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Jemez Falls Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 35.82390, -106.60627
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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 Jemez Falls Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,986 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jemez Falls 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 Jemez Falls Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- WWater13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Jemez Falls Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,986 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.82390, -106.60627
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Jemez Falls Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEast Fork Jemez River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSierra de los Pinos · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~16.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationJuniper Campground Dump Station · ~18.4 mi
- GroceriesAmanda’s Store · ~3.5 mi
- PharmacySmith's Pharmacy · ~22.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicLos Alamos Medical Center · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Jemez Falls Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.8 mi straight-line E — LAC DPU LOS ALAMOS MUNI · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 53 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 149 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.3 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Cerrillos Road - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — PONDEROSA PINES STATION 01, Los Alamos, 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 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 347121 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jemez Falls Campground · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJemez Falls · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomJemez Falls · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJemez Falls · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Fork · ~0.9 mi E · USFS
Open Jemez Falls Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Jemez Falls Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Redondo Campground~2.9 mi
- San Antonio Campground~4.9 mi
- Paliza Family Campground (N)~8.3 mi
- Paliza Group Campground (S)~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Jemez Falls Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jemez Falls 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 Garita Peak at 10,100 ft, about 13 miles away. It sits about 2,114 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 — Jemez Falls 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 Jemez Falls 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 — Jemez Falls Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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