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Hopewell Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.70431, -106.23681
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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 Hopewell Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,771 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hopewell CgNIFC · 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 Hopewell Cg · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail15 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- WWater31 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
- ShShower58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 18 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 — Hopewell Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,771 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.70431, -106.23681
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hopewell Cg · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEnsenada · ~16.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~17.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.5 mi
- GroceriesChevron · ~17.8 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~23.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicLa Clinica Del Pueblo De Rio Arriba · ~18.0 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~17.9 mi
EV charging — from Hopewell Cg · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.9 mi straight-line W — Henry's True Value Hardware Store, Tierra Amarilla, 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 81 within 100 · 173 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.2 mi — Taos, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Taos
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)39.3 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV AC STATION N 1, Arroyo Seco, 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 399670 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hopewell Cg · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHopewell Ps · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHopewell Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHopewell Fs · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomTrout Lakes · ~10.4 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Hopewell Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trout Lakes Campground~10.5 mi
- Canjilon Lakes~11.5 mi
- Lower Canjilon Lakes Cg~12.2 mi · fee
- Canjilon Creek~12.6 mi
The unit that manages Hopewell Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hopewell Cg are set by Carson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Hopewell at 10,080 ft, about 2 miles away. It sits about 309 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 — Hopewell Cg
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 Hopewell Cg
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 — Hopewell Cg
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Water on public land →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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