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Campgrounds in New Mexico

Middle Canjilon Lakes Cg

In a picturesque setting of lakes and a meandering stream, Canjilon Lakes Campground offers excellent …

Fee Required USFS

Hopewell Cg

Hopewell Lake Campground sits next to its scenic namesake lake between Tres Piedras and Tierra …

Fee Required USFS

Comales

Close to paved road and Rio Pueblo fishing; these sites are at head of Comales …

Fee Required USFS

Black Canyon (New)Cg

Black Canyon Campgroud offers single and double-family sites. Some sites are designated as walk-to sites …

Fee Required USFS

Vista Linda

This popular campground is open year round. The campground is located in the scenic San …

Fee Required USFS

Capulin

Popular roadside area near La Sombra Campground and Shady Brook stores with access to Rio …

Fee Required USFS

Rio De Las Vacas

Tall Ponderosa Pines and meadows frame the Rio de las Vacas Campground. The Rio de …

Fee Required USFS

Jemez Falls

The campground is located in a stunning Ponderosa Pine and forest meadow environmentin proximityto the …

Fee Required USFS

Duran

12 single campsites on Duran Creek.Trailhead to La Cueva Lake Trail #8 and Duran/Policarpio Trail …

Fee Required USFS

Upper La Junta

8units with fishing access. Popular with motorcylists.

Fee Required USFS

Jacks Creek

Located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains this 39 sitecampground is near the Pecos Wilderness …

Fee Required USFS

Jacks Creek

Beautifully located among aspens and mixed conifer, you will definitely get the mountain experience at …

Fee Required USFS

Holy Ghost (Campground)

Situated in abeautiful steep canyon right along Holy Ghost Creek, 16 miles north of Pecos …

Fee Required USFS

Junebug

Recently refurbished roadside campground sits near historic Red River mining area and downhill ski resort. …

Fee Required USFS

Field Tract

Situated on the Pecos River, Field Tract Campground provides an inviting forested setting. The Sangre …

Fee Required USFS

Cowles

Cowles Campground sits at thebase of the Winsor Canyon where it meets the Pecos Canyon …

Fee Required USFS

Iron Gate

Located above 9,000 feet, Iron Gate Campgroundis an excellentspot to access the Pecos Wilderness for …

Fee Required USFS

Columbine

Set along the Red River in its steep canyon, this site is at the base …

Fee Required USFS

El Porvenir

Beautifully situated in a mixed conifer forest next to Beaver Creek near the base of …

Fee Required USFS

Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #2

QUEMADO LAKE - EL CASO CG (Campground)

FREE USFS

Dipping Vat

DIPPING VAT (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Water Canyon

Within the Magdalena Mountains is a beautiful campground with twelve campsites and an additional group …

Fee Required USFS

Tajique

TAJIQUE (Campground)

FREE USFS

Twining

Open May to October. Four sites for tents or trailers by Taos Ski Valley provide …

FREE USFS

Ev Long

Situated right next to Gallinas Creek among big Ponderosa Pines and mixed conifers, EV Long …

Fee Required USFS

Cruces Basin Th

CRUCES BASIN TH (Campground)

FREE USFS

Saddle

SADDLE (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Black Bear

Black Bear is perched atop the scenic Sacramento Mountains of south-central New Mexico, near Alamogordo …

Fee Required USFS

Quaking Aspen

QUAKING ASPEN (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Coal Mine

Coal Mine (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Forks

FORKS (Campground)

FREE USFS

Sam Tobias Memorial Campground

SAM TOBIAS MEMORIAL GC (Group Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Cherry Creek

CHERRY CREEK (Campground)

FREE USFS

Mesa

MESA (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Apache Creek

APACHE CREEK (Campground)

FREE USFS

La Sombra

Popular Taos Canyon site near Capulin Campground and Shady Brook. No Drinking Water.No Garbage Service. …

Fee Required USFS

Deerhead

DEERHEAD (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Fourth Of July

FOURTH OF JULY (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Aspen Basin

The Aspen Basin Campground is located adjacent to the very large parking area at Santa …

FREE USFS

Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #1

QUEMADO LAKE - EL CASO CG #1 (Campground)

FREE USFS

Ben Lilly

BEN LILLY (Campground)

FREE USFS

San Antonio

The San Antonio Group Campground is located in the San Antonio Campground. This area has …

Fee Required USFS

Big Tesuque

Big Tesuqueis a walk in campground not conducive to trailer or RV campoing. There are10 …

FREE USFS

Jacks Creek (Group Cg)

Beautifully located among aspens and mixed conifer, you will definitely get the mountain experience at …

Fee Required USFS

Davis Willow

Primitive dispersed campinglocated 16 miles north of Pecos on NM 63, then 1 mile on …

FREE USFS

Railroad Canyon

RAILROAD CANYON (Campground)

FREE USFS

Armijo Springs

ARMIJO SPRINGS (Campground)

FREE USFS

Panchuela

Panchuela campground is nestled at the edge of the Pecos Wilderness with Panchuela Creek running …

Fee Required USFS

Lower Hondo

One of three small sites on paved road to Taos Ski Valley providing access to …

FREE USFS

Upper Black Canyon

UPPER BLACK CANYON (Campground)

FREE USFS

James Canyon

JAMES CANYON (Campground)

FREE USFS

Red Cloud -New

RED CLOUD -NEW (Campground)

FREE USFS

Cottonwood

COTTONWOOD (Campground)

FREE USFS

Agua Piedra Cg

Agua Piedra, located in the Carson National Forest, is nestled near the Rio Pueblo and …

Fee Required USFS

Pueblo Park

PUEBLO PARK (Campground)

FREE USFS

Head Of The Ditch

HEAD OF THE DITCH (Campground)

FREE USFS

Las Petacas

Set in a beautiful canyon quite close to Taos, there is good access to Rio …

Fee Required USFS

Sleepy Grass

SLEEPY GRASS (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Hughes Mill

HUGHES MILL (Campground)

FREE USFS

Rio Chama

The Rio Chama is a developed no-fee campground where reservations are not required. Located along …

FREE USFS

Cimarron

Cimarron Campground is located in the scenic Valle Vidal within Carson National Forest in northern …

Fee Required USFS

Coyote Canyon

Coyote CanyonCamping Areais a primitive campsite and picnic area next to Coyote Creek. Uses: picnicking, …

FREE USFS

Buzzard Park

BUZZARD PARK (Campground)

FREE USFS

Johnson Mesa

JohnsonMesa is a dispersed camping area located east of Las Vegas on NM 65 and …

FREE USFS

Willow Creek

WILLOW CREEK (Campground)

FREE USFS

Borrego Mesa

The Borrego Mesa Campground is located close to several trailheads leading into the north half …

FREE USFS

Rio Chama

Located on the Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River.Ten individual campsites each include a picnic …

FREE USFS

Quemado Lake - Juniper Cg

QUEMADO LAKE - JUNIPER (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Lower Fir

Lower Fir Group Area is a high-energy and highly popular group campground in the Sacramento …

Fee Required USFS

Karr Canyon Upper

KARR CANYON UPPER (Campground)

FREE USFS

Paliza

Campground is situated in a beautiful Ponderosa Pine forest. Located in Lower Paliza Canyon, come …

Fee Required USFS

Clear Creek

Elk and deer in the surrounding forest, fish in the Rio de las Vacas and …

Fee Required USFS

Aeroplane Mesa

AEROPLANE MESA (Campground)

FREE USFS

Elephant Rock

Roadside campground has excellent fishing access to well-stocked Red River, nearby Eagle Rock Lake and …

Fee Required USFS

Lower Black Canyon

LOWER BLACK CANYON (Campground)

FREE USFS

John F Kennedy

JOHN F KENNEDY (Campground)

FREE USFS

Mccrystal

These 55 sites in Valle Vidal elk/bear country are a great hunting, hiking, fishing destination.From …

Fee Required USFS

Karr Canyon Lower

KARR CANYON LOWER (Campground)

FREE USFS

Lower Scorpion

LOWER SCORPION (Campground)

FREE USFS

La Junta Canyon

Fishing access. Also popular with motorcylists Facilities: 8 family units, toilets, drinking water, trailer mobility …

Fee Required USFS

Kingston

KINGSTON CAMPGROUND (Campground)

FREE USFS

Pines

PINES (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Silver

SILVER (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Upper Fir

Upper Fir Group Area is one of the most popular campsites in the Sacramento Mountain …

Fee Required USFS

Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #3

QUEMADO LAKE - EL CASO CG #3 (Campground)

FREE USFS

Oak Grove

OAK GROVE FC (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area

FREE USFS

Echo Amphitheater

Echo Campground is a roadside campground adjacent to U.S. Highway 84.The campground contains 8 campsites …

Fee Required USFS

Capilla Peak

CAPILLA PEAK (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Cedar Springs

CEDAR SPRINGS (Campground)

FREE USFS

Cosmic

Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary

FREE USFS

Clear Creek

Clear Creek Group Campground is less than a two hourdrive from the Albuquerque area, and …

Fee Required USFS

Holy Ghost (Group Campground)

The group campground is situated on the upper portion of the Holy Ghost Canyon,a beautiful …

Fee Required USFS

Fawn Lakes

Fawn Lakes Campground is located in Carson National Forest, one of a few campgrounds located …

Fee Required USFS

Quemado Lake - Pinon Cg

QUEMADO LAKE - PINON (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Cebolla Mesa

Camping - fivesites and picnicking. Fishing -1 mile down on the Rio Grande River and …

FREE USFS

Baca

BACA (Campground)

FREE USFS

Santa Barbara

22 developed campsites at popular drop-off/pick-up point for Pecos Wilderness hikers and riders seeking closest …

Fee Required USFS

Upper Scorpion

UPPER SCORPION (Campground)

FREE USFS

Springtime

SPRINGTIME (Campground)

FREE USFS

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