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Twining
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 36.59501, -105.44701
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Twining
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,476 ft.
Fire & smoke — around TwiningNIFC · 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 Twining · Carson National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger0 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- WWater14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
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 — Twining
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,476 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.59501, -105.44701
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Twining · Carson National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTaos Ski Valley · ~0.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelValero · ~8.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDer Markt Food Store · ~8.2 mi
- PharmacyBestCare Pharmacy · ~11.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMain Street Medical Center · ~8.0 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~8.1 mi
EV charging — from Twining · Carson National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger0.2 mi straight-line NW — Taos Ski Valley Armadillo Parking Lot (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 80 within 100 · 163 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.0 mi — Taos, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Taos
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.6 mi — TAOS COUNTY EV NORTH DC 1, Arroyo Seco
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.2 mi — Taos Ski Valley (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772 · 14 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 459399 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Twining · Carson National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomTwining · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomTaos Ski Valley, Inc. · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoose Lake · ~2.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCuchilla · ~4.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Twining elsewhere
Other camps near Twining
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twining Campground~2.3 mi
- Cuchilla Campground~4.4 mi
- Cuchillo Del Medio Campground~5.3 mi
- Lower Hondo Campground~6.4 mi
The unit that manages Twining
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Twining are set by Carson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Taos Powderhorn at 11,020 ft, about a mile away. It sits about 1,544 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 — Twining
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Twining
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 — Twining
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Water on public land →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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