Ft Stanton, Snowy River Cave, BLM | Established Campground

April 11th, 2024 by redfive

BLM land. Follow cave canyon trail to top
Multiple areas to camp
Fantastic views!

January 31st, 2024 by sophienagel

Great spot with three campsites that have little pavilions and picnic tables. I got here at 4:30pm and it was me and another travel trailer. It was so quiet and dark all night with no cara going through. I would definitely recommend getting here before the sun goes down if this is your first time here. Pit toilets were clean and stocked with toilet paper but was out of sanitizer so not the end of the world. Very clean campsites with no garbage.

December 6th, 2023 by Lady Ferns

Free. First Come, First serve. 14 day max. 1 pit toilet. 5 spots - 3 of the spots have a covered area, most have a picnic table. Camp host said caves were still closed due to white nose disease concerns for the bats. He also gave us a map of all the hiking trails in the area, very friendly.

May 8th, 2023 by paintbalman

Nice little campground. Technically 5 spots, one not covered but unless you are camping together, there are more like 4 spots.

Clean pit toilet, covered picnic tables, and garbage on site. No water. Quiet at night with an occasional vehicle during the day driving by. Free to camp. 3 bars 4G Verizon, no service for T Mobile. Would definitely come back here again.

April 1st, 2023 by YRP

The Snowy River Cave Campground was busier than we wanted. Continued on the canyon road to a higher spot (this GPS location). Nice spot with 360 views and flat spot for our van. Road would be a little sketchy for a trailer. Verizon 3 bars here. View of the snow capped mountains. Not too windy. This is spot is dispersed camping with no amenities. Just the way we like it.

December 28th, 2022 by vhtamp

Good att service no t mobile. Restrooms are clean.

May 5th, 2022 by clevelandemily

Awesome place to stay for a few days! Had good AT&T service, clean pit toilet, trash cans, and a covered picnic area at each site. Only 3 main sites and a pull off a little further down the road.

November 22nd, 2021 by froggietravels

Nice site. very clean. each site has plenty of parking (i even saw a bus there). i parked and walked down the road past the pit toilet, and it gets pretty dicey with washout and arroyos. i would not recommend driving past the pit toilet without 4 wheel drive and high clearance.

April 11th, 2021 by itsjulesmae

Great free spot! No problem on the road with 2WD. Past the rest rooms there was one other spot but the road got a bit rougher so I stayed at one of the spots as your first drive into the campsite. Had 2-3 bars of AT&T the entire time. The caves were closed off and gated but still cool to look at from a distance. There are pit toilets, fire pits, trash cans and picnic tables. Keep it nice and clean up if you see any debris someone else might have left.

January 12th, 2021 by dianamgrote

Spent two nights, peaceful. Only one other person. Bathroom was immaculate, ranger came by and mopped everyday, also refilled the toilet paper and emptied trash cans. He also came and took a photo of our license plate, they keep track of who comes here.

March 19th, 2020 by lee.myrah

Surprisingly busy on this Thursday night - all sites occupied. And quite cold up here at this time of year.

As others have said, a nice place. Always a good sign when the pit toilet is cleaner than your bathroom back home.

January 25th, 2020 by lwadventures

FREE BLM campground. Was recommended to us by a ranger when we stayed at Valley of Fire for its hiking trails. There is a map with different trails listed but we still had a hard time navigating them- marked trails weren't where they were supposed to be and there were many trails not listed on the map. A visit to the abandoned Ft. Stanton is worth it. Cave is closed due to White-nose syndrome which is king bats. Was super windy when we were there but otherwise fairly nice and private.

June 27th, 2019 by christin

4 bars verizon 4g cell service here! was able to work remotely and take the mtn bikes out. trail to a river nearby!

June 8th, 2019 by wildlifemargrit

If you drive passed the camp found you can find flat spots off the road to spend a very quiet night.

May 26th, 2019 by juliapierce

3-5 spots. Quiet clean and green. Pull thru horseshoe spots after the fenced off cave entrance. Trash cans and toilet maintained. Space between spots gives privacy. 1 other camper here on Memorial Day weekend. Lots of hiking trails. Trail maps were in a box by the picnic table nearest the fenced off cave. Well maintained gravel road also.

May 12th, 2019 by loshierhome

Almost missed this place off hwy 380. Super clean pit toilets, 5 camp spots, free and we’re the only campers. Looking forward to a quiet night! Caves are closed.

November 15th, 2018 by gtherreault

Great spot to spend a few days. There are 5 locations, each with a picnic table and fire pit. One nice clean dry toilet for everyone.

We arrived at sunset and one other RV was camped for the night.

May 5th, 2018 by rdt9910

Clean Vault toilet and Verizon LTE service. Stayed two nights for free.

December 4th, 2016 by lachori

Spend one night. It's was freezing with snow but beautiful, awesome views. Clean toilets. Quiet. Hiking trails.

July 22nd, 2015 by Wake the Dead Diaries

Free camp spot in BLM area just outside of historic Lincoln, NM....of the famous Lincoln County War, and Billy the Kid! 5 camp spots, with shelter, fire rings, picnic tables, and 1 clean pit toilet. Awesome views, and trails. Free! We were here by ourselves. Quiet.