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Springtime Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 33.57472, -107.40396
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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 Springtime Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,448 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Springtime CampgroundNIFC · 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 Springtime Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail13 mi
- WWater16 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- FFuel28 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 21 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 30-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Springtime Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,448 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
33.57472, -107.40396
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Springtime Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMonticello · ~12.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Hospital / clinicBen Archer Health Care Center · ~30.6 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Springtime Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.3 mi straight-line S — Comfort Inn & Suites - T or C, Truth or Consequences, NM · FCN · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 95 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.3 mi — Truth or Consequences, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Truth or Consequences
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO44.4 mi — SOCORRODCFAST DC FAST 2, Socorro
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.0 mi — LOVES 1045 - NM # 1045 CP6K 3, Truth or Consequences, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 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 416301 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Springtime Campground · Cibola National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop 10: Ft. Craig · ~15.6 mi E
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop 9: Ft. Craig · ~15.7 mi E
- RestroomElephant Butte Northern Primitive Recreation Management Area-Block Restroom Building · ~15.8 mi SE · BoR
- RestroomElephant Butte Northern Primitive Recreation Management Area-Restroom Building · ~18.0 mi E · BoR
Open Springtime Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Springtime Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Luna Park Campground~5.5 mi
- Hughes Mill Campground~21.1 mi
- Bear Trap Campground~22.2 mi
The unit that manages Springtime Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Springtime Campground are set by Cibola National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Springtime Campground
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 Springtime Campground
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 — Springtime Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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