White Sands National Park ServiceDepartment of the Interior

White Sands National Monument

This publication made possible with funds from the Western National Parks Association.

Area Camping

Spending a night beneath the clear starry sky of White Sands National Monument may be a very tempting prospect, but our primitive backcountry campsites are only available to those who don’t mind the one mile hike back to the

sites. For those who prefer to sleep in their vehicle or RV, there are many campgrounds within a relatively short distance from the monument. Below you will find a brief overview of some of these local campgrounds, including their contact information. Please contact the sites themselves for more detailed information. Further camping information can be found at www.recreation.gov and www.icampnm.com.

Private Campgrounds Lincoln National Forest

State Parks Bureau of Land Management

Map Key

Aguirre Springs (575)525-4300 US 70, 34 miles southwest of Alamogordo, NM 39 58

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

(575)525-4300 US 54, 30 miles north of Alamogordo 49 6

Valley of Fires Recreation Area

(575)648-2241 US 380, 4 miles west of Carrizozo 76 16+

Desert Paradise (575)434-2266 1090 US Hwy 70 W., Alamogordo, NM 88310 12 58

White Sands Community RV (575)437-8388 607 S.White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo,NM 88310 14 86

Alamogordo Roadrunner (575)437-3003 412 24th St., Alamogordo, NM 88310 17 79

Evergreen Mobile Home & RV (575)437-3721 2200 N Florida Ave., Alamogordo, NM 88310 17 49

Edgignton RV (575)434-2643 US 54/70 North-3 miles north of Alamogordo,NM 22 34

Boot Hill RV Resort (575)439-6224 US 54/70 North-1 Dog Runner Road 24 50

Copper Penny Ranch (575)439-0276 US 54/70 North-87 La Luz Gate Rd 24 10

Mountain Meadow (575)925-6527 240 Mt. Meadows, Tularosa, NM 27 20

Mt. Springs Ranch (575)648-2135 US 54, 31 miles north of Tularosa, NM 58 16

Sands Motel & RV Park (575)648-2989 US 54, south end of Carrizozo, NM 72 27

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Oliver Lee (575)437-8284 US 54, 12 miles south of Alamogordo, NM 24 44

Leasburg Dam (575)524-4068 I-25, 15 miles north of Las Cruces, NM 69 49

Percha Dam (575)743-3942 I-25, 54 miles north of Las Cruces, NM 108 27

Caballo Lake (575)743-3942 I-25, 59 miles north of Las Cruces, NM 113 62

Rockhound (575)546-6182 NM 11, 14 miles southeast of Deming, NM 127 34

Elephant Butte (575)744-5421 I-25, 82 miles north of Las Cruces, NM 136 86

City of Rocks (575)536-2800 US 180, 28 miles northeast of Deming,NM 141 66

State Parks

Pine (575)682-2551 NM 244, 1.2 miles east of Cloudcroft, NM 35 48

Silver, Saddle, Apache (575)682-2551 NM 244, east of Cloudcroft, NM 35 52

RV & Overflow (575)682-2551 NM 244, east of Cloudcroft, NM 35 52

Deerhead (575)682-2551 NM 130, 1 mile south of Cloudcroft, NM 37 34

Sleepygrass (575)682-2551 NM 130, 1.5 miles south of Cloudcroft, NM 37 45

James Canyon (575)682-2551 US 82, 14 miles east of Cloudcroft, NM 47

Lincoln National Forest (575)434-7200

South Fork (575)257-4095 NM 37, 14 miles northwest of Ruidoso, NM 74 60

Monjeau (575)257-4095 NM 37, 10 miles northwest of Ruidoso, NM 70 4

Skyline (575)257-4095 NM 37, 9 miles northwest of Ruidoso, NM 69 17

Oak Grove (575)257-4095 NM 37, 5 miles northwest of Ruidoso, NM 65 30

Three Rivers FR 579, 15 miles east of Three Rivers, NM 60 12

Cloudcroft Area

Ruidoso Area

Bureau of Land Management

Revised 10/2010For more information on White Sands, visit http://www.nps.gov/whsa