill on the left. 424/Dillahunty Rd is a paved road good enough for any sized rig. Heavy oilfield traffic uses it, but not loud enough or frequent enough to be a bother. We had 3bar Verizon LTE, fast enough for our MiFi to run 30 Mbs down & 27 Mbs up. That's better than home!
We liked Chosa for it's central location to the Caverns & Guadalupe NP. We did check out Rattlesnake Springs, Cottonwood Picnic area, and Sitting Bull Falls (recommended) during our 5 day stay. There's some beautiful drives thru the mountains just west of there.
The free dump at Carlsbad was easy to get to. Follow the coordinates already posted below. Going N. on 180/285, watch for the green "Truck Route 400 feet" sign, right there, then the next right is Plaza, right to the dead end. An easy free dump that does have a short wash water hose and u-turn to get back to the highway.
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drg would stay here again
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“We love free!”
Reviewed 4/7/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Fifth Wheel) |
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This is just a large gravel lot with room for many campers but we loved staying here while visiting sites in the area. Only downer was the overflowing trash cans.
Adele would stay here again
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