Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Orilla Verde Recreation Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · NM · 36.33572, -105.73318
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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 Orilla Verde Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,091 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Orilla Verde Recreation 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 Orilla Verde Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
- DDump48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Orilla Verde Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
6,091 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.33572, -105.73318
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Orilla Verde Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRanchos de Taos · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.6 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~7.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~7.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~9.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHoly Cross Cardiology · ~9.8 mi
- HardwareRio Grande Ace Hardware · ~8.1 mi
EV charging — from Orilla Verde Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.5 mi straight-line NE — Eco Park, Taos, NM (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772 · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 41 within 50 · 106 within 100 · 166 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.4 mi — Picuris Travel Center, Penasco
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.7 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV DC STATION 2, Taos
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.5 mi — Eco Park, Taos, NM (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Adobe & Pines Inn - Bed & Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Ranchos de Taos, 6.8 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 396927 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Orilla Verde Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOvra Taos Junction Day Use Site Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Confluence Site - Ovra · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Confluence - Ovra · at this camp · BLM
- Flush restroomOvra Taos Junction Campground Flush Toilet Building · at this camp · BLM
Open Orilla Verde Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Orilla Verde Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail~11.1 mi
- Las Petacas Campground~12.2 mi
- Amole Group Shelter~12.4 mi · fee
- John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground~13.9 mi
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Gallegos Peak at 9,460 ft, about 14 miles away. It sits about 3,369 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 — Orilla Verde Recreation 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 Orilla Verde Recreation 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 — Orilla Verde Recreation Area
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