Free camping near Cordova, NM
Yes. 9 of the 34 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Cordova, NM are listed as free; 11 charge a fee and 14 have no price on record. The closest free one is BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM, 4.8 miles southwest, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area, 3.9 miles southwest, a fee campground.
All 34 camps near Cordova, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area | 3.9 | Fee | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Potrero | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM | 4.8 | Free | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Cundiyo | — |
| Borrego Mesa Campground | 5.2 | Free | Chupaderos Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Truchas | — |
| Borrego Mesa | 5.3 | Unpriced | — | 4.7 mi to Truchas | — |
| Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail | 13 | Unpriced | — | 3.0 mi to Dixon | — |
| Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area | 14 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 2.1 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Santa Barbara | 15 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 4.5 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Aspen Basin Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Rio En Medio (stream) | 5.9 mi to Rio en Medio` | — |
| Jacks Creek (Group Cg) | 16 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Rio en Medio | — |
| Jacks Creek Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Panchuela | 17 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Rio en Medio | — |
| Jacks Creek Horse Camp | 17 | Free | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Big Tesuque Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Tesuque Creek North Fork (stream) | 6.5 mi to Holy Ghost | — |
| Cowles Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Cowles Ponds (water) | 0.3 mi to Cowles | — |
| Llanito Frio Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.5 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Iron Gate Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Albright Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Comales Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.1 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Comales | 18 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Vadito | — |
| Amole Group Shelter | 18 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Vadito | — |
| Holy Ghost (Group Campground) | 18 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Hyde Park | — |
| Holy Ghost Campground | 19 | Fee | Holy Ghost Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Holy Ghost | — |
| Black Canyon Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Little Tesuque Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Tesuque | — |
| Agua Piedra Cg | 20 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Vadito | — |
| Agua Piedra Group Area | 20 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Vadito | — |
| Agua Piedra Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Indian Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Tres Ritos | — |
| Davis Willow | 21 | Free | Pecos River (river) | 1.3 mi to Tererro | — |
| Links Tract Campground | 21 | Unpriced | Pecos River (river) | 1.3 mi to Tererro | — |
| Davis Willow Dispersed Camping Area | 21 | Free | Pecos River (river) | 0.6 mi to Tererro | — |
| Diablo Canyon Recreation Area Camping and Parking | 21 | Unpriced | Cañada Ancha (stream) | 2.2 mi to Buckman | — |
| La Junta Canyon | 22 | Free | Knob Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Tres Ritos | — |
| Duran Canyon | 23 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Policarpo Canyon | — |
| Orilla Verde Recreation Area | 23 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Field Tract Campground | 24 | Fee | Pecos River (river) | 0.8 mi to El Macho | — |
| Upper La Junta Campground | 24 | Unpriced | — | 0.5 mi to Policarpo Canyon | — |
Who manages the camps near Cordova, NM
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Santa Fe National Forest — 17 camps: 4 free, 5 fee, 8 unpriced
- Carson National Forest — 12 camps: 4 free, 4 fee, 4 unpriced
- Taos Field Office — 5 camps: 1 free, 2 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 34 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Cordova, 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 Cordova, 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.