Sierra Vista Dispersed Camping
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Write a Review Dripping Springs Rd. Las Cruces, NM 88001 575-525-4300 575-522-1219 Official WebsiteGPS: 32.3232, -106.6304
Overview of Sierra Vista Dispersed Camping
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by sharprah on 3/7/2024
Longest RV Reported: 42 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by tipsymarlintravels on 1/23/2019
Number of Sites 6
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 4,888 ft / 1,489 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Sierra Vista Dispersed Camping 76 people have reviewed this location.
“Good for a night”
Reviewed 3/7/2024
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
RV Length: | 16' (Travel Trailer) |
I arrived at 5:30 on a Wed and it was very full. Luckily, some nice folks let me squeeze in beside them. Pretty quiet and great view of the city lights. Really easy road in to the trailhead with multiple spots. There's also some really good spots past the trail head, but you definitely need 4wd and I would not attempt a trailer. It's r... more
I arrived at 5:30 on a Wed and it was very full. Luckily, some nice folks let me squeeze in beside them. Pretty quiet and great view of the city lights. Really easy road in to the trailhead with multiple spots. There's also some really good spots past the trail head, but you definitely need 4wd and I would not attempt a trailer. It's really just one gnarly turn with HUGE holes. If you can get past that turn, the road is great.
sharprah would stay here again
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“Clean sites wonderful views ”
Reviewed 2/28/2024
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Easy enough to find. We got 1 of the last places at the front of the park. First part of the park is level gravel, second part looked too sketchy for us to try with our 17ft trailer. Our site was well away from neighbors, fire pit. Other sites were closer together. Views of the mountains were beautiful, lights of the city Las Cruc... more
Easy enough to find. We got 1 of the last places at the front of the park. First part of the park is level gravel, second part looked too sketchy for us to try with our 17ft trailer. Our site was well away from neighbors, fire pit. Other sites were closer together.
Views of the mountains were beautiful, lights of the city Las Cruces were incredible at night. We travel with 2 dogs, they did fine. No goats heads, or cactus too close to the site that we saw.
Would stay here again
camper-810180 would stay here again
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“Gorgeous views, but crowded”
Reviewed 3/16/2023
Days stayed: | 1 |
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Stunning views of the Organ Mtns. Hiking trails criss-cross the access road, which goes back aways... you'll need 4x4 for the last bit, or at the very least a high-clearance vehicle. No water, no nothing! Just good cell reception, views, and if you get away from the bigger rigs, quiet.
wishfrog would stay here again
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“Beautiful views but lots of people”
Reviewed 2/5/2023
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 10 |
Site Number: | 3 |
5/5 for the site 4/5 for the people The view of the Organ Mountains and Tortuga Mountain are stunning. The grounds are very clean. The site is at the head of a trail and there are multiple other trails within driving or biking distance. There are cattle that graze and will come up to the camping area. I absolutely adored them. Gas... more
5/5 for the site
4/5 for the people
The view of the Organ Mountains and Tortuga Mountain are stunning. The grounds are very clean. The site is at the head of a trail and there are multiple other trails within driving or biking distance. There are cattle that graze and will come up to the camping area. I absolutely adored them. Gas, supplies, water filling stations and grocery stores like Natural Grocers and Sprouts are a 10/15 minute drive away and downtown is also around that distance. You can see the city lights from the site but you are far enough away to still feel the serenity of the natural setting. This is dry camping and I could not find a dumping station nearby.
If you are looking for solitude, however, I would not recommend this site. Especially if you do not have a vehicle/RV that takes up the entire camp site space. People constantly drive through looking for a spot and will cozy up next to you at all hours of the day and night. There are generators running here and there. I camped in my Prius and at one point had two big rigs next to me. 13 people (two families with young children ) all on one site. It was a practice in patience for me since I was very much looking for quiet and to keep to myself.
The way I tried to look at it was, the land does not belong to me anyway. The beautiful views and proximity to town kept me here.
camper-777560 would stay here again
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“Beautiful Setting!”
Reviewed 1/15/2023
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 0 |
RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
So simple to access and such a peaceful stay! There are maybe 10 spots that we large enough for our 36’ class a before the trail head. There were a lot of spots for tents, small trailers, etc and the looked like nice level ones. It’s the road that won’t support maneuvering a larger rig. Excellent cell signal with serenity aplenty! It ... more
So simple to access and such a peaceful stay! There are maybe 10 spots that we large enough for our 36’ class a before the trail head. There were a lot of spots for tents, small trailers, etc and the looked like nice level ones. It’s the road that won’t support maneuvering a larger rig. Excellent cell signal with serenity aplenty! It seems like many folks either come for the day and hike then leave or overnight and go early next morning. We hung around about an hour before a truck belonging to ATVers loaded up and vacated our perfect spot
Miss Daisy would stay here again
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“Fantastic Spot In Gorgeous Setting”
Reviewed 12/6/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
We were lucky enough to get the last real spot in the upper parking area just before the trailhead. Before settling in the spot we attempted to drive the road that goes on after the trailhead parking but turned around after getting stuck in soft sand. We wouldn’t suggest driving that part of the road unless you have 4 wheel drive and/... more
We were lucky enough to get the last real spot in the upper parking area just before the trailhead. Before settling in the spot we attempted to drive the road that goes on after the trailhead parking but turned around after getting stuck in soft sand. We wouldn’t suggest driving that part of the road unless you have 4 wheel drive and/or high clearance.
This is such an amazing place. There are beautiful views of the mountains, a vibrant sunset and free range cows wandering in the field. If we had more time we would stay longer and take advantage of the hiking and biking trails.
white.van_no.plan would stay here again
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“Fabulous Views, Quiet, MTB Trail From Camp”
Reviewed 11/30/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 0 |
RV Length: | 22' (Pop Up Camper) |
I was intending to go to Baylor dispersed camping but found this on my way. Coming into the trail head there are several level, developed and graded campsites. Most of these were taken up by large motorhomes or large trailers. So I continued past the trail head, through the wash, up a steep pitch that was quite rutted. I used four-whee... more
I was intending to go to Baylor dispersed camping but found this on my way. Coming into the trail head there are several level, developed and graded campsites. Most of these were taken up by large motorhomes or large trailers. So I continued past the trail head, through the wash, up a steep pitch that was quite rutted. I used four-wheel-drive on my truck just to be on the safe side. But once I had come through that there were several places along this more primitive road, which is basically an extension of the road to the trail head. I would not recommend this section of road to anything other than a truck or van.
Fantastic views of the mountains and to the west, the lights of Las Cruces at night were beautiful! Great location for heading to White Sands early the next morning.
The mountain bike trail is about a six or 8 mile loop of pretty mellow but beautiful riding.
CB would stay here again
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“Spotless, no amenities, limited spaces, easy access”
Reviewed 11/16/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Spotless, easy access, no amenities, limited spaces. A great place to stay. Excellent views, good cell coverage. Excellent road in. About a dozen spaces. 8 miles from civilization.
Fat Ray would stay here again
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“WOW”
Reviewed 6/21/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 14 |
RV Length: | 36' (Travel Trailer) |
What a spot. Beautiful area with views of the Organ Mts absolutely spectacular. Extremely friendly Rangers that come through everyday before dawn. Zero amenities but you you can get water down the road (3mins) near the ranger station and dump about 25mins down the Hwy at Leasburg Dam State Park for $5 bucks and fill fresh water as w... more
What a spot. Beautiful area with views of the Organ Mts absolutely spectacular. Extremely friendly Rangers that come through everyday before dawn.
Zero amenities but you you can get water down the road (3mins) near the ranger station and dump about 25mins down the Hwy at Leasburg Dam State Park for $5 bucks and fill fresh water as well.
My buddy and I hiked the Organ Mt aka the Needle and was one of the best difficult hikes for me up to date absolutely breathtaking!
Totally free, super nice and clean as a whistle. If you want to stay on the area longer than 14days you can go to the other side of town and boondock at Prehistoric Trail, also an awesome free spot and closer to the state park to dump! 😊
Enjoy!
Ross Group Cross Country would stay here again
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“It was great! except for..”
Reviewed 4/4/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
I happened to find the rusty nail capital of Las Cruces... I found the one spot in this dispersed Camping location where someone either dumped a drawer full of nails or a flood washed construction waste into this one spot. I parked/camped at the square lot near the trailhead before the 4wd road starts and after setting up camp I discov... more
I happened to find the rusty nail capital of Las Cruces... I found the one spot in this dispersed Camping location where someone either dumped a drawer full of nails or a flood washed construction waste into this one spot. I parked/camped at the square lot near the trailhead before the 4wd road starts and after setting up camp I discovered/counted over 150 long bent nails hidden in the gravel/dirt I just drove over... I cleaned up what I could with magnets, but I'll be going to the Discount Tires tomorrow to patch any nail holes in my tires :(
But despite the nails, I would recommend this spot - just maybe park in a different spot.
AR would stay here again
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noted 1/17/2024
Scouted multiple times in January 2024. It was full every time we looked, even midweek.
noted 4/19/2020
2018 Camper's Choice #5
2018, 2019 Best Free Camping list
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