Jumping in as I am a local. There are dry camp spaces EVERYWHERE around Carlsbad.
There are several dry camp spaces within a couple miles of the caverns entrance. One is on a BLM road that heads up the hill about 3 miles before Whites City.
The second is about a mile past Whites City, to the left, just over the cattle guard. There is another set of caves to explore just down the road.
The third is a little further down the road on the left. It is an actual space that the BLM set up and can hold several RVs.
I even know some awesome pond and river spots but we keep those secret.
You can also drive across the road from where you are staying and literally camp, for free, right on the reservoir banks.
Is this Chosa (it doesn’t look like it)? We’re up in the SKP Co-op and itching for a dry camp but not sure where to go. Looks lovely!
I stayed there once, loved having all the open space away from the road and anyone else. Soak it up!
Commenting to check this out later. I’m headed there next week.
Man I hate to say it but this looks like a scene out of The Hills Have Eyes. Helluva location though .
Is nightscape mode a feature on iPhones? I might have to cap my husbands phone for my next campsite nighttime photo!
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Source: BLM spot outside of Carlsbad for the evening. First decent photo I’ve gotten with Nightscape mode.
