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San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

Drive-up · public land · NM · 35.10780, -103.33271

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The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

San Jon is a tiny old Route 66 village in eastern New Mexico, right off Interstate 40 at Exit 356, and its municipal park is one of the better-documented free overnight stops in the state -- a genuine 'pull off the interstate and rest' spot. Camper reports consistently describe free first-come-first-served camping for roughly a dozen to fifteen rigs, with level pull-throughs that fit RVs up to about 43 feet, clean flush toilets and covered picnic tables. There are NO hookups and no showers, so come self-contained. The park also has a ball field and playground. Honest caveats: it is open and windy, there is some light highway noise, and campers mention goathead stickers on the ground -- watch pets' paws and your tires. FREE-STATUS CAVEAT: the village has no web page we could find, so the free status comes from consistent camper reports rather than an official source; confirm locally before relying on it. The deal these towns offer is simple: camp free, and they hope you buy fuel, groceries or dinner in town. Be a good guest and it stays free for the next traveler. Town rules change often and we have not visited -- confirm current rules with the town before you go.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

USGS topographic map of San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Aerial image of San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

Weather outlook — at San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,026 ft.

Fire & smoke — around San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)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 San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon) · public land · NM

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

FFuel0 mi
GGrocery0 mi
EVEV fast charger0 mi
@Mail0 mi
OOutfitter18 mi
HHardware18 mi
MMechanic19 mi
DDump19 mi
AAir-up21 mi
RxPharmacy47 mi
LLaundry48 mi
+Urgent care49 mi
ShShower59 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: fuel & food sit about 0 mi out.

Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

Access

Drive-up

Land

public land

Elevation

4,026 ft

State

Coordinates

35.10780, -103.33271

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply — around San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon) · public land · NM (OpenStreetMap)

Drinking waternone within 10 mi
FuelValero · ~0.1 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
Dump station~19.4 mi
GroceriesChisum Travel Center/Allsup's Convenience Store · ~0.1 mi
HardwareBruhn Hardware · ~18.4 mi

EV charging — from San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon) · public land · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearest public DC fast charger0.1 mi straight-line NE — Chisum Travel Center San Jon · FCN · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 26 within 100 · 54 within 150
Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.9 mi — Tucumcari, NM Rechargery Relay - U.S. Rte 66, Tucumcari
Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.4 mi — REC COMPLEX REC PARK 2, Logan, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 347512 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon) · public land · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop 31: Llano Estacado/Glen Rio (Welcome Center) · ~16.8 mi E

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How we know this — San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

Source

municipal park records

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

Coordinates: OSM way 364718223 'San Jon Municipal Park', leisure=park; pin verified INSIDE the way by point-in-polygon against api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/364718223/full.json, 2026-07-21. Location Oak Ave & 4th St, San Jon, NM 88434, just off I-40 Exit 356 (old Route 66). FREE status + rules from consistent, undisputed camper sourcing: okienomads.com/sanjoncamp, Campendium (san-jon-municipal-park), The Dyrt and TripAdvisor all describe free first-come overnight camping, ~12-15 sites, RVs to ~43 ft, clean flush toilets and covered picnic tables, NO hookups and no showers. San Jon is an unincorporated/very small village with no camping web page found -> confidence='med'. Not visited. Verified 2026-07-21. --- NIGHTSHIFT REVIEW 2026-08-21 (fire 1220, leftover backlog) --- HOLDS UP, WITH ONE CORROBORATOR DEGRADED. The primary community source re-read this fire, okienomads.com/sanjoncamp, still says San Jon 'has a city park specifically designated for camping and overnight parking' and still reports 'We found the bathrooms to be nearly spotless and they had running hot water' -- so the designated-for-camping claim and the flush-toilet claim both survive. DEGRADED: the Campendium entry recorded at ingest now resolves under a different title ('Village Park San Jon') and its detail fields are all 'Unknown' -- it no longer corroborates the site count, hookups or restrooms. Logged rather than glossed. OSM way 364718223 'San Jon Municipal Park' still live (v4, leisure=park, addr:city=San Jon) at this coordinate. Still MEDIUM -- no village camping page exists. Just off I-40 Exit 356 on old Route 66. APPROVED.

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 San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

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 — San Jon Municipal Park (San Jon)

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