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Coyote Canyon Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.07204, -106.63020
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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 Coyote Canyon Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,976 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coyote Canyon Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Coyote Canyon Camping Area · Santa Fe National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater11 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- DDump27 mi
- ShShower43 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
- OOutfitter46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Coyote Canyon Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,976 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.07204, -106.63020
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Coyote Canyon Camping Area · Santa Fe National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBonita Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCanon del Coyote · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationJuniper Campground Dump Station · ~27.4 mi
- GroceriesAmanda’s Store · ~14.2 mi
- PharmacySmith's Pharmacy · ~29.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicCoyote Medical Clinic · ~6.5 mi
EV charging — from Coyote Canyon Camping Area · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.9 mi straight-line W — Mel's Drive Thru Chicken and BBQ, Cuba, NM · FCN · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 33 within 50 · 108 within 100 · 156 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.7 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Cerrillos Road - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.2 mi — PONDEROSA PINES STATION 01, Los Alamos, 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 371957 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coyote Canyon Camping Area · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletCoyote Canyon · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomTea Kettle Rock · ~3.7 mi SW · USFS
- Portable toiletRio Puerco · ~5.6 mi W · USFS
- Portable toiletResumidero · ~7.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Coyote Canyon Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Coyote Canyon Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rio Puerco Campground~5.6 mi
- Resumidero Camping Area~7.1 mi
- Rio De Las Vacas~11.1 mi · fee
- Clear Creek Campground Group Area~12.2 mi
The unit that manages Coyote Canyon Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coyote Canyon Camping Area are set by Santa Fe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Garita Peak at 10,100 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 2,124 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 — Coyote Canyon Camping Area
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 Coyote Canyon Camping Area
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 — Coyote Canyon Camping Area
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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