Free camping near Chimayo, NM
Yes. 7 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Chimayo, NM are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 12 have no price on record. The closest free one is BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM, 2.8 miles southeast, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area, 2.1 miles southeast, a fee campground.
All 27 camps near Chimayo, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area | 2.1 | Fee | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Potrero | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM | 2.8 | Free | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Cundiyo | — |
| Borrego Mesa Campground | 9.7 | Free | Chupaderos Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Truchas | — |
| Borrego Mesa | 9.8 | Unpriced | — | 4.7 mi to Truchas | — |
| Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail | 15 | Unpriced | — | 3.0 mi to Dixon | — |
| Aspen Basin Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Rio En Medio (stream) | 5.9 mi to Rio en Medio` | — |
| Diablo Canyon Recreation Area Camping and Parking | 17 | Unpriced | Cañada Ancha (stream) | 2.2 mi to Buckman | — |
| Big Tesuque Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Tesuque Creek North Fork (stream) | 6.5 mi to Holy Ghost | — |
| Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area | 19 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 2.1 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Jacks Creek (Group Cg) | 20 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Rio en Medio | — |
| Panchuela | 20 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Rio en Medio | — |
| Jacks Creek Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Santa Barbara | 20 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 4.5 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Black Canyon Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Little Tesuque Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Tesuque | — |
| Jacks Creek Horse Camp | 20 | Free | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Cowles Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Cowles Ponds (water) | 0.3 mi to Cowles | — |
| Holy Ghost (Group Campground) | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Hyde Park | — |
| Holy Ghost Campground | 21 | Fee | Holy Ghost Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Holy Ghost | — |
| Iron Gate Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Albright Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Llanito Frio Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.5 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Comales Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.1 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Davis Willow | 23 | Free | Pecos River (river) | 1.3 mi to Tererro | — |
| Amole Group Shelter | 23 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Vadito | — |
| Davis Willow Dispersed Camping Area | 23 | Free | Pecos River (river) | 0.6 mi to Tererro | — |
| Links Tract Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Pecos River (river) | 1.3 mi to Tererro | — |
| Comales | 23 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Vadito | — |
| Juniper Family Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to White Rock | Open |
Who manages the camps near Chimayo, NM
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 4 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Santa Fe National Forest — 16 camps: 4 free, 4 fee, 8 unpriced
- Carson National Forest — 6 camps: 2 free, 2 fee, 2 unpriced
- Taos Field Office — 4 camps: 1 free, 1 fee, 2 unpriced
- The Park Service — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 27: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Chimayo, 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 Chimayo, 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.