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La Sombra Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.37010, -105.48040
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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 La Sombra Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,731 ft.
Fire & smoke — around La Sombra 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 La Sombra Campground · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
- DDump60 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — La Sombra Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,731 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.37010, -105.48040
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around La Sombra Campground · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRio Fernando de Taos (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townShady Brook · ~0.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGKit Carson Cruz Alta Road Filling Station · ~5.7 mi
- GroceriesSuper Save Discount Foods · ~5.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~5.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicTaos-Picuris Indian Health Center · ~5.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~5.7 mi
EV charging — from La Sombra Campground · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.7 mi straight-line W — TAOS COUNTY EV DC STATION 1 · 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 reach14 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 76 within 100 · 154 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)5.7 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV DC STATION 2, Taos
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.6 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV AC STATION W 1 · 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 446962 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around La Sombra Campground · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCapulin · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLa Sombra · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLas Petacas · ~2.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUs Hill Snow Play Area · ~12.8 mi SW · USFS
Open La Sombra Campground elsewhere
Other camps near La Sombra Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Capulin Campground~0.4 mi
- Las Petacas Campground~2.4 mi
- Lower Hondo Campground~12.9 mi
- Twining Campground~13.5 mi
The unit that manages La Sombra Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at La Sombra Campground are set by Carson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Palo at 9,330 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,599 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 — La Sombra 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 La Sombra 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 — La Sombra Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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