Dog Canyon Campground

Camping at Dog Canyon campground was one of the most magical camping experiences I have ever had. First, it’s over an hour and a half drive from the nearest town (and gas station), so yes, it is remote, but that’s part of the adventure. You need to plan ahead, realizing that what you have along with you is it! The drive to the campground is gorgeous, with vast stretches of New Mexico desert stretching for miles in all directions. Once there, you’ll find the campground is kept very clean, offers stunning hiking trails, and even though it is so remote, has luxuries like heated bathrooms, running water, and Wi-Fi at the ranger’s home! Each morning we watched the sun rise over the towering canyon walls, hiked by day, and watched the moon rise and stars come out at night. A wonderful, rejuvenating week!

Camping at Dog Canyon campground was one of the most magical camping experiences I have ever had. First, it’s over an hour and a half drive from the nearest town (and gas station), so yes, it is remote, but that’s part of the adventure. You need to plan ahead, realizing that what you have along with you is it! The drive to the campground is gorgeous, with vast stretches of New Mexico desert stretching for miles in all directions. Once there, you’ll find the campground is kept very clean, offers stunning hiking trails, and even though it is so remote, has luxuries like heated bathrooms, running water, and Wi-Fi at the ranger’s home! Each morning we watched the sun rise over the towering canyon walls, hiked by day, and watched the moon rise and stars come out at night. A wonderful, rejuvenating week!

Dog Canyon is a beautiful location on the north side of GUMO (about 2-hr drive from Pine Springs). There are no gas stations or stores nearby, so make sure to bring everything you'll need for the trip (and a full tank of gas). Flush toilets and potable water are available on-site, but no showers. The campsites are pretty close to each other with very little privacy; best one is number 6.

Dog Canyon is a beautiful location on the north side of GUMO (about 2-hr drive from Pine Springs). There are no gas stations or stores nearby, so make sure to bring everything you'll need for the trip (and a full tank of gas). Flush toilets and potable water are available on-site, but no showers. The campsites are pretty close to each other with very little privacy; best one is number 6.

Very remote location but absolutely worth the drive! Beautiful scenery. Well kept campground. Clean and heated bathrooms — cleanest public restroom I’ve ever used. Super friendly and helpful rangers/volunteers. We will def be going back!

Very remote location but absolutely worth the drive! Beautiful scenery. Well kept campground. Clean and heated bathrooms — cleanest public restroom I’ve ever used. Super friendly and helpful rangers/volunteers. We will def be going back!

We parked our 15-foot trailer in RV site A for five nights. The campground host, Jeff, provided a friendly welcome and occasional check-ins to see how we were faring. The sites themselves are unremarkable, but the views of the surrounding canyon walls and hills more than compensate as do the visits of the deer to the horse troughs behind our site each evening. We enjoyed hiking the Tejas trail up to Lost Peak as well as a drive up the nearby rim road in the National Forest. We also appreciated the WiFi availability at the ranger station which allowed us to keep in contact with our family.

We parked our 15-foot trailer in RV site A for five nights. The campground host, Jeff, provided a friendly welcome and occasional check-ins to see how we were faring. The sites themselves are unremarkable, but the views of the surrounding canyon walls and hills more than compensate as do the visits of the deer to the horse troughs behind our site each evening. We enjoyed hiking the Tejas trail up to Lost Peak as well as a drive up the nearby rim road in the National Forest. We also appreciated the WiFi availability at the ranger station which allowed us to keep in contact with our family.

Great camping area, restrooms were clean and near camp spot. Got a random 6 hour snow fall which was really cool. Park staff were friendly. They also did have wifi at the check in station so you can use wifi calling if needing to check in with family as it is not phone signal friendly. Amazing views surrounded by mountains.

Great camping area, restrooms were clean and near camp spot. Got a random 6 hour snow fall which was really cool. Park staff were friendly. They also did have wifi at the check in station so you can use wifi calling if needing to check in with family as it is not phone signal friendly. Amazing views surrounded by mountains.