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Big Tesuque Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 35.76917, -105.80861
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Big Tesuque Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,703 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Tesuque CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Big Tesuque Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- DDump26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Big Tesuque Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,703 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.76917, -105.80861
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Big Tesuque Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTesuque Creek North Fork (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHoly Ghost · ~6.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.9 mi
- FuelGalisteo Allsup's · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGMatheson TriGas · ~11.3 mi
- Dump stationJuniper Campground Dump Station · ~26.5 mi
- GroceriesJohnny's Cash Store · ~9.0 mi
- PharmacyNambe Drugs · ~9.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicUltiMed · ~9.0 mi
- Hardware1610 Hardware · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Big Tesuque Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.3 mi straight-line SW — NMSLO EV1 NMSLO EV1, Santa Fe, NM · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach26 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 98 within 100 · 147 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.6 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Cerrillos Road - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.1 mi — BLHV EV CHARGER LODGE 2, Santa Fe, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Tesuque Casino, Santa Fe, 7.7 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for customers only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 319980 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Tesuque Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Tesuque · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Vista · ~0.6 mi N · USFS
- RestroomVista Grande Overlook · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
- RestroomNorski Trailhead · ~1.4 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Big Tesuque Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aspen Basin Campground~1.8 mi
- Black Canyon Campground~3.3 mi
- Holy Ghost (Group Campground)~5.9 mi · fee
- Holy Ghost Campground~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Tesuque Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Tesuque Campground are set by Santa Fe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Santa Fe at 11,480 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 1,777 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Big Tesuque Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Big Tesuque Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Big Tesuque Campground
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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