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Coal Mine Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 35.23403, -107.70197
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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 Coal Mine Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,450 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coal Mine 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 Coal Mine Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- OOutfitter59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Coal Mine Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,450 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.23403, -107.70197
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Coal Mine Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townSan Mateo · ~7.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPhillips 66 · ~10.2 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~23.0 mi
- Dump station~23.3 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~10.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicCibola General Hospital · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Coal Mine Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.2 mi straight-line SW — Walmart 2652 (Grants, NM) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 61 within 100 · 125 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.6 mi — Milan, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Milan
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.0 mi — PARKING L-EAST PARKING L-EAST, Paraje, 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 123052 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coal Mine Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCoal Mine · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLobo Canyon · ~2.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomEl Malpais Visitor Center (MAC) · ~10.7 mi SW · NPS
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop 24: Acomita · ~13.9 mi SE
Open Coal Mine Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Coal Mine Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lobo Canyon Campground~2.2 mi
- El Malpais National Conservation Area~19.2 mi
- Joe Skeen Malpais Campground~21.2 mi
- Ojo Redondo~23.4 mi
The unit that manages Coal Mine Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coal Mine Campground are set by Cibola National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coal Mine 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 Coal Mine 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 — Coal Mine Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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