Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 36.20344, -105.84664
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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 Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,381 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Old Spanish Trail National Historic TrailNIFC · 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 Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- WWater17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- DDump37 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
6,381 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.20344, -105.84664
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDixon · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPicuris Travel Center · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPicuris Travel Center · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~17.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicLas Clinicas Del Norte: Ojo Caliente · ~13.0 mi
- HardwareSahds · ~9.2 mi
EV charging — from Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.6 mi straight-line W — Vivac Winery, Embudo, NM (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach16 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 107 within 100 · 152 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.1 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV DC STATION 2, Taos
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO6.4 mi — Picuris Travel Center, Penasco
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.3 mi — JEMEZ ELECTRIC CPF50 #1, Hernandez, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Adobe & Pines Inn - Bed & Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Ranchos de Taos, 16.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 463330 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCounty Line Rec Site Womens Vault Toilet/Changing Room · ~1.9 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCounty Line Rec Site Mens Vault Toilet/Changing Room · ~1.9 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletQuartzite Rec Site Double Vault Toilet · ~5.2 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomRio Grande Gorge Visitors Center · ~5.5 mi NE · BLM
Open Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail elsewhere
Other camps near Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Orilla Verde Recreation Area~11.1 mi
- Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area~13.1 mi
- Amole Group Shelter~13.4 mi · fee
- Llanito Frio Campground~14.3 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Rio Santa Barbara at 10,640 ft, about 15 miles away. It sits about 4,259 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 — Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
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 Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
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 — Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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