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BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Santa Fe County, NM · 35.96415, -105.91777
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,685 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NMNIFC · 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 BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- DDump23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
6,685 ft
County
Santa Fe County, NM
Coordinates
35.96415, -105.91777
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSanta Cruz Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCundiyo · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~8.7 mi
- Dump stationJuniper Campground Dump Station · ~23.4 mi
- GroceriesPojoaque Supermarket · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~8.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~4.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.4 mi straight-line NW — La Arboleda Senior Center, Chimayo, NM (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach30 within 25 mi · 48 within 50 · 93 within 100 · 151 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.0 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Cerrillos Road - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.5 mi — AVANYU AVANYU RIGHT, Española
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — JEMEZ ELECTRIC CPF50 #1, Hernandez, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 449049 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSanta Cruz Lake Rec Site Overlook Campground Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSclra Overlook Campground Double Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSclra North Shore Fishing Dock Parking Lot Double Vault Toilet · ~1.1 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSclra North Shore Camping Loop Double Vault Toilet · ~1.1 mi N · BLM
Open BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM elsewhere
Other camps near BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area~1.1 mi
- Borrego Mesa Campground~8.2 mi
- Borrego Mesa~8.2 mi
- Aspen Basin Campground~13.3 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Santa Fe at 11,480 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 4,795 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 — BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM
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 BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM
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 — BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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