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Paliza Group Campground (S)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 35.69741, -106.63433
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Paliza Group Campground (S)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,745 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paliza Group Campground (S)NIFC · 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 Paliza Group Campground (S) · Santa Fe National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- WWater19 mi
- DDump21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- AAir-up35 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 — Paliza Group Campground (S)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,745 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
35.69741, -106.63433
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Paliza Group Campground (S) · Santa Fe National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townPonderosa · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~28.0 mi
- Dump stationJuniper Campground Dump Station · ~21.0 mi
- GroceriesAmanda’s Store · ~11.7 mi
- PharmacySmith's Pharmacy · ~25.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicLos Alamos Medical Center · ~21.8 mi
EV charging — from Paliza Group Campground (S) · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.8 mi straight-line NE — LAC DPU LOS ALAMOS MUNI · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 62 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 147 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.4 mi — Santa Fe, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Santa Fe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.2 mi — PONDEROSA PINES STATION 01, Los Alamos, NM · 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 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 347121 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Paliza Group Campground (S) · Santa Fe National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPaliza · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPaliza Family · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomThe Bluffs · ~5.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletVista Linda · ~5.1 mi W · USFS
Open Paliza Group Campground (S) elsewhere
Other camps near Paliza Group Campground (S)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Paliza Family Campground (N)~0.7 mi
- Vista Linda Campground~5.1 mi
- Jemez Falls Campground~8.9 mi · fee
- Redondo Campground~11.4 mi
The unit that manages Paliza Group Campground (S)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paliza Group Campground (S) are set by Santa Fe National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Paliza Group Campground (S)
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 Paliza Group Campground (S)
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 — Paliza Group Campground (S)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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