Agency-listedUSFSFree
New Canyon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 34.67099, -106.41015
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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 New Canyon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,783 ft.
Fire & smoke — around New CanyonNIFC · 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 New Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — New Canyon
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,783 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
34.67099, -106.41015
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around New Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMcKinley Place · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGCortez Gas · ~30.3 mi
- GroceriesRay's One Stop · ~8.9 mi
- PharmacyMountainair Meds & More · ~14.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicNew Mexico WIC Program · ~20.8 mi
- HardwareGustin Hardware · ~14.1 mi
EV charging — from New Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.1 mi straight-line W — Belen, NM Rechargery Relay - S Main St · IONNA · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 10 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 85 within 100 · 128 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.1 mi — LHM CASA CHEVY LHM CASA CHEV, Albuquerque
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.3 mi — Melloy Ford, Los Lunas, NM (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · 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 423055 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around New Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNew Canyon · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCapilla Peak Pavilion · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCapilla Peak · ~2.0 mi N · USFS
- RestroomSpruce Spring · ~3.4 mi S · USFS
Open New Canyon elsewhere
Other camps near New Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Capilla Peak~2.0 mi · fee
- John F Kennedy~3.3 mi
- Red Canyon Campground, Upper~3.4 mi
- Red Canyon~3.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages New Canyon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at New Canyon are set by Cibola National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — New Canyon
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 New Canyon
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 — New Canyon
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →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 →