Bureau of Land Management · New Mexico
Sunset Reef Campground
Bureau of Land Management · New Mexico, United States
- Sites
- 11
- Cost
- No fees.
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,593 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 575-234-5972
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Picnicking, Photography, Recreational Vehicles
About
BLM campground. Sunset Reef Campground is a reclaimed well pad with 11 developed campsites; five RV spaces and six tent sites. Each site has a shaded picnic table, fire pit and grill for your camping convenience with a vault toilet on site. Visitors can dry camp at this campground for a maximum of five nights for free.
If on the hunt for a great place to camp while exploring the two national parks in the area, this is the place to stay! Carlsbad Caverns is a 25-minute drive (14 miles) to the north and Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a 35-minute drive (30 miles) to the southwest.
Stay limit: 5 nights maximum.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 36° | 14° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 65° | 38° | 7° | 85° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 72° | 46° | 29° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 80° | 54° | 37° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 89° | 63° | 51° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 98° | 72° | 58° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 72° | 65° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 73° | 62° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 66° | 46° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 56° | 38° | 94° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 68° | 46° | 25° | 84° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 62° | 39° | 26° | 76° | 6 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Chosa Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
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- Tejas Wilderness Campground · National Park Service · 28 mi
- Tejas Wilderness Campground · National Park Service · 28 mi · 5 sites
All public campgrounds in New Mexico · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-09-28. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.