White Sands Backcountry Camping
White Sands Backcountry Camping is a free campsite in New Mexico. It is listed as free to stay.
- Type
- Free campsite
- Location
- New Mexico
- Coordinates
- 32.80683, -106.27035
- Nightly fee
- Free
- Road surface
- sand
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/backpacking.htm
Amenities
- Capacity: 10
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- US Forest Service · 34 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Airgas · 20 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backcountry Camping | National park campground | 0.4 mi | $2–$3 | — |
| Lake Holloman Campground | Free campsite | 8.7 mi | Free | — |
| Holloman Air Force Base FamCamp | Private campground | 12 mi | — | — |
| Alamogordo / White Sands KOA | RV park | 20 mi | — | — |
| Shady Grove RV Park | RV park | 21 mi | — | — |
| Oliver Lee Memorial State Park | Private campground | 21 mi | — | — |
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