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Cebolla Mesa
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.64100, -105.68870
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Cebolla Mesa
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,380 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cebolla MesaNIFC · 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 Cebolla Mesa · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- DDump52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Cebolla Mesa
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,380 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.64100, -105.68870
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Cebolla Mesa · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRio Grande (river) · nearby
- Nearest townCedar Springs · ~2.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~8.3 mi
- GroceriesQuesta Market · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~5.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicQuesta Health Center · ~7.8 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~5.9 mi
EV charging — from Cebolla Mesa · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.2 mi straight-line NE — Village of Questa DCFC (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 reach10 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 79 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.6 mi — Taos, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Taos
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.8 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV NORTH DC 1, Arroyo Seco
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.8 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV AC STATION N 1, Arroyo Seco, 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 347212 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cebolla Mesa · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCebolla Mesa · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta River Campground Vault Toilet · ~0.6 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta Rim Campground Mens Vault Toilet · ~1.2 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta Rim Campground Womens Vault Toilet · ~1.2 mi N · BLM
Open Cebolla Mesa elsewhere
Other camps near Cebolla Mesa
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- La Junta Lower~0.9 mi
- Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument~3.0 mi
- Bear Crossing~5.3 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM~6.7 mi
The unit that manages Cebolla Mesa
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cebolla Mesa are set by Carson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Taos Powderhorn at 11,020 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 3,640 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 — Cebolla Mesa
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 Cebolla Mesa
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 — Cebolla Mesa
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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