Sunset Reef Campground | New Mexico
Sunset Reef Campground is a reclaimed well pad with 11 developed campsites; five RV spaces and six tent sites. Each site has a shaded picnic table, fire pit and grill for your camping convenience with a vault toilet on site. Visitors can dry camp at this campground for a maximum of five nights for free.
If on the hunt for a great place to camp while exploring the two national parks in the area, this is the place to stay! Carlsbad Caverns is a 25-minute drive (14 miles) to the north and Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a 35-minute drive (30 miles) to the southwest.
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Fees
No fees. First come, first served.
Facilities
One vault toilet, but no potable water.
11 developed campsites, each with a shaded picnic table, fire pit and grill
- five for RV spaces
six for tents
Nearby Amenities
This nearest location to acquire food and gas is ~ 6 mi. North in Whites City. There is a gas station and several places to eat available.
Season/Hours
Open year-round.
Special Rules
No fireworks, discharge or use of firearms, or any other weapons
Please drive 5 mph in the campground area.
Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Pets must be on a leash. Please dispose of their waste.
Collecting historical or archaeological artifacts from the area is not allowed.
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Directions
From Carlsbad, New Mexico head south on highway 62/180, after approximately 25 miles turn right at the large red Washington Ranch sign (between mile marker 10 and 11) onto Washington Ranch Road, be prepared to take the first right soon after accessing Washington Ranch Road, cross a cattle guard and continue on a dirt road for 0.7 miles.
Fees
No fees.