Dog Canyon Dispersed Camping

Easy to find on Google Maps. Our Google directions took us to the second entrance. It is a narrower gravel road but fairly easy to navigate. Some brush on both sides could be of consequence if you are pulling an airstream or fully painted body. Plenty of spots for larger and/or longer rigs. There is one abandoned RV and a couple piles of trash in the same area unfortunately. Overall it’s a nice and quiet boondocking location. Spots are spaced out nicely.

Pretty, for desert camping in NM, with nice views. Probably 20 spots that will fit RVs, maybe 12 that will accommodate 40 +. . Only real knock is that is is one of the more trash filled BLM site we have stayed in and we have been doing this for years. , not garbage, but abandoned metal, and other items apparently just dumped. One abandoned Class A RV has evidently been there for over 5 months. Spoke with. forest service officer who said there is some dispute between the FS and BLM over ownership, so clean up here is problematic. Having said ll that, we enjoyed our stay as it is a VERY quiet location. Be wary of the thorn bushes. They are nasty.

Nice free place with easy access for big rigs. We are a 42' long, 8-1/2' wide and 13'3 tall 5th wheel with good ground clearance. I agree with other reviewers, the second entrance is better even though it is a bit more narrow. The first entrance has rig eating ruts to one side. You can make it around them, but I think the narrower path is better.

The place is relatively flat, you shouldn't have too much problem finding a place somewhere. There are plenty of spots. The ground is well packed, gray dirt/gravel. There is a mountain range to the East which we put our tail to so our front could face West, Southwest to help counteract the strong winds NM can offer.

3 bars LTE Verizon on our MoFi router and 2 to 3 bars LTE Verizon on our Pixel phones.

We used the second entrance with our 38' 5 the wheel. First entrance had some of the road washed out. Found a nice spot facing the mountains. Beautiful sunsets. A few folks like like they have been there awhile but we felt safe the four nights we were there. Watch for broken glass. Can't beat the view and easy access to White Sands, El Paso, Alamogordo and Cloudcroft. Maverick truck stop has water and dump.

Plenty of space for all sizes of rigs. Fairly level in the bigger open areas. There are three entrances. When we were there the second one (0.3 miles from the Cattle Guard that is 3 miles in from the highway) was the one with the least grade and no washouts. We got in with a 30ft fifth wheel no problem.

Free water at the Alon Station on North Scenic Dr and E 10th street in Alamogordo. Free dump station at the Alamogordo Center of Commerce.

Verizon speeds were 50 Mbps download and 18Mbps upload with a roof mounted Pepwave antenna. T-Mobile and AT&T were good as well but I didn't bother running a speed test.

There are 3 different entrances to this place. I'd recommend the first one at 32.74469, -105.93395 rather than the other two. There's a big bump from a wash at the entrance but it didn't cause any issues. The next entrance closer to the state park was also fine but had some scraping mesquite. The third entrance closest to the park was very narrow due to washouts and you'd get stuck with a trailer if you weren't careful.

We only stayed one night after being in the state park for 2 weeks. The state park has a better view but the view from this place is good as well. Plenty of room for 10+ rigs. There were 6 or 7 others when we got there on Sunday. A few of those were likely squatters by appearance.

Unfortunately, there was a good amount of trash and illegal dumping. It was concentrated into a few areas for the most part but there was a significant amount - a grill, chairs, general household stuff. Locals ruining another public land area.

There was also some road noise but nothing terrible

There isnt much to it and isnt a huge area but we were able to find a nice spot with a beautiful view of the mountains. Pretty quiet and no one bothered us. Plus can't beat FREE! Stick to the very first dirt road turn off as it is the easiest way in and out. Our spot was toward the very back and there was a dirt road behind us going N to S. We took it out once and only once because it was a rough road. Not too horrible in our jeep but definitely wouldnt take your trailer through it. This place is relatively close to White Sands National Park and definitely recommend checking out Pistachioland which isn't too far from here.