Bailey Canyon Road | Wild Camping

April 29th, 2024 by difficultabyssinian58

This was a beautiful stop! Very easily accessible. Would be tricky with a trailer but level enough for cars and trucks. A bit of a rough patch on one side of the entry but there’s plenty of space to drive around it. Stayed here for one night, light traffic, beautiful scenery. Would stay again.

April 8th, 2024 by joybird

The road to this site was in great shape (had no issue in our 2wd manual truck). Pretty spot with ample firewood to be foraged. There was some very muddy ruts in the driveway of the campsite, but we were able to drive around them on either side. Horse tracks and elk fur were observed. Would have stayed two days but moved on due to snow in the forecast!

May 3rd, 2022 by living.it.right

It's not that wonderful of a spot so we decided to move on. There is graffiti on a sign on the left and a camping spot to the right down a hill (would be slippery if it rained).

April 30th, 2022 by 8-PawsAventures

Of the left hand side of road. Slow going up. Have 2 bars on AT&T. Pretty spot with several options to set up. Planning on staying here awhile. Very chilly but fabulous after hot day at white sands

April 26th, 2022 by foreverwildbus

Nice spot up a fairly bumpy road. We made it up in our shuttle bus. 2 fire pits to use. occasional car or dirt bike would drive up the road but other than that it was quiet and private.

April 22nd, 2022 by Humble Bumble

Great spot with easy access. I'm right at the 🔵 a little uneven but if you park just right it works. Most vehicles could get this far but not sure about big rigs or those with trailers for turning around. Good Verizon LTE

March 17th, 2022 by d

Nice wooded area, dirt road to the place but doable in a 2wd. Verizon had 2 bars and had reasonable internet. There are also spots for campfires setup.

August 10th, 2021 by kretschmer.luke

Fairly easy drive. Took the road during a thunderstorm in my 2WD Tundra. Had no issues. Drive slowly as to avoid sharp rocks and potholes.

Camping was superb. Peace and quiet are assured when camping here.

June 8th, 2021 by ocpd8518

Sites still open. Bottom side is unlevel but wide open. Ok for a Skokie or larger rig. We stayed at the top of the hill on the left. Quiet with only few trucks passing through the night.

April 25th, 2021 by SolInvictus

Quiet shady spot in a forest. Fast Verizon and AT&T. Parked at the fork of the road just past the Switchback Trail trailhead off of Bailey Canyon Road.

April 21st, 2021 by ahmedlabs2000

Rough dirt road, but my Prius made it up, will find out if it will make it back tomorrow

April 12th, 2021 by ggbearandthevanlair.com

Good spot to park near Cloudcroft. Fine service (Verizon) & a ring for a fire too!

March 13th, 2021 by outsidevibes.com

Stayed one night, parked just passed the cattle guard, next to the trailhead. Had zero issues

November 19th, 2020 by roamingabout.com

Fine place for a night or two. Nothing that special but pretty easy to access. Nice hike nearby as well. And had some wild horses hanging out for a bit. Good AT&T service. Road was ok for vans/trucks. Probably would not bring a towed vehicle in unless it's pretty tough.

November 4th, 2020 by seakoerner

Beautiful quiet spot just above the road. Great hiking and lots of wildlife. Had a peaceful evening in the New Mexico mountains. Not sure about that altitude though. Think it’s more like 8000’

January 30th, 2020 by Grandvanyon.com

Very nice campsite! Right by the road, so a few cars go by. Extremely slippery in winter conditions! We got stuck in our RWD E350 with all terrain tires, and from the looks of it several other people have as well.

July 20th, 2018 by Oklahoma Overland

Dispersed camping along a National Forest road. Beautiful pine forest. Not suitable for large vehicles. Come up in the mountains and escape the heat.