Dog Canyon Campground Tour | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 2022 

I've used trekking pole tents and free standing at GUMO. Whichever is better to you in the wind. I've never had much problem with tent stakes out there. The ground isn't near as hard as some other places I camp.

I have the same tent. It should fit on the tentpads. Your vestibule might have off. But the main tent will fit. My family has setup a kingdom 6 at the campground before with no problem. Site 5 has the most direct shade. Especially over the table area. If you plan to hangout in the tent, it will get afternoon sun though. It's still my favorite site as it's a good mix of being back away from the road and has good shade. 9 would be my other suggestion. It may have the best overall shade for the tent pad. But it's right next to the road. If you get on Google maps, you can see the satellite view and maybe get a better idea of how the trees are distributed. There are also a few 360 pictures that someone has posted. That always helps me.

@@CameronHall88 , Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

The more iconic hikes are on the South side of the park. But the quieter experience is at Dog Canyon. Thanks for watching.

I know a pretty fair amount about them. I have videos about individual backcountry campgrounds on my channel. Or if you have any specific questions, let me know.

@@CameronHall88 Thank you. I'll be hitting Guadalupe MNP in mid june and those tent sites don't look too appealing. So can people just drive down BLM roads and pitch? Or, are there specific backcountry areas not too far of a hike (gotta hike in all the water) you'd recommend? It seems, with all the water one would need this time of year, hiking in 2 or 3 gallons would be too much pack weight. Thank you for your response. I really appreciate it.

@@CameronHall88 Also, I will be flying to El Paso, and of course, I'll have to resupply water and alcohol fuel at Wal Mart...no problem...My packweight is no more than 20 lbs for a couple days. (with 40 oz water)

@andrewwheelerguitar if you have any El Paso specific questions or travel from there, you may check out the channel ChucoHiker. He's from there and knows the area well. You can camp almost anywhere in the Lincoln National Forest for free and without permit. There are some cattle tanks you could potentially filter from but there is no guarantee that they will actually have water. Also, if you are passing through Queen, NM, you can fill water there. You definitely have to carry all your water when backpacking. It makes it easier to plan a route the passes by one of the front country Campgrounds where you can refill water. Not sure how far you're planning to backpack, but I would stay away from Marcus campsites as it's pretty open and it'll be very hot. You will have cooler temps and more shade at Mckittrick Ridge, Mescalero, or Tejas.

@@CameronHall88thanks so much!

Not the greenest I've ever seen but by far the most wildflowers. Crazy amount of bees all over them. And mosquitoes were actually a problem for the first time ever out there. That's how much rain they've been getting.

They still require picking up permits at Pine Springs and as far as I know, the Superintendent has mentioned that's how it's going to be. Hopefully they change it at some point. That would be super convenient.

It was nice to get back out there.

@@CameronHall88 I'm sure it was. Happy hiking

Yeah, it's an unfortunate rule. Wasn't like that a few years ago. But it's a great Campground. And I really enjoy that whole side of the park. Hope you have a great trip.

Not in the actual park. You could up until a couple years ago. Unfortunately more and more government rules have made it against the rules to hammock camp in the park. You can tent camp. Or cowboy camp most of the time. If you really want to hammock, you can camp in the Lincoln National Forest that connects to Guadalupe Mountains NP. There are very little rules there and it's free.

Yes, you can get your stakes in the ground for the most part. You might have to move around a little to find a place it'll push in. I wouldn't camp anywhere out there without staking my tent down. The wind can pop up at anytime.

I would stay as well. It is frustrating with everything going to online. But that is the way most of the NPS is going. And I don't think it'll ever go back.

@@CameronHall88 i wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't for the fact that the credit card companies end up taking a percentage of that : money that should go to the Park. BUT i also have to admit that after seeing the metal $ collection thing at a campground out here / sawed off and stolen... yeah everything will shift to card eventually...