Agency-listedUSFSFree
Lagunitas
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.88450, -106.32080
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Lagunitas
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 10,415 ft.
Fire & smoke — around LagunitasNIFC · 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 Lagunitas · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- WWater39 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
- AAir-up58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 39-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Lagunitas
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
10,415 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.88450, -106.32080
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Lagunitas · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEscondido Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest towntown · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMustang Quik Stop · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.5 mi
- Dump station~14.3 mi
- GroceriesLowe's Market · ~14.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicChama Dunham Memorial Clinic · ~14.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.6 mi
EV charging — from Lagunitas · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.3 mi straight-line W — Chama · LOOP · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 79 within 100 · 178 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)46.3 mi — CENTENNIAL PARK PAGOSA SPGS PL2, Pagosa Springs
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.9 mi — ROSE MOUNTAIN ROSE MOUNTAIN 1, Pagosa Springs, CO · 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 charger$1 activation fee; $0.59 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 348900 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lagunitas · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLagunitas · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRio De Los Pinos Cg · ~9.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrujillo Meadows · ~13.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHopewell Ps · ~13.3 mi S · USFS
Open Lagunitas elsewhere
Other camps near Lagunitas
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cruces Basin Th~3.4 mi
- Cruces Basin Campground~3.4 mi
- Dispersed camping~8.6 mi
- Dispersed camping~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Lagunitas
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lagunitas 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 San Antonio Sink at 9,120 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 1,295 ft lower 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 — Lagunitas
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 Lagunitas
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 — Lagunitas
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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