This is a rad little spot downriver from Horseshoe Bend below Page.  Lots of history here if you care to seek it out.  This is also where you'll park your car if you're making the top-down trek through the Paria Canyon from White House camp or Wire Pass.  

Check the weather before camping here.  The winds can come howling down the canyon and make life miserable for you.  There are a few campsites here with windbreaks, but not all have them.  There is also very little shade, so be aware of that during summer.  Easy walk to the river from the campground.

White House camp is an easily accessible place to have a basecamp to explore Paria Canyon -- from here you're about 8 miles north of Slide Rock Arch, Buckskin Gulch and the Confluence.  The camp is great except for the fact that there is no shade to speak of, so summer camping can get pretty warm.  Your last water is going to be at Paria Contact Station at the turnoff from the highway, two miles north. Load up.

I think there are 7 drive-in camping spots and a couple of those are pull-throughs; I believe there are also 5 walk-in tent sites.  The night I was there in early June about half of the campsites were occupied.  If you're overnighting in Paria Canyon, there's a nice big parking area for backpackers' cars (10 good-sized spots).

You don't often find free developed camping at the end of a paved road in New Mexico, but Water Canyon is one of those exceptions.  It seems to be one of those spots that people don't take the time to get off the highway to explore -- on a weekday in July there was only one other campsite occupied.

There are about a dozen campsites, vault toilets, trash cans, a group campsite at the bottom of the hill and easy access to some great hiking trails, all about ten minutes outside of Socorro and an hour from Albuquerque.

While the campground is free for now, I did see some notices posted about the Forest Service taking public comment on levying a $10 per night fee per site.

If you don't feel like dropping 20 bucks a night or more for a spot to camp, this is a great alternative.  FR 568 is about a mile long and has a ton of all types of dispersed camping on both sides of the road, from little tent sites to pull-throughs for campervans and trailers.

Not a terrible road at all.  I drive a little, low-clearance hatchback and was able to make it all the way to the end of the road and back out while scoping out sites.  Go the whole length and see what your options are so you can pick the best one.

The trip to Capilla Peak camp is not for the faint of heart.  You'll be traveling on a one-lane gravel and dirt track to 9200 feet above MSL, but once you get there, it's worth the journey.  On a weeknight in August I had the entire campground to myself.

A couple of the eight sites have wooden awnings which are great on windy days.  There is also a pavilion for group gatherings.  All of the sites have fire rings and picnic tables.  There isn't a place to park a trailer in the camp itself, but there are spots at the top of the driveway.  I wouldn't bring a trailer up here anyway.

Easy access to the Crest Trail and the hike to Osha Peak is an easy two miles.  Past Osha Peak you enter a pretty nasty burn scar and the trail becomes harder to follow.  Hardly any people but tons of deer to keep you company!

This is one of those "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" spots off of the highway.  I was driving by and took a chance, and I'm glad I did.  I managed to snag one of the last of the dozen or so campsites during the week of Labor Day.  Calf Creek runs through the middle of the campground, and about half of the campsites have direct access to the water.  It's almost like having a pool in your backyard.

The rearmost sites require you to ford the creek, so if you have a lightweight or a low-clearance vehicle like mine, you might not want to chance it.  Lots of folks use the campground road to access the hiking trail, so be aware that if you camp before the ford you'll see a ton of foot traffic during the day.  The canyon is pretty steep and that has the effect of making it chilly in the morning until the sun comes up over the rim (which happens later than you think).  Very chill staff and a quiet place to spend the night.

I started my trip to Mesa Verde NP not quite sure where I was going to camp for the night.  I entertained the idea of spending the night inside the park, at the sad, overpriced campground there.  Once I discovered they wanted north of 40 bucks for a tent site, I moseyed my way down the hill to this sick little dispersed campground.  You can't beat the price (free) and there were plenty of sites to choose from, even during Labor Day week.

I believe the BLM calls this site "Chutes & Ladders".  There are 15 or 16 sites available, and unlike a lot of other dispersed camping I've come across, this doesn't seem to be a place where people come to party.  It was quiet and there was a lot of space between sites.  Plenty of room for trailers if that's your thing.  Great place to spend the night!

All of Natural Bridges National Monument is very well cared for, including this nice little campground.  I had no plans to stay the night here until I stumbled across it and had to stay.  Everything is clean and well-maintained, tent pads are full of sand, and on this night all of the campers were well behaved.  Lots of great hiking through the canyon floors and across the mesa.  Very close to Bears Ears so it makes a great jumping-off point for exploring there.  One note of caution: there are Pinyon Jays everywhere (pretty, bright blue birds) and they will steal your food if you leave it unattended.  They hang out at the camp for a reason.