Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Ojito Wilderness Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 35.52161, -106.91860
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Ojito Wilderness Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,893 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ojito Wilderness AreaNIFC · 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 Ojito Wilderness Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- WWater19 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- ShShower51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Ojito Wilderness Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
5,893 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.52161, -106.91860
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Ojito Wilderness Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSan Ysidro · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~8.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~28.1 mi
- Dump station~24.3 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~21.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~21.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicUNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center · ~19.9 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~22.9 mi
EV charging — from Ojito Wilderness Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.6 mi straight-line SE — Chalmers Ford, Rio Rancho, NM (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 94 within 100 · 140 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.2 mi — MELLOY DODGE EV CPE250 1, Albuquerque
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO27.2 mi — MELLOY DODGE EV CPE250 2, Albuquerque
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.9 mi — UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center, Rio Rancho, NM (at a hospital) · AMPUP · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · 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 416854 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ojito Wilderness Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLa Junta · ~14.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLas Casitas · ~15.6 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomSan Diego · ~16.8 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomRiver'S Bend · ~17.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Ojito Wilderness Area elsewhere
Other camps near Ojito Wilderness Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cabezon Wilderness Study Area ~10.3 mi
- Vista Linda Campground~17.4 mi
- Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area~17.6 mi
- Paliza Group Campground (S)~20.1 mi
How we know this — Ojito Wilderness Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Ojito Wilderness Area
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 — Ojito Wilderness Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Stay limits →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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