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John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 36.53657, -105.71047
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on Bureau of Land Management land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,864 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater4 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- DDump54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
6,864 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.53657, -105.71047
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRio Grande (river) · nearby
- Nearest townAntoine Leroux Grant · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.5 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGKit Carson Propane · ~6.2 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyBestCare Pharmacy · ~12.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicTaos-Picuris Indian Health Center · ~12.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~11.9 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCebolla Mesa · ~7.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta River Campground Vault Toilet · ~7.8 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta Rim Campground Mens Vault Toilet · ~8.5 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta Rim Campground Womens Vault Toilet · ~8.5 mi N · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground~0.2 mi
- John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground~0.5 mi
- BLM dispersed camp — Taos County, NM~0.6 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM~0.6 mi
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Researched until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →