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Holy Ghost Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 35.76931, -105.70018
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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 Holy Ghost Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,130 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Holy Ghost 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 Holy Ghost Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- DDump32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Holy Ghost Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,130 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.76931, -105.70018
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Holy Ghost Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHoly Ghost Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHoly Ghost · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelPancho's Shell Station · ~13.6 mi
- Propane / LPGMatheson TriGas · ~16.4 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~12.9 mi
- PharmacyNambe Drugs · ~14.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicVillage Clinic · ~13.8 mi
- Hardware1610 Hardware · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Holy Ghost Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.6 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 reach23 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 98 within 100 · 142 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.7 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Cerrillos Road - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — BLHV EV CHARGER LODGE 2, Santa Fe, 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 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 Holy Ghost Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHoly Ghost (Campground) · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomHoly Ghost · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomHoly Ghost (Group Campground) · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavis Willow · ~2.2 mi E · USFS
Open Holy Ghost Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Holy Ghost Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Holy Ghost (Group Campground)~0.5 mi · fee
- Davis Willow Dispersed Camping Area~2.1 mi
- Davis Willow~2.2 mi
- Links Tract Campground~2.3 mi
The unit that manages Holy Ghost Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Holy Ghost 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 Santa Fe at 11,480 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 3,350 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 — Holy Ghost 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 Holy Ghost 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 — Holy Ghost Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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