Free camping near Bent, NM
Yes. 6 of the 26 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bent, NM are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 12 have no price on record. The closest free one is Otero County, 11 miles south.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 26 camps near Bent, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otero CountyDave slept here | 11 | Free | Salado Canyon (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mountain Park | — |
| Lincoln National ForestDave slept here | 13 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to La Luz | — |
| Silver Overflow | 14 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Silver Campground | 14 | Unpriced | — | 1.5 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Lower Fir Group Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Fresnal Canyon (stream) | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Pines | 15 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Saddle Campground | 15 | Unpriced | — | 1.3 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Apache Campground | 15 | Unpriced | — | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Deerhead Campground | 16 | Unpriced | — | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Slide Group Campground | 16 | Unpriced | — | 1.5 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Aspen Group Campground | 16 | Unpriced | — | 1.2 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Sleepy Grass Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Three Rivers Petroglyph Site | 16 | Fee | Three Rivers (stream) | 4.3 mi to Three Rivers | — |
| Lower Karr Canyon Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | 3.6 mi to Mountain Park | — |
| Karr Canyon Lower | 17 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Mountain Park | — |
| Three Rivers | 18 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Ruidoso | — |
| Three Rivers Campground | 18 | Fee | Three Rivers (stream) | 5.3 mi to Apache | — |
| Sam Tobias Memorial Group Campground | 19 | Unpriced | — | 1.0 mi to Alpine Cellars Village | — |
| Oak Grove | 19 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Ruidoso | — |
| Karr Canyon Upper | 19 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Marcia | — |
| Oak Grove Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Eagle Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Villa Madonna | — |
| Skyline Campground | 21 | Unpriced | — | 0.6 mi to Villa Madonna | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Lincoln County, NM | 21 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Villa Madonna | — |
| Monjeau Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Rio Bonito (stream) | 0.7 mi to Villa Madonna | — |
| South Fork | 22 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Nogal | — |
| Bonito Creek | 23 | Free | Bonito Creek (stream) | 5.1 mi to Bonito | — |
Who manages the camps near Bent, NM
Who manages them: 24 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Lincoln National Forest — 25 camps: 6 free, 7 fee, 12 unpriced
- The BLM — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 26 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bent, NM
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bent, NM, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.