About Dog Canyon Campground
Number of accommodations: 14
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (435)
Review Summary
Greg M
VerifiedNovember 25, 2023 • Stayed at: RV-A, Loop: RV Area
Nice campground. Heated restrooms. WiFi at visitor center. Love all the mule deer in camp. Tight quarters for RVers but it was still great.
greg V
VerifiedOctober 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: Tent Area
A had two campers pitch there tent on two different nights at 11pm right next to my site. I thought after 8 was quiet time. The first couple thought it was party time and had NO regard to quite time and were talking and laughing. Don't think I'll go back.
greg V
VerifiedOctober 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: Tent Area
A had two campers pitch there tent on two different nights at 11pm right next to my site. I thought after 8 was quiet time. The first couple thought it was party time and had NO regard to quite time and were talking and laughing. Don't think I'll go back.
Maria G
VerifiedOctober 19, 2023 • Stayed at: RV-A, Loop: RV Area
Definitivamente un lugar hermoso, lleno de visitantes (venados) y el mejor spot para ver las estrellas en todo su esplendor, el único detalle fue que el aire era tan fuerte que no nos dejaba dormir totalmente, por la mañana fue imposible cocinar, asi que optaria por revisar en esa area como estara el aire por la noche, pero en verdad el lugar es muy hermoso y definitivamente volveriamos
Maria G
VerifiedOctober 19, 2023 • Stayed at: RV-A, Loop: RV Area
Definitivamente un lugar hermoso, lleno de visitantes (venados) y el mejor spot para ver las estrellas en todo su esplendor, el único detalle fue que el aire era tan fuerte que no nos dejaba dormir totalmente, por la mañana fue imposible cocinar, asi que optaria por revisar en esa area como estara el aire por la noche, pero en verdad el lugar es muy hermoso y definitivamente volveriamos
Dennis T
VerifiedOctober 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: Tent Area
Nice small campground with great hiking. Has not been crowded the two times we have been there but if it was the sites are too close together.
Dennis T
VerifiedOctober 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: Tent Area
Nice small campground with great hiking. Has not been crowded the two times we have been there but if it was the sites are too close together.
Nicholas W
VerifiedOctober 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: Tent Area
Incredible sites and great facilities. Epic drive in. When we went we were the only people there. Can't wait to go back and spend more time.
Nicholas W
VerifiedOctober 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: Tent Area
Incredible sites and great facilities. Epic drive in. When we went we were the only people there. Can't wait to go back and spend more time.
Rick C
VerifiedSeptember 23, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: Tent Area
I went to this remote (53 miles from the main highway) campground to let Labor Day blow over before I got back on the road. It didn't work. Six of the nine sites were taken. that was Ok, but one site had a couple of guys who stayed up long after everyone else and were loud like the campground itself was their living room. Glad to see them go after one night. there was also a family of six who sprawled out right next to the bathroom and had screaming kids from dawn 'til night. They left on Labor Day morning, too. Just showed me that nowhere is safe from three-day weekends. No sign of a ranger here and the Visitor's Center was closed for the whole weekend. On the bright side, once the tourists left, the wildlife moved back in immediately (wild turkeys and deer).
Location Dog Canyon Campground
Address:
400 Pine Canyon Drive
Salt Flat, TX, 79847
United States
From Carlsbad NM to the Dog Canyon area of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, take US Hwy 285 north to NM Hwy 137 and turn south. Travel (62 miles/100 km) to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Dog Canyon entrance.
From the Pine Springs Visitor Center to Dog Canyon, take US Hwy 62/180 east. Once you enter New Mexico, travel 25 miles (40 km) and turn left onto County Road 408 (Dark Canyon road). Travel approximately 23 miles (27 km) to the intersection with NM Hwy 137/Queen Hwy, turn left/south. Follow Queen Hwy 25 miles (40 km) to the Dog Canyon entrance. The drive time between Dog Canyon Campground and Pine Springs Campground is 2 hours.
Use extreme caution! This is open rangeland, cattle are frequently on the roadway.
Latitude & Longitude: 31.9949 / -104.833
Elevation: 1912 feet
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Last updated: May 20, 2026
