About this campground
Visitors can pick up brochures and maps from the Dog Canyon Ranger Station when staff or volunteers are available. The Dog Canyon Ranger Station is open intermittently depending on staff availability. If staff and volunteers are present they may be patrolling trails or the campground and not necessarily inside the station.
Getting there
Coming from Texas: Traveling north on Highway 62/180 you will cross the state line into New Mexico. About 27 miles after crossing the state line, you will come up on the junction of Dark Canyon Rd-408. Turning in to Dark Canyon Rd-408 N follow the road for 22 miles to the junction of NM-137 N. At the junction, turn into NM-137 N and follow for 35 miles to the entrance of Dog Canyon.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Dog Canyon CampgroundGuadalupe Mountains National Park0 mi
- Frijole Horse Corral CampgroundGuadalupe Mountains National Park7 mi
- Pine Springs Visitor CenterGuadalupe Mountains National Park7 mi
- Chamizal National Memorial Cultural CenterChamizal National Memorial96 mi
- Visitor CenterFort Davis National Historic Site111 mi
- Red Cloud CampgroundCibola National Forest and Grasslands159 mi
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Dog Canyon Ranger Station doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Texas campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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