Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 35.58199, -107.22357
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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 Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,431 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ignacio Chavez Special Management AreaNIFC · 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 Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery25 mi
- @Mail25 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- WWater33 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
- OOutfitter41 mi
- DDump41 mi
- ShShower53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 33-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-mi run (and back).
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 — Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
6,431 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.58199, -107.22357
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGuadalupe · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTorreon Store · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThe Corner Store · ~29.7 mi
EV charging — from Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.0 mi straight-line NE — Cuban Cafe · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 94 within 100 · 129 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)41.7 mi — MELLOY DODGE EV CPE250 1, Albuquerque
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.9 mi — UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center, Rio Rancho, NM (at a hospital) · AMPUP · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · 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 463222 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLa Junta · ~27.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLas Casitas · ~28.5 mi E · USFS
- RestroomSan Diego · ~29.2 mi E · USFS
- RestroomRiver'S Bend · ~29.5 mi E · USFS
Open Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area elsewhere
Other camps near Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail~6.1 mi
- Cabezon Wilderness Study Area ~8.0 mi
- Ojito Wilderness Area~17.6 mi
How we know this — Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "None. Season/Hours The sensitivity of the resources in the area makes it necessary for the BLM to close Road 1103 to motorized vehicles certain times of the year. Road closures are from July 1–September 14 and November 3…" https://www.blm.gov/visit/ignacio-chavez-special-management-area
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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "None. Season/Hours The sensitivity of the resources in the area makes it necessary for the BLM to close Road 1103 to motorized vehicles certain times of the year. Road closures are from July 1–September 14 and November 3…" Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/ignacio-chavez-special-management-area (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
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 — Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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