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E.V. Long Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 35.69837, -105.42196
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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 E.V. Long Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,474 ft.
Fire & smoke — around E.V. Long 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 E.V. Long Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- WWater22 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- DDump49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, 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 — E.V. Long Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,474 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.69837, -105.42196
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around E.V. Long Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGallinas Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townEl Porvenir · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChacon Gas · ~10.2 mi
- Propane / LPGMatheson TriGas · ~30.3 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~12.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~19.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicBlue Haven · ~4.2 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~12.4 mi
EV charging — from E.V. Long Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.3 mi straight-line SE — Las Vegas, NM - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 98 within 100 · 141 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.3 mi — LAS VEGAS DC EV DCFAST2, Las Vegas
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.3 mi — LAS VEGAS DC EV DCFAST2, Las Vegas
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.5 mi — NMHU NMHU CHARGE1, Las Vegas, 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 102306 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around E.V. Long Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEv Long · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOak Flats · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomEl Porvenir · ~1.0 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBaker Flat · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
Open E.V. Long Campground elsewhere
Other camps near E.V. Long Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- El Porvenir Campground~1.0 mi
- Johnson Mesa Campground~2.7 mi
- Links Tract Campground~14.0 mi
- Davis Willow~14.1 mi
The unit that manages E.V. Long Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at E.V. Long Campground 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 Wesner Springs at 11,110 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 3,636 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 — E.V. Long 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 E.V. Long 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 — E.V. Long Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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