Agency-listedUSFSFee
Red Canyon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 34.61703, -106.40270
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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 Red Canyon
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,700 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Red 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 Red Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Red Canyon
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,700 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
34.61703, -106.40270
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Red Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townManzano · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.6 mi
- GroceriesAlon · ~11.2 mi
- PharmacyMountainair Meds & More · ~11.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountainair Family Health Center · ~11.3 mi
- HardwareGustin Hardware · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Red Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.5 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 · 42 within 50 · 83 within 100 · 126 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.8 mi — LHM CASA CHEVY LHM CASA CHEV, Albuquerque
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.5 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 Red Canyon · Cibola National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRed Canyon · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSpruce Spring · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOx Canyon · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNew Canyon · ~3.8 mi N · USFS
Open Red Canyon elsewhere
Other camps near Red Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Canyon Campground, Upper~0.7 mi
- New Canyon~3.8 mi
- John F Kennedy~5.3 mi
- Capilla Peak~5.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Red Canyon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Red Canyon are set by Cibola National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Red 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Red 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 — Red Canyon
When the high country opens →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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