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La Junta Lower
Hike-in · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 36.65359, -105.69014
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 6,803 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
- WWater1 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- DDump52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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
Hike-in
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
6,803 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.65359, -105.69014
Cost
Free
Getting in
Park at nearest parking · ~0.38 mi hike
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRed River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCedar Springs · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.4 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGKit Carson Propane · ~7.7 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSangre De Cristo Valley Market · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyBestCare Pharmacy · ~5.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicQuesta Health Center · ~7.2 mi
- HardwareQuesta Lumber · ~5.5 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta Rim Campground Mens Vault Toilet · ~0.4 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta Rim Campground Womens Vault Toilet · ~0.4 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWild Rivers Rec Area La Junta River Campground Vault Toilet · ~0.4 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet El Aguaje (River Site) - Wrra · ~0.4 mi N · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cebolla Mesa~0.9 mi
- Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument~2.3 mi
- Bear Crossing~4.5 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM~7.5 mi
How we know this
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: hike (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely 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 →