Chosa Campground

It’s just a huge free dirt lot to camp in. Very close to Carlsbad caverns and Guadalupe National parks.

Our first NM BLM camp was here. Literally 6 miles north of the Texas border. We got there at 5pm in 90 degree weather. Luckily we had a swamp cooler to keep us cool. I highly recommend if you camp in Summer months to get there closer to sunset. It cools down quickly when the sun is down, and gets as cold at night as it gets hot in the day. We left around noon before it got too hot.

Easy access off the highway.

It is a great location for both Guadalupe Mountains NP and Carlsbad Caverns.

This is a great free area of land located conveniently between the Guadalupe mtns and The Carlsbad Caverns. It is a bit busy but all the people that park here are respectful of space and are very quiet. If you’re looking for an area to camp for free near the NPs, this is the option for sure.

Its super easy to get to if you take the route through Carlsbad. We arrived at 8:30pm on a Friday, and it was fairly full. There wasn’t an issue finding somewhere to stay though.

Just off the road of Mile marker 10. A flat, dirt road brings you in and opens up to several spots in a large circle and a drive-through loop. Some road noise, depending on time of day; and distance lights from the city of Carlsbad. Convenient location.

Only 10 minutes from Carlsbad Caverns NP and about 25 minutes from Guadeloupe Mountains NP!

The area is a large fenced in gravel lot. Plenty of spots for trailers/RVs/and any other campers. Very easy to find right off the highway! Pretty crowded compared to most dispersed camping areas, but still a very easy spot to get to. If you want more secluded areas, there are more campgrounds further down the gravel road. A few fire rings here and there.

Dispersed area, there is a large trash bin in the campground. Verizon service was good!

Large level area big enough foot plenty of campers.

42’ bus with toad

A lot not far from Carlsbad park. Not great-not bad.

Decent place to stay for the night right across from Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Easy to get to. Arrived on a Saturday evening and the lot was packed with travelers. There was trash, but nothing else. Pack in, pack out! Great cell service.

We had just drove to Carl's Bad Caverns and needed a place to camp for the night, the campsite we had planned on going to was all filled up and someone recommended Chosa Campsite to us. When we got there, it was total isolation in the middle of the desert...a single dump with a nasty mattress leaning against it, a dead rabbit square in the middle of the road, no maintenance what, no water or electricity. We just decided to go home after that and get a hotel 😥 Basically just a dirt plot in the middle of nowhere...but if your into camping in a dirt plot with a dead bunny go for it!!!

Went on a birthday road trip, and found this site by chance. Because of the old cattle corral, my friend and I were both able to set up our hammocks for the night. If you have dispersed camped before, this site is great. Pack it in, pack it out, would stay here again in a heartbeat.

Close to Carlsbad Caverns, Rattlesnake Springs and Cottonwood Day Use Area with had a spring fed pool .

Saw several Rio Grand Turkey near the two springs.

Saw Pronghorn Antelope.

Quite and decent night views. Light noise from Carlsbad and White City

Flat caliche site.

Plenty of additional campsites away from the caliche pad in the desert.

Verizon service was great.

Would have stayed longer had we known more about this spot. Very large parking area for any size rig. Dumpster on site but no hookups. ATT service was good.

Like everyone said- it’s a parking lot, but big enough for a lot of campers of all shapes and sizes. There are other areas nearby as well. Really close to Carlsbad caverns and about 20 miles from town. Served it’s purpose and while there were fire rings and a dumpster. It’s not a place to stay for more than a day or 3.

As others have said, it's a large gravel parking area. Trash bin was nice touch. Nice enough view. Verizon via Visible  rocked strong at 4, AT&T via Straight Talk bounced between  2-3. This was our 1st dry camp with the new set up, and was perfect for that purpose.  Easy in/out, any size rig fits and there was plenty of room to spread out. Even arriving  at 3pm on a Friday, there were only 5 others here, and we scored a spot on the rail with a view of the sunset. Saturday morning  there were 12 rigs here including us, and most pulled out by 11am, leaving only us & 3 others till nightfall. Some road noise, but nothing unbearable.  Did have some winds,, but again nothing unbearable.  Walmart, Albertsons, Lowes, Tractor Supply all just a short drive up in Carlsbad. Diesel prices are consistent  all over so we topped off at Marathon in White's City, rather than going back to town. All in all a good stop over. We stayed 4nts to do both parks & resupply. DH enjoyed it.... I may have made a believer out of him finally. 

2/18/22:   652 is a mess. While a shorter distance  than how our GPS  wanted to go, there were 5 areas where it was 1 lane & we had to wait for it to be our directions turn... while shorter, it took just as long. Luckily  it isn't  very traveled or it could have taken a lot longer.

What can I tell you that a hundred reviews hasn't already mentioned? It's a large, level, gravel parking lot a quarter mile off of Hwy 62/180 8 miles north of the Texas border in New Mexico. It's clean, mostly quiet, and close to both Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Perfect if that is where you are headed the next morning or if you are just passing through. Not some place I would visit just to camp. If you are doing any of the above, I recommend it. I would stay here again.

You certainly can't beat the price or location. Easy access from the highway and close to two national parks. Plenty of room for any sized rig and lots of them.

But wide open can also mean big wind. We got a wind storm that kept us up all night.

Cell service is great. Would stay again.

Easily accessible for big rigs and great service on T mobile, decent At&t. About 20 minutes to Carlsbad. If you're coming from the south, do not take 652!! The road is under major construction and so bumpy!

About 3 acres of gravel one big huge dumpster for your garbage area is fenced in and close to the main highway.

Easy to find - levels spots. There was a lot of space. Only a few other campers when we pulled in. Great proximity to Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe.

Easy access from highway with any vehicle. Level site. Short drive to an amazing cavern.

BLM land that is close to Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns. Great cell reception. A fenced in area of land, that has dumpsters, just of the highway. Some traffic noise, but not that bad. Free camping by two National Parks!

This spot is close to the caverns only 2 miles. We felt safe since there was more RV’s and people camping there. If you get the chance to wake up early you can see the stars!

A big square lot - plenty of space - trash dump available. Very close to Carlsbad Caverns.

Traveled 10 hours to visit Carlsbad Caverns. Found this spacious location, was not very busy (only two other campers), spacious and quiet. Beautiful view of Carlsbad range. This is a BLM managed site with no utilities except trash bins.

This is a flat graveled lot with some homemade firepits (or rocks you can use to make one). Big trash dumpster but no other services. Very close to Carlsbad Caverns. Worked really well for our two camper vans. Close to freeway but not much road noise.

2 females staying here, were the only ones here and it’s off the highway a bit so we feel very safe. flat gaveled camp site.

Open acre or so of flat Rocky area with a fence around the property. Plenty of room for 20 or more RVs. Close to Carlsbad caverns national park.