BLM to increase fees at Roswell Field Office recreation sites
ROSWELL, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will increase fees starting July 1, 2025, at Rob Jaggers Campground and Valley of Fires Recreation Area in Lincoln County, and the Haystack Mountain and Mescalero Sands North Dune off-highway vehicle areas near Roswell. The fee adjustments aim to address the costs associated with maintaining and improving facilities and infrastructure necessary to support a growing number of visitors.
At the campgrounds in Lincoln County, RV camping fees will cost $25 per night; camping fees with horse corral access at Rob Jaggers will cost $30 per night; tent camping at Valley of Fires will cost $15 per night; the dump station fee at Valley of Fires will cost $30 or be included in camping fees; at Valley of Fires the daily cost for use of a group campsite will be $35; a new site-specific annual pass at Valley of Fires will cost $30; and the fees for all day-use single vehicles at Valley of Fires will be $5.
At the OHV areas, the fees for all day-use single vehicles with up to nine occupants will be $5; camping with no hookups, a new fee, will cost $10 per night; camping with hookups, a new fee, would cost $20 per night; once the BLM constructs a newly established dump station at Haystack there will be a $30 dump station charge; and once the BLM constructs a newly established group shelter at Haystack there will be a $25 a day fee.
The Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council approved the fee changes after careful consideration at a meeting in January 2025. Find the full business plans here: www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-fees/business-plans.
For more information about these and other BLM recreation areas, please visit www.blm.gov/visit.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 authorizes the BLM to regulate the use of public lands and the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act authorizes the BLM to collect recreational fees when sites and areas meet specific criteria. For additional information, please contact the BLM Roswell Field Office at 575-627-0272.
The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.