CampgroundHidden gem
Valley of Fires Recreation Area
Carrizozo, New Mexico
Camp beside a roughly 40-mile-long lava flow with a short nature trail.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
A BLM campground on the edge of the Carrizozo lava flow. Walk the paved trail across black basalt and watch the sunset. Cheap, simple and easy.
Good to know
- Bring shade
- Sunsets are dramatic
- Getting there
- Sealed US 380
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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