About Sunset Reef Campground
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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Location Sunset Reef Campground
Address:
Carlsbad Field Office, 620 E. Greene Street
Carlsbad, NM, 88220
United States
Highway access
The Sunset Reef Campground is accessible via the National Parks Highway, which connects to US Highway 285 approximately 15 miles to the west.
Latitude & Longitude: 32.1196 / -104.432
Elevation: 1104 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
Managed by Bureau of Land Management