About Dog Canyon Campground
Number of accommodations: 14
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2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Pet friendly
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- Potable Water
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (435)
Review Summary
Kevin W
VerifiedMay 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: Tent Area
Well-marked route from White's city on Hwy 62. Great tent site and access to restroom and water spigot for washing with trash dumpster nearby. Trail heads are short distance from campsite. Great quiet area!
Timothy O
VerifiedApril 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: Tent Area
Nice facilities for a pretty remote campground.
Timothy O
VerifiedApril 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: Tent Area
Nice facilities for a pretty remote campground.
Tom W
VerifiedApril 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: Tent Area
Not obvious from the recreation.gov web site: you can't pull your car up to a tent campsite. Parking is in a small parking lot just above the tent sites.
The campsite was almost perfect. The only drawback was a morning of continuously barking dogs from the staff housing area.
William M
VerifiedApril 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: Tent Area
Enjoyed my visit. Nice to have flush toilets and a heated bathroom. Trails were well maintained and marked.
Tom W
VerifiedApril 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: Tent Area
Not obvious from the recreation.gov web site: you can't pull your car up to a tent campsite. Parking is in a small parking lot just above the tent sites.
The campsite was almost perfect. The only drawback was a morning of continuously barking dogs from the staff housing area.
William M
VerifiedApril 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: Tent Area
Enjoyed my visit. Nice to have flush toilets and a heated bathroom. Trails were well maintained and marked.
Marc S
VerifiedApril 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: Tent Area
The campground is fairly remote, though it has running water in the bathrooms with a place to wash dishes. I tented, those sites are a very short walk (15 seconds or less) from the parking area, all tucked into the trees for some good shade.
Paula T
VerifiedApril 24, 2023 • Stayed at: RV-B, Loop: RV Area
It was well worth the drive down dusty roads to arrive at this wild western paradise. Gorgeous and rustic, the canyon felt like the setting for an old western. It could have been 1883, for all we could tell from surroundings except for the NPS WiFi which was an unexpected surprise.
There are 4 RV sites. Both nights we were there (Saturday and Sunday), there was only one other RV. The winds were high and buffeted us. We took a chance and went hiking up the canyon and were pleasantly surprised to find that we were sheltered from the winds.
It was April and the wildflowers were amazing as well as the flowering cacti.
We will return someday to this paradise on the range.
Marc S
VerifiedApril 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: Tent Area
The campground is fairly remote, though it has running water in the bathrooms with a place to wash dishes. I tented, those sites are a very short walk (15 seconds or less) from the parking area, all tucked into the trees for some good shade.
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
