Details
Salt Flat, TX, 79847
National Park ServiceLast Updated: November 12, 2025
Table Of Contents
Campground Overview
Introduction
Dog Canyon is a two-hour drive from the Pine Springs area. The Dog Canyon Campground sits at 6,300 feet in elevation and has 9 tent and 4 RV sites. There is one group site at Dog Canyon that can be reserved for a group of 10-20 individuals. Campground amenities include drinking water and flush toilets (there are NO hookups, dump stations or showers). Only cooking stoves are permitted; charcoal, wood fires, and propane firepits are not permitted.
Campsite Details
Operating Hours
The Dog Canyon Campground is open year round, 24 hours a day.
Weather
Due to its elevation and protected location beneath steep cliff walls, the campground at Dog Canyon has cooler temperatures in the summer and is sheltered from strong gusty winds in the winter and spring.
Amenities
Trash & Recycling Collection
Toilets
Staff or Host On-Site
Potable Water
Rates & Fees
Individual Tent Sites
Individual sites can accomodate 8 people with 2 tents. Sites include a single tent pad measuring 10' x 10' and a picnic table.
RV Sites
Each RV site will have a parking spot that can accommodate a 23 foot RV. Each site will have a picnic table in the spot.
Group Campsites
Groups must stay in designated group sites at the Pine Springs and Dog Canyon Campgrounds. Group site occupancy is limited to a minimum of 10 persons and a maximum of 20 persons per site. Vehicles parked here cannot block traffic.
Horse Corral Fee
Horse corral fees are $15.00 per night. This fee is in addition to the required entrance fee and campsite fee and is needed only if the corral facility will be used.
Rules & Regulations
Fire/Stove Policy
Wood and charcoal fires are not allowed year round. All cooking must be done with contained fuel stoves.Regulations Overview
- Camping is permitted in designated campsites only. - Camping is limited to 14 consecutive nights within a 30-day period and not more than 60 total nights per calendar year anywhere within the park. - At all park campgrounds, where tent pads are provided, all tents and/or camping shelters must be erected on the tent pads. - The use of hammocks, slacklines, tarps or similar devices tied to natural and/or manmade features is prohibited. - Only cooking stoves are permitted; charcoal, wood fires, and propane firepits are prohibited. - Quiet hours in all the park’s developed campgrounds are from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time.Accessibility
Internet Information
Free WiFi is available for visitors at the Dog Canyon Ranger Station. The WiFi is available 24 hrs a day and does not require a password.
Cell Phone Information
There is no cell phone reception in the Dog Canyon area.
RV Allowed
No
RV Maximum Length
0
Trailer Maximum Length
0
Trailer Allowed
No
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