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Cuchilla Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.56890, -105.52020
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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 Cuchilla Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,171 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cuchilla 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 Cuchilla Campground · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- ShShower19 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Cuchilla Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,171 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.56890, -105.52020
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Cuchilla Campground · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRio Hondo (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTaos Ski Valley · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPGKit Carson Propane · ~10.6 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~8.8 mi
- PharmacyBestCare Pharmacy · ~9.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicTaos-Picuris Indian Health Center · ~11.0 mi
- HardwareQuesta Lumber · ~9.9 mi
EV charging — from Cuchilla Campground · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.3 mi straight-line NE — Taos Ski Valley Armadillo Parking Lot (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 80 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.8 mi — Taos, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Taos
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO4.5 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV NORTH DC 1, Arroyo Seco
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.3 mi — Taos Ski Valley Resort (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · 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 459399 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cuchilla Campground · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCuchilla · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCuchillo Del Medio · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Hondo · ~2.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomTaos Ski Valley, Inc. · ~4.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Cuchilla Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cuchilla Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cuchillo Del Medio Campground~0.9 mi
- Lower Hondo Campground~2.1 mi
- Twining~4.4 mi
- Twining Campground~4.5 mi
The unit that manages Cuchilla Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cuchilla Campground 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 4 miles away. It sits about 2,849 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 — Cuchilla 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 Cuchilla 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 — Cuchilla Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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