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Echo Amphitheater
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.35909, -106.52358
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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 Echo Amphitheater
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,613 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Echo AmphitheaterNIFC · 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 Echo Amphitheater · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- GGrocery24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- DDump38 mi
- ShShower47 mi
- OOutfitter53 mi
- AAir-up57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Echo Amphitheater
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,613 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.35909, -106.52358
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Echo Amphitheater · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCanjilon · ~10.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.8 mi
- FuelMustang Gas · ~12.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMargarita's Store · ~23.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCoyote Medical Clinic · ~14.3 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~24.5 mi
EV charging — from Echo Amphitheater · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.5 mi straight-line E — El Rito DCFC (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 154 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)52.7 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV DC STATION 2, Taos
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.5 mi — Henry's True Value Hardware Store, Tierra Amarilla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.7 mi — JEMEZ ELECTRIC CPF50 #1, Hernandez, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 347215 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Echo Amphitheater · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomEcho Amphitheater · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomEcho Amphitheater Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Eddy Take-Out · ~4.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhirlpool · ~4.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Echo Amphitheater elsewhere
Other camps near Echo Amphitheater
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rio Chama Campground~8.3 mi
- El Rito Campground~15.3 mi
- Canjilon Creek~16.2 mi
- Lower Canjilon Lakes Cg~16.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Echo Amphitheater
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Echo Amphitheater are set by Carson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Echo Amphitheater
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Echo Amphitheater
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 — Echo Amphitheater
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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