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Juniper Family Campground
Drive-up · public land · NM · 35.79534, -106.27905
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Can I go now? — Juniper Family Campground · public land · NM
Open today The seasonal closure runs Nov 1 – Mar 1; not in effect today.
public land record: “Camping Loop C (Coyote Loop) is closed seasonally on November 1 and reopens March 1.” Read against the calendar on 2026-09-17; with JavaScript your browser re-checks it against today.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Juniper Family Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,676 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Juniper Family 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 Juniper Family Campground · public land · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- WWater0 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Juniper Family Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
6,676 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.79534, -106.27905
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Juniper Family Campground · public land · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWhite Rock · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelTewa · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationJuniper Campground Dump Station · ~0.0 mi
- GroceriesSmith's · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacySmith's Pharmacy · ~4.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicChildren's Clinic · ~4.6 mi
- HardwareMetzger's Do It Best Hardware Store · ~4.6 mi
EV charging — from Juniper Family Campground · public land · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.4 mi straight-line NE — LAC DPU WHITE ROCK, Los Alamos, NM · 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 reach27 within 25 mi · 48 within 50 · 95 within 100 · 147 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.3 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Cerrillos Road - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.6 mi — White Rock Municipal Complex (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-02-13 · 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 350413 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Juniper Family Campground · public land · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomB-65 Comfort Station Loop A · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomB-66 Comfort Station Loop B · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomB-67 Comfort Station Loop C · ~0.3 mi W · NPS
- RestroomB-49 Mesa Vault Toilet · ~0.3 mi SE · NPS
Open Juniper Family Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Juniper Family Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ponderosa Group Campground~5.1 mi · fee
- Diablo Canyon Recreation Area Camping and Parking~8.1 mi
- BLM public land~16.9 mi
- Jemez Falls Campground~18.4 mi · fee
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Quemazon at 9,500 ft, about 11 miles away. It sits about 2,824 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 — Juniper Family Campground
Seasonal closure
Camping Loop C (Coyote Loop) is closed seasonally on November 1 and reopens March 1.
Source
public land records
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
Bandelier National Monument, on the mesa top just inside the main entrance off NM-4 -- the park's family campground, "intended for small groups of 10 individuals or less". FEE: "Individual campsites are $20/night with a 50% discount offered to Interagency Senior and Lifetime Access pass holders." SIZE: "With 53 individual sites and 2 group camp sites". WATER: "Water spigots with potable water are centrally located in each loop." SEASONAL CLOSURE: "Camping Loop C (Coyote Loop) is closed seasonally on November 1 and reopens March 1." STAY LIMIT: not stated on the park's campground page; not guessed here. RESERVATIONS: part of the campground is reservable through recreation.gov -- the park moved to a partial reservation system for Loops B and C, so check before relying on first-come. NEAREST TOWN: Los Alamos / White Rock, NM. Coordinate is the NPS Public POIs national dataset pin named "Juniper Campground" (mapservices.nps.gov, read 2026-08-17). SOURCE: https://www.nps.gov/band/planyourvisit/juniper-family-campground.htm | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
Season
Read from the agency's own season / closure text in this record (data/conditions.py) and checked against the calendar. The words we read are printed under the verdict at the top of the 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 Juniper Family 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
- 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 — Juniper Family Campground
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