Gravel lot by Brantley Lake | Wild Camping

October 19th, 2023 by sailgalene

Lots of waterfront open spaces. Good gravel roads all the way to the shore across from the dam. Nobody around. Clean.

March 17th, 2023 by Honey and Me

Drove in to this spot with our 4x4 and 25 foot trailer. Room to turn around at the end of the road and in the parking lot. This is where the sign for camping directed us. The fee is $8 a night or $5 for day use and you pay at the little kiosk at the highway. We decided not to stay as the forecast was calling for snow that night and the road was driveable, but not great. Wouldn’t want to get stuck. Pretty though.

February 24th, 2023 by nomadichabits.official

This place is permanently closed.

February 24th, 2023 by nomadichabits.official

Pulled onto the road and there is a guard shack for the state park and the gravel lot is closed with a chain across the road. There is camping to the right but cost is $8

February 18th, 2023 by andreian.94

Easy access with our 30’ motorhome. We stayed here for 4 days. The place was pretty clean, and it has a big dumpster.
Verizon and T-Mobile worked great!

February 2nd, 2023 by lightningnings

Pretty peaceful place that is pretty well kept. The turn off comes very quick, especially at night. One other RV here, they had a fire. Great Verizon service, great Starlink reception.

January 19th, 2023 by glpj5019

Several spots near the lake. Easy access even in a 40’ Skoolie.

December 27th, 2022 by Family Off The Map

great view, nice and quiet. 1 other camper but plenty of room for separation. a little buggy when the wind calmed down

December 23rd, 2022 by surlaroute.ontheroad

Super endroit sur le bord du
Lac Brantley ... nous y sommes seule ... avec pit à feu en plus !!! Calme ...

November 19th, 2022 by svslick

Paid $8 and camped in the camping area down the dirt road to the right as you enter the pay station. Pit toilets and a garbage dumpster. Plenty of flat space near the bathroom for van or motor home parking.

November 6th, 2022 by bkim31

Large level gravel area next to Brantley Lake. Nice paved road from the highway so regular cars and vans will have no problem. You can see the highway but not too much noise. Was alone all night except for one local who came by and spent about 20 minutes fishing for dinner. 5g cell signal. Large trash dump, no other services. Great overnight spot!

October 27th, 2022 by tylerpickering22

Quiet spot by the lake. A few people fishing when I arrived at 5pm. Otherwise I was alone. Clean area, easy to get to on paved road North of lake entrance. Tons of bugs at Sunset and large burrs all over the gravel lot. Had to remove quite a few from my dog.

October 22nd, 2022 by earthsguide

Nice mostly quiet location. Some more private areas is side or bigger open area for bigger rigs.
Final approach is your judgement call to make.
Was super wi du that day so but of drawback
Garbage….
Picked up in our area….

October 7th, 2022 by sulvandance

Stayed for the night in our Ford van peacefully—had a couple of RVers as neighbors but it was all very quiet and peaceful. Great spot with full Verizon service!

May 9th, 2022 by dmhwolfe

Great spot to park for a night! Pretty secluded and nice views. The paved road in from the highway is about a mile, right up until the gravel lot. Super easy to get to. Just note if you’re traveling from the north, there’s no left turn lane for this road so be prepared.

April 16th, 2022 by batt2613

Even with a lot of day users and campers there is lots of room to camp. We camped away from the shore, backed into som small tree/tall brush and it was fine.

March 7th, 2022 by Cubby Van Life

Amazing place by a lake. In NM, nonethe less. Water! Makeshift fire pits, a huge trash bin, gravel lot. No garbage or trash laying around, I mean none, not even beer cans. It is really clean! You can see the dam and the state park from here. The water is clear and a beautiful color. Almost no noise from the highway, rt. 285.