Desert & Redrock camping · New Mexico
Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness
Camp at the edge of a hoodoo badlands maze
SettingDesert & Redrock
StateNew Mexico
Best seasonSpring & fall
ReserveFree dispersed at the trailhead (BLM)
A trail-less wilderness of cracked clay badlands, petrified-wood logs, and surreal hoodoos and “eggs” in remote northwest New Mexico. Free dispersed camping at the trailhead, then wander into a landscape that looks like another planet.
Don’t missThe Cracked Eggs & hoodoos
RVs & rigsVans & small RVs (dirt lot); no services or shade
What’s here
- Hoodoos & “eggs”
- Petrified wood
- Astrophotography
- No-trail exploring
Reservation windows, fees, and seasonal/road closures change — confirm with the managing agency (Recreation.gov, the state park system, or the forest/BLM office) before you go, and check fire restrictions and pack-it-out rules, especially for free dispersed sites.
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