Brown Springs Campground, near Farmington, New Mexico, is a fantastic spot for those looking to enjoy the great outdoors without breaking the bank. This free campground offers spacious sites with picnic tables and fire rings, perfect for cozy evenings under the stars.

The campground is well-kept and features clean pit toilets, making it a comfortable choice for campers. Visitors have noted the peaceful atmosphere, especially after the last off-highway vehicle (OHV) leaves for the night. One camper described it as “complete silence” after dark, which is a rare find in many camping spots.

For adventure seekers, the area is surrounded by rolling hills and offers numerous OHV trails right from your campsite. The dirt road leading to the campground is manageable for most vehicles, but keep in mind that it can get muddy if it rains. As one reviewer put it, “Most of the drive to the site is a dirt road a bit bumpy but so worth the amazing peaceful camp area.”

With no reservations required and a laid-back vibe, Brown Springs Campground is a great choice for anyone looking to escape the hustle and bustle. Whether you're in a tent or an RV, this spot has everything you need for a memorable camping experience.

This is a newly developed campground and OHV park within the popular Glade Run Recreation Area. Opened in May of 2019, this recreation park features a small riding track for young people, a skills training track, ten developed campsites, toilets, and a pavilion. A ten (10) site dry developed campground with a vault toilet at the Brown Springs OHV Area. An OHV training area with parking, tot-lot, training pan, skills trail, group shelter, and vault toilet at the Brown Springs OHV Area.

Brown Springs Campground

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Farmington

The Best Camping Near Farmington, New Mexico

Established camp ground on BLM. has bathroom. has places for vehicles 

BLM Farmington campground 

There are 10 back-in campsites, 1 is handicap accessible, and all of them are large enough for most sizes of RVs. 

  

The 2.5 mile dirt road to the campground is a little wild since there are a lot of washes that have gone across the road but it was doable for our 2 wheel drive class c RV. 

  

Each campsite has a shade structure, fire pit, picnic table, and a grill. 

  

There are no trash services and the vault toilet didn't have any toilet paper but it's there to use for tent and van campers. 

  

There's a lot of OHV trails in the area and even some pretty sweet mountain bike trails.

Super Well Made Free Campground In Beautiful Rec Area

This is a beautiful BLM campground. cement covered dining area, nice fenced in and brick campsite boundary.
For reasons we don’t understand we were taken down a nice dirt road that after 2 miles turned into a 4x4 road. Had I not gotten out and scouted- we would have had real problems. Turned around and after a few more wrong tunes headed down W. Piñon Hills Blvd to N. Glade road. 
Also Sinclare gas station has it all- propane, dump, fresh water. Dump and water was free.

Yes this in an OHV area. Not too noisy but they are here!

Feels like glamping on BLM!

GPS glitch…but we found it!

Very nice, clean and quiet. Some sxs noise. That's what we do and why we were here.

SXS MECA

We got our permit at the nearby BLM office. The sand/gravel road to the Campground is decent, but almost got stuck in soft spots in our 21' motor home. 
Campsites are nice, with mostly level parking spots, and picnic site under hard roof shade--a good thing, as the New Mexico August sun was hot, and the Campground pretty much treeless.

Clean new BLM campground

This was our first boondocking experience and we were very pleased. The area was beautiful with lots of OHV trails. We had a few spots to choose from and all were spaced out nicely. There was a clean vault toilet. We camped in our bronco but there was plenty of room for trailers. All sites had a covered picnic table and fire ring.   

Great Free Spot

*Warning* if it is raining or has been raining it WILL be muddy and quickly becomes impassable. 

Now that we got that out of the way this site is absolutely gorgeous! Most of the drive to the site is a dirt road a bit bumpy but so worth the amazing peaceful camp area.  The grounds are very well-kept 

Dirt road paradise 

We drove up Hwy 491 from I40 and were surprised there were no sites all the way up to Farmington or Shiprock. We chose this site but got there when it was already dark. Apple Maps to ok us directly to the site. It’s about 3 miles on a long dirt road. The road was dry when we visited so we had no problems. We drove into the tents sites on a Tuesday night and found several vacant. 

The site itself was layered with gravel. There’s a covered picnic table and large fire ring in each site. We are tent campers and appreciated not setting the tent in the mid or dirt. The other sites are close but not so close you are forced to make conversation. That’s a choice here!  

We didn’t hike while here but you could easily have some fun out there! 


Easiest Free Site we’ve been to 

This place is such a gem. We arrived late at night with a 39 foot toy hauler. No problem backing up in spot #1. Beautiful stars, complete silence after the last OHV left around 10 pm. All we had to do was filling a permit online and email it to BLM. We woke up to the magnificent high desert. The spots are spacious and clean with a fire pit and a table on a concrete slab. You are not right on your neighbor. The bathrooms are clean and accessible. Spot #10 is ADA compliant and very spacious. It is probably a 3 miles drive on a dirt road. 4 wheel drive not required. Only 3 spot were occupied when we pulled up. There is a trail right out of the campground. Best of all - absolutely FREE. 

What a gem in the high desert

Brown Springs OHV Campground : 
(Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good

(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)

Overall Rating:  4.5
Price 2024: $  Free
Security: No, though patrolled 
Usage during visit: 3/4s 
Site Privacy:  Dispersed junipers 
Site Spacing:  Good
Pad surface: Gravel
Reservations:   No
Campground Noise:   No
Outside Road Noise: If there are OHVs then there will be a lot. 
Through Traffic in campground:    No
Electric Hookup:  No
Sewer Hookup: No
Dump Station: No
Potable Water Available: No
Generators: Allowed 
Bathroom: Pit toilets , moderately clean
Showers: No
Cell Service (AT&amp;T): 4 bars
Setting: amongst rolling hills, juniper and sagebrush 
Recent Weather: 70s 
Solar: Great
Insects:  None during our stay
Host: No
Rig Size: Large
Sites: All 9 or so sites are nice w covered picnic tables.  

Very Nice Campground & Free

Free BLM campground. Modern and well kept. Only a few others there the night we stayed so it was quiet and peaceful

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