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Cedar Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.67271, -107.25911
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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 Cedar Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,293 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cedar SpringsNIFC · 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 Cedar Springs · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail19 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- HHardware39 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
- MMechanic39 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- RxPharmacy40 mi
- DDump41 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
- WWater43 mi
- PPropane51 mi
- ShShower55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 43-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-mi run (and back).
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 — Cedar Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,293 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.67271, -107.25911
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cedar Springs · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMartinez Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~23.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicJicarilla Apache Health Care Facility · ~23.2 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Cedar Springs · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.8 mi straight-line E — Henry's True Value Hardware Store, Tierra Amarilla, NM · LOOP · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 62 within 100 · 168 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.2 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)37.0 mi — IGNACIO LIBRARY LIBRARY 1 · 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 charger$1 activation fee; $0.59 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 399670 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cedar Springs · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomNavajo Lake State Park Recreation Management Area-Restroom Building · ~21.2 mi NW · BoR
- RestroomNavajo Lake State Park Recreation Management Area-Restroom Building · ~21.2 mi NW · BoR
- RestroomNavajo Lake State Park Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom Building · ~21.3 mi NW · BoR
- RestroomNavajo Lake State Park Recreation Management Area-Restroom Building · ~21.3 mi NW · BoR
Open Cedar Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Cedar Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cedar Springs Campground~0.2 mi
- Buzzard Park Campground~14.6 mi
- Simon Canyon Area Of Critical Environmental Concern~24.5 mi
The unit that manages Cedar Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cedar Springs are set by Carson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cedar Springs
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Cedar Springs
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 — Cedar Springs
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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