Carlsbad Field Office

The Carlsbad Field Office manages approximately 2 million acres of public land in Eddy, Lea, and southern Chavez counties, New Mexico. Nationally, the BLM administers more than 270 million acres of public land, most of it in Alaska and the western states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The Bureau is also responsible for more than 570 million acres of federally owned minerals. In managing these lands, BLM is guided by the principles of multiple use and sustained yield and a recognized need to protect and enhance the natural and human environment.

Carlsbad Planning

There are currently no major planning projects for the Carlsbad Field Office

All other planning projects for the Carlsbad Field Office

Outdoor Recreation

Carlsbad Field Office Recreation Areas

• Black River Recreation Area
• Guadalupe Backcountry Byway
• Hackberry Lake OHV Area
• La Cueva Non-Motorized Trail System
• Pecos River Corridor Recreation Area

Oil and Gas

30 Day Posting Period Report: Notice of Staking (NOS) and Application for Permit to Drill (APD) Filed on Federal Leases.

Click here to download Carlsbad Field Office boundary map

Contact

Carlsbad Field Office
Bureau of Land Management
620 E. Greene St.
Carlsbad, NM 88220

Directory
(575) 234-5972 
(575) 885-9264 FAX

Hobbs Field Station  
414 West Taylor
Hobbs, NM 88240

(575) 393-3612 
(575) 393-4280 FAX