Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Dalton Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 35.65886, -105.69032
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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 Dalton Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,256 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dalton DispersedNIFC · 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 Dalton Dispersed · Santa Fe National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- DDump34 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 — Dalton Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,256 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.65886, -105.69032
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dalton Dispersed · Santa Fe National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDalton Canyon Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townUpper La Posada · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.7 mi
- FuelPancho's Shell Station · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGMatheson TriGas · ~15.1 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.3 mi
- PharmacyNambe Drugs · ~14.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicVillage Clinic · ~6.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from Dalton Dispersed · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.9 mi straight-line S — Frankie's at the Casanova, Pecos, 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 reach21 within 25 mi · 40 within 50 · 98 within 100 · 140 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.0 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Cerrillos Road - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.7 mi — St Johns, Santa Fe, NM · LOOP · J1772 · 20 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 399671 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dalton Dispersed · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Dalton Fishing Access · ~0.5 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomLower Dalton · ~0.5 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomField Tract · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Bridge · ~2.6 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Dalton Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Field Tract Campground~1.9 mi · fee
- Davis Willow Dispersed Camping Area~6.4 mi
- Links Tract Campground~7.0 mi
- Davis Willow~7.0 mi
The unit that manages Dalton Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dalton Dispersed 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 Elk Cabin at 8,220 ft, about 7 miles away. It sits about 964 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 — Dalton Dispersed
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Dalton Dispersed
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 — Dalton Dispersed
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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