Agency-listedUSFSFee
Three Rivers
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 33.40102, -105.88902
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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 Three Rivers
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,355 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Three RiversNIFC · 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 Three Rivers · Lincoln National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- DDump20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Three Rivers
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,355 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
33.40102, -105.88902
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Three Rivers · Lincoln National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRuidoso · ~13.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelEagle Creek Shell · ~12.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationRV Dump Station · ~19.5 mi
- GroceriesEagle Creek Shell · ~12.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~15.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicFour Directions Treatment and Recovery Center of Mescalero · ~16.9 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~13.2 mi
EV charging — from Three Rivers · Lincoln National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line E — Hotel Ruidoso · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 98 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.8 mi — Alamogordo, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Alamogordo
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — Benlyn Construction, Ruidoso, NM (at a retail) · TURNONGREEN · 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 373010 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Three Rivers · Lincoln National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletThree Rivers · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletArgentina/Bonito · ~6.5 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomThree Rivers Visitor Center · ~7.9 mi SW · BLM
- Flush restroomThree Rivers · ~7.9 mi SW · BLM
Open Three Rivers elsewhere
Other camps near Three Rivers
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Three Rivers Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Bonito Creek~7.0 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site~7.9 mi
- Oak Grove~8.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Three Rivers
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Three Rivers are set by Lincoln National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Sierra Blanca at 10,250 ft, about 5 miles away. It sits about 3,895 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 — Three Rivers
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 Three Rivers
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 — Three Rivers
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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