Mosley Spring
Off Dark Canyon Road in Eddy County, around fifteen miles from Carlsbad, Mosley Spring comes up barely warm. Upper sixties. That is swimming hole temperature on a hot day and nothing more. Access is unrecorded. A 1949 sample showed a moderate mineral load of calcium, magnesium, sulfate and chloride, and nothing has been run since.
Dark Canyon Road passes within a hundred feet. Low desert under 4,000 feet, hot through the summer and dry all year. Snow hardly ever. Owner and unit are missing. Sunset Reef Campground is about nine miles off. Rain is scarce. Dark Canyon Road is the only named feature on file, and the road class says you can see it from the car.
Camping on record: Sunset Reef, nine miles. The sample is old, 1949. Confirm land ownership before stopping, because the road frontage belongs to someone. Midwinter is when the low desert is bearable. There is no reason to expect a soak at this temperature, so think of it as a landmark and a data point.
The water at Mosley Spring contains 519 mg/L total dissolved solids. It is notably rich in magnesium (known for muscle relaxation and stress relief).
Sunset Reef Campground is a reclaimed well pad with 11 developed campsites; five RV spaces and six tent sites. Each site has a shaded picnic table, fire pit and grill for your camping convenience with a vault toilet on site. Visitors can dry camp at this campground for a maximum of five nights for free. If on the hunt for a great place to camp while exploring the two national parks in the area, this is the place to stay! Carlsbad Caverns is a 25-minute drive (14 miles) to the north and Guada...
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