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Reviewed Mar. 19, 2025

Quiet but Busy

We ended up dispersed camping just down the road from this campground as all sites in and immediately around the campground were full. We opted to drive over a ridge and suddenly we were out of site of the main road and any other campers. The privacy and views were great! As other reviews have mentioned there are only 4 sites with more dispersed sites scattered on the road in and out of the campground. We got great views of Sierra Blanca. Best stars we have seen in a long while. High clearance would be needed and for a trailer a creative turn around could be required.

Month of VisitMarch
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Elena C., March 19, 2025
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Elena C., March 19, 2025
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Elena C., March 19, 2025
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Elena C., March 19, 2025
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2023

Cold nights.

Very small campground with beautiful spots. Trash bins and awnings.

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Month of VisitNovember
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by John R., November 27, 2023
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2023

Totally concur with the reviews

It is a small but very nice campground. No electricity water or sewer but trash toilets and privacy. Would be hot in high summer and cold right now end of November but if you have a generator and can be off the grid what a cute place to be.

Month of VisitNovember
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2021

Dispersed Camping at it's Best!

Secluded camping about 1.5 miles in from US Rt 380!  On BLM land, the dirt road in is wash boarded in spots, but hey it's free.  Three sites with room for bigger rigs, have picnic tables under shelters and trash cans.  There are also pit toilets.  Moreover, there's undeveloped dispersed sites further in, but high clearance vehicles is advised.  Great Verizon cell service. We were there in November, and it got cold at night (one night down to 14 degrees F), during the day temps were in the mid 60's...so be prepared for cold nights and comfortable days.

Month of VisitNovember
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Dave G., December 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Dave G., December 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Dave G., December 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Dave G., December 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Dave G., December 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Dave G., December 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Dave G., December 7, 2021
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2021

Only 3 Designated Campsites But Awesome Campground

For motorhomes and big rigs the three main campsites are really the only ones I would recommend camping in. 

There are some small boondocking campsites further up cave canyon trail road but the road was pretty rough in spots. 

Cell phone service was great in the campground and we got good data speeds. 

The vault toilet was clean and there's a few garbage cans spread out the campground. 

In October there were other campers there but there was an open site every day. 

Some jeeps and OHV's went by during the day but it was still a great place to camp that was quiet at night.

This is the free campground. There's one that costs money with hookups a few miles away on the road that leads to Fort Stanton.

Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by TheCampingNerd .., October 27, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by TheCampingNerd .., October 27, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by TheCampingNerd .., October 27, 2021
Reviewed Sep. 17, 2021

High country campground.

Very quiet little park with just a few spots, has water and electricity and a dump site. Close to Lincoln, NM. Historical Fort Stanton just down the road.

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Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Oscar D., September 17, 2021
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Oscar D., September 17, 2021
Reviewed May. 27, 2021

Fills up fast but plenty of dispersed camping all along the road.

We tried to stay at this site on a Tuesday in late May, all 3 spots were filled. So we continued down the road where there are lots of other dispersed options just right off Cave Canyon Road. No facilities just rock fire pits. Lots of access to trails (hiking, biking, and horse access only). There's a good map of the trails located at Fort Stanton if you happen to visit there before heading here definitely take a picture. It gets hot here starting in May and not much shade available. As a side note the caves located just by the CG are closed.

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Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Jeanie P., May 27, 2021
Reviewed Sep. 29, 2020

Simple, off the beaten path, nothing fancy but works!

Stayed here back in May 2020. It's on BLM land so no fee, first-come first-serve. Very small little stretch just off the side of the road with a bathroom, tables, and small firepits.  Also some concrete slabs to put your tent on if you want, including some sites with covered slabs to keep the sun / rain off you, or to hang a hammock on. Not every site has those though, and in be careful with the firepits, this area is quite dry and the pits are not well-protected (see my photos). Definitely check local status of having campfires if you're headed here.

Nice because it is easy to get to, will 100% work in a pinch, and is quiet, especially if you have it all to yourself. According to the website it is near a cave system, something I didn't realize at the time (I suppose the name was a pretty big clue, but hey, I'm nothing if not dense in moments...).

All in all, nothing particularly amazing, but functional and comfortable. And hey, if those caves are something special, maybe the proximity of this campground pushes it up into 4 or 5 star territory. Alas, I'll have to find out next time I'm in that part of the country.

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Quinn Z., September 29, 2020
  • Review photo of Fort Stanton Cave Campground by Quinn Z., September 29, 2020