Guadalupe Backcountry Byway

Carlsbad Field Office 620 E. Greene Street Carlsbad, NM 88220
The Guadalupe Backcountry Byway is located about 12 miles north of Carlsbad, NM, and 23 miles south of Artesia, NM. There are signs on US 285 directing visitors to the Byway. Its entrance is at the intersection of US 285 and State Highway 137 (Queen Highway) near Brantley Lake State Park, and ends in the Lincoln National Forest Guadalupe Ranger District boundary 30 miles to the southwest. It can also be accessed at the southern end by traveling west on Dark Canyon Road from US 62/180.
Guadalupe Backcountry Byway
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Fees
- None.
Season/Hours
- Open year-round.