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Free camping in New Mexico

197 free and low-cost camps on public land in New Mexico, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

Bureau of Land Management43 camps

Aden Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area4,458 ft
Angel Peak Scenic Area6,559 ft
Bear Crossing7,458 ft
BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM6,948 ft
BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM6,685 ft
BLM dispersed camp — Taos County, NM6,943 ft
Brown Springs Campground5,720 ft
Cabezon Wilderness Study Area 6,282 ft
Cebolla Wilderness Area7,289 ft
Chain Of Craters Backcountry Byway7,859 ft
Chosa Campground3,736 ft
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail8,070 ft
Cox Canyon Arch Primitive Campsite6,207 ft
Datil Well Recreation Area Campground7,435 ft
Diablo Canyon Recreation Area Camping and Parking5,868 ft
El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail4,619 ft
El Malpais National Conservation Area6,675 ft
Gila Lower Box Canyon4,305 ft
Glade Run Recreation Area5,808 ft
Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area3,262 ft
Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area4,019 ft
Horse Mountain Wilderness Study Area 8,450 ft
Ignacio Chavez Special Management Area6,431 ft
Joe Skeen Malpais Campground6,925 ft
John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground6,953 ft
John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground6,890 ft
John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground6,864 ft
La Junta Lower6,803 ft
Mcgregor Range4,933 ft
Mile 10 Dispersed Camping3,636 ft
Ojito Wilderness Area5,893 ft
Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail6,381 ft
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument6,179 ft
Orilla Verde Recreation Area6,091 ft
Parks Ranch Campground3,567 ft
Red Sands Off-Highway Vehicle Area4,026 ft
Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument7,657 ft
Sabinoso Wilderness Area5,860 ft
San Lorenzo Canyon5,178 ft
Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area6,334 ft
Simon Canyon Area Of Critical Environmental Concern5,696 ft
Sunset Reef3,595 ft
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site4,997 ft

Carson National Forest41 camps

Agua Piedra Campground8,416 ft
Buzzard Park Campground6,944 ft
Cabresto Lake9,216 ft
Canjilon Creek9,688 ft
Canjilon Lakes9,991 ft
Capulin Campground7,782 ft
Cebolla Mesa7,380 ft
Cedar Springs7,293 ft
Cedar Springs Campground7,342 ft
Comales Campground7,949 ft
Cruces Basin Campground10,104 ft
Cruces Basin Th9,810 ft
Cuchilla Campground8,171 ft
Cuchillo Del Medio Campground8,031 ft
Dispersed camping9,975 ft
Dispersed camping9,970 ft
Duran Canyon8,806 ft
El Rito Campground7,592 ft
Elephant Rock Campground8,453 ft
Fawn Lakes Campground8,460 ft
FR 64G Dispersed Campground8,382 ft
FR 64J Dispersed Campground8,238 ft
Goat Hill Campground7,674 ft
Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area8,434 ft
Junebug Campground8,566 ft
La Bobita Campground8,250 ft
La Junta Canyon8,706 ft
La Sombra Campground7,731 ft
Laguna Larga8,997 ft
Laguna Larga9,017 ft
Lagunitas10,415 ft
Las Petacas Campground7,391 ft
Llanito Frio Campground7,882 ft
Los Pinos8,346 ft
Lower Hondo Campground7,856 ft
Rio De Los Pinos Cg8,316 ft
Santa Barbara8,855 ft
Trout Lakes Campground9,214 ft
Twining9,476 ft
Twining Campground11,114 ft
Upper La Junta Campground9,123 ft

Gila National Forest39 camps

Aeroplane Mesa Campground7,986 ft
Alum Camp5,483 ft
Apache Creek Campground6,414 ft
Armijo Springs Campground7,840 ft
Ben Lilly Campground8,017 ft
Bighorn Campground4,788 ft
Black Canyon Campground - Lower6,750 ft
Black Canyon Campground - Upper6,761 ft
Cherry Creek Campground6,801 ft
Cosmic5,356 ft
Cottonwood Campground5,809 ft
El Caso 57,782 ft
El Caso I-III Campground7,696 ft
El Caso Throwdown Campground7,740 ft
Forks Campground5,606 ft
Gallinas Campground - Upper6,912 ft
Grapevine Campground5,540 ft
Gwynn Tank7,787 ft
Head of the Ditch Campground7,171 ft
Iron Creek Campground7,206 ft
Juniper Campground7,704 ft
Kingston Campground6,169 ft
Lower Black Canyon6,734 ft
Lower Scorpion Campground5,695 ft
McMillan Campground6,969 ft
Piñon Campground7,887 ft
Pueblo Park Campground6,166 ft
Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #17,682 ft
Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #37,706 ft
Railroad Canyon Campground7,053 ft
Rocky Canyon Campground7,388 ft
Sapillo Group Area Campground6,249 ft
South Fork Negrito Campground7,451 ft
Upper Scorpion Campground5,695 ft
USFS dispersed camp — Catron County, NM6,220 ft
Valle Tio Vinces Campground8,127 ft
Willow Creek Campground7,915 ft
Wolf Hollow7,838 ft
Wolf Hollow Campground7,798 ft

Santa Fe National Forest29 camps

Aspen Basin Campground10,209 ft
Big Tesuque Campground9,703 ft
Black Canyon Campground8,391 ft
Borrego Mesa8,728 ft
Borrego Mesa Campground8,716 ft
Clear Creek Campground Group Area8,404 ft
Cowles Campground8,217 ft
Coyote Canyon Camping Area7,976 ft
Dalton Dispersed7,256 ft
Davis Willow8,159 ft
Davis Willow Dispersed Camping Area7,913 ft
E.V. Long Campground7,474 ft
El Porvenir Campground7,503 ft
Field Tract Campground7,374 ft
Holy Ghost Campground8,130 ft
Iron Gate Campground9,374 ft
Jacks Creek Campground8,890 ft
Jacks Creek Horse Camp8,821 ft
Jemez Falls Campground7,986 ft
Johnson Mesa Campground9,489 ft
Links Tract Campground8,168 ft
Paliza Family Campground (N)6,806 ft
Paliza Group Campground (S)6,745 ft
Redondo Campground8,102 ft
Resumidero Camping Area8,942 ft
Rio Chama Campground6,414 ft
Rio Puerco Campground8,150 ft
San Antonio Campground7,775 ft
Vista Linda Campground5,848 ft

Cibola National Forest21 camps

Lincoln National Forest20 camps

Apache Campground8,888 ft
Aspen Group Campground8,880 ft
Baca Campground6,403 ft
Bonito Creek7,720 ft
Deerhead Campground8,708 ft
James Canyon Campground6,775 ft
Karr Canyon Lower7,823 ft
Karr Canyon Upper9,322 ft
Lower Fir Group Campground8,686 ft
Lower Karr Canyon Campground7,815 ft
Monjeau Campground9,414 ft
Oak Grove Campground8,352 ft
Saddle Campground8,938 ft
Sam Tobias Memorial Group Campground6,995 ft
Silver Campground9,008 ft
Skyline Campground9,004 ft
Sleepy Grass Campground8,932 ft
Slide Group Campground8,812 ft
Three Rivers Campground6,387 ft
USFS dispersed camp — Lincoln County, NM9,005 ft

Elsewhere in New Mexico4 camps

Gallinas Group Site6,856 ft
Mills Canyon Rim Campground5,759 ft
New Canyon Campground7,042 ft
Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping5,932 ft