Best Dispersed Camping near Dexter, NM

Whereas there are only a very few prime camping spots - that were full, there was also a nice level and large gravel parking lot that did the trick for a quick overnight. The cell service was the best, most likely because there were several cellular towers looming overhead.

Only 4 camp sites but overnight camping in the parking lot is allowed. great views of the sunset but not a dark sky site as Roswell, New Mexico is visible to the southwest. Visited during the middle of the week so we were the only campers at the site. This is an OHV park so probably busy during weekends. The pit toilet was clean.

After reading how the area around Roswell is tough to find BLM/ cheap overnight - i fired up the Dyrt app and found this gem.

$3 for me and my van. Came in after dark to get some sleep before heading into Roswell proper. Only a few other vans.

Bathroom was immaculate, views are great . Thank you to the host for keeping it this way.

I wasn't sure about where to stay in Roswell. I didn't want to get a hotel but wasn't sure about campsites. I stumbled upon this thanks to this site!

Paid the 5 dollars picked the back site and spent the night with my two pups. We slept very well!

The road is much less worn than we're used to. Not too many campsites but could easily park a camper. Roswell, with many supply chains within 20 minutes including big R, Tractor supply, Walmart and various sporting goods stores. Not a bad spot to crash heading to the next one. Alamo road does wind on a quite a bit further than we traveled down it, so there may be even better options.

This small campground about 20 minutes east of Roswell, NM was the perfect place for us to spend a few days relaxing and wandering the desert trails of this OHV area. The campground only offers 5 large and well-kept campsites, on a first-come basis.  Even on the weekend, the area was extremely quiet.

With the landscape falling away toward the west, the sunsets were simply amazing. The area offered miles and miles of OHV trails which were good for hiking and mountain biking as well.

With a picnic table, grill, fire ring, and shelter, you cannot complain for $5 a night. The bathrooms were the cleanest pit-toilets we’ve ever seen and the area had extremely strong LTE (the tower was right there at the edge of the campground).   And, with our portable solar panel, we have always have all the electricity we could possibly need!  There is no water at this camping area, not even a nearby creek, so come prepared.  Roswell, offers all the amenities you could want, with full grocery stores, gas station and water/ ice kiosks. And, don't miss the Alien Museum!

Down a bumpy and mostly dirt road. This area will get muddy for sure in a decent rain. Closest camper is probably a few football fields away. There are areas pretty clear to be able to tent or car camp easily. This is about 12 miles outside Roswell.
Temps this week look to be 80’s for hi, and 50-60 for lows. The road to camp is not labeled at all. The road is pretty primitive, with potholes along the entire length. You do not need four wheel drive, just drive slow. The dust here is very fine, and builds fast on surfaces. This time of year is pretty windy, as it seems most desert locales are at times. It sounds like a shooting range is just north of the camping area. As far as camps, just pull off in areas that look cleaned out/camped in and you can’t go wrong. I’ve seen bus campers and class A RV’s here, as well as fifth wheels camping. Just pick the camp site that suits your mode of camping. Some are big enough to pull thru class A, fifth wheels and not have to worry about backing. A herd of cows came near my camp last night as the sun was setting. Also had a visit from a ranger, so they do check camps a time or two a week. Good people.

Located directly across from Bottomless lake state park easy to get in. Flat wide open so wind can be tough. High winds warning for tonight up to 70mph gusts. Good cellar service with Verizon.

It was very nice, peaceful, great views at night, and everyone was pretty nice and spread out so no troubles. I'm definitely going to be staying there again

After putting $5 in the envelope at the entrance, we easily drove a loop through the establishment and saw no other campers. We decided to take the 3rd site (first non-handicap site). Plenty of space. For tent use, it’s too rocky to use stakes, but there were plenty of sizable rocks to use to weigh down tarps. It was cool and breezy. It’s a shame we are just passing through, beautiful area to camp at. Edit: also, incredibly clean vault toilet!

Stopped by for one night. Got here early because was not sure if it would be crowded or not. One one other group here during the day. Very windy, but was not complaining on a hot day. Worth the stop if you are close or passing through.

Incredibly easy to access. Several spots to accommodate a camper. Was passing through, only hiked the rim trail for a morning wake up. $2 for the night. SUPER CLEAN VAULT TOILETS.

Beautiful views, nice sites but only 5 spaces. All spaces have personal picnic area under pavilion with grill and firepit. No hookups and no potable water or dump station. There are vault toilets on site. $3 a day for one person/ $5 a day for two people. There is a cash dropbox or you can scan a QR code on sign that is posted that takes you to the Recreation.gov site to pay. We stayed in our fifth wheel camper for a week. It snowed one night! About 22 mins from nearest Walmart in Roswell. FYI - Tractor Supply in Roswell has no propane refills. We went to Pico Propane. Great place to fill up. T-mobile service is excellent. Would definitely stay here again!

This is a great place not far outside of Roswell. Great overnight parking/car camping place. Stayed by myself at the best spot available. My company was a tarantula hawk wasp, very large blue dragonfly, some desert ants and an owl hooting down in the ravine. Melt. It was warm, of course but with the windows down and a little neck fan to encourage airflow, It was alright.

We got here towards the evening and it was so beautiful driving up! There is some great views and facilities are really clean.

Fantastic view! This place was quiet and peaceful, even with dirt bikes and ATVs on the trails! When I arrived there was one camper. I stayed for 3 days (over Easter weekend). The place filled up and some OHV showed up to play. Sun shelter over a picnic table and garbage can at each. No water, but pit toilets that were really clean.

Cool spot, but beware of NAILS! Other than that, some night you might get some loud locals riding OHV on the other side of the lake.

We didn't stay. Trash all over the place and dudes just sitting in their vehicles doing nothing. If I was armed and alone, I might have stayed.