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Brown Springs Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 36.80617, -108.18145
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Brown Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,720 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Brown Springs 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 Brown Springs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- DDump10 mi
- WWater25 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- ShShower36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
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 — Brown Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
5,720 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.80617, -108.18145
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Brown Springs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Twin Wash (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFarmington · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~3.4 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~9.3 mi
- Dump station~10.3 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~4.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicExceptional Community Hospital - Farmington · ~2.0 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight · ~4.1 mi
EV charging — from Brown Springs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.2 mi straight-line SE — Farmington, NM - East Main Street - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 37 within 100 · 147 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS3.5 mi — 3401 East 30th Street, Farmington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO3.5 mi — 3401 East 30th Street, Farmington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.5 mi — FEUS ANIM.VALL. MALL, Farmington, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 440458 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Brown Springs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet At Brown Springs Ohv Training Area · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCalle Norte Double Vault Toilet · ~2.3 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet · ~7.8 mi SW · BLM
- RestroomAztec Ruins Visitor Center LA-45E · ~10.2 mi E · NPS
Open Brown Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Brown Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Glade Run Recreation Area~1.7 mi
- Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite~19.9 mi
- Angel Peak Scenic Area~23.9 mi
How we know this — Brown Springs 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 Brown Springs 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 — Brown Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →