Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 34.10474, -106.86897
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,619 ft.
Fire & smoke — around El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic TrailNIFC · 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 El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- WWater3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- DDump45 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,619 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
34.10474, -106.86897
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEscondida · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.4 mi
- FuelAlon · ~2.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDK Convenience · ~2.6 mi
- PharmacyKelly’s Pharmacy · ~3.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicBhasker Medical Clinic · ~3.6 mi
- HardwareRaks Building Supply · ~3.1 mi
EV charging — from El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.7 mi straight-line SW — Socorro, NM - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 57 within 100 · 124 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS3.5 mi — SOCORRODCFAST DC FAST 1, Socorro
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO3.5 mi — SOCORRODCFAST DC FAST 1, Socorro
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)49.7 mi — Melloy Ford, Los Lunas, NM (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Best Western Socorro Hotel and Suites - Tesla Destination, Socorro, 2.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 227098 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSocorro Nature Area Bvt · ~3.9 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSocorro Nature Area Double Vault Toilet · ~3.9 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBox Sma Vault Toilet · ~10.0 mi SW · BLM
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop 11: Walking Sands · ~13.8 mi N
Open El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail elsewhere
Other camps near El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- San Lorenzo Canyon~12.0 mi
- Water Canyon Group Campground~16.1 mi
- Water Canyon Group Site~16.3 mi · fee
How we know this — El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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 El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
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 — El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Hot-weather camping →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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