Friday, March 25, 2011 - BLM Campground, El Malpais National Conservation Area, Grants NM

10,000 Watts, BLM Campground, El Malpais National Conservation Area, Grants NM, March 25, 2011

What are they thinking

See that, up there under the ridge? That's an array of 48 photovoltaic panels, each rated at 220 watts. You think that might supply enough power to keep a camp host from wandering off to find a place to plug in an air conditioner? Bet it would.

Night camp

Site ? - BLM Campground, El Malpais National Conservation Area, Grants NM

• This is a new, small, quiet BLM campground with shelters and fire rings at each site and vault toilets - no water, power, or dump station available.
• Good Verizon cell phone service
• Good Verizon EVDO service
• Locate this campground on my Night Camps Map
• Go to BLM El Malpais National Conservation Area website
• Get a BLM map
• Check the weather here