Free camping near Mescalero, NM
Yes. 6 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mescalero, NM are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 13 have no price on record. The closest free one is Otero County, 10 miles south.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps.
All 27 camps near Mescalero, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otero CountyDave slept here | 10 | Free | Salado Canyon (stream) | 2.5 mi to Mountain Park | — |
| Silver Overflow | 12 | Fee | — | 1.7 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Silver Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | 1.5 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Lower Fir Group Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Fresnal Canyon (stream) | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Saddle Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | 1.3 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Pines | 12 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Apache Campground | 12 | Unpriced | — | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Deerhead Campground | 14 | Unpriced | — | 1.0 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Lincoln National ForestDave slept here | 14 | Free | — | 2.7 mi to La Luz | — |
| Aspen Group Campground | 14 | Unpriced | — | 1.2 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Sleepy Grass Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 1.2 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Slide Group Campground | 14 | Unpriced | — | 1.5 mi to Cloudcroft | — |
| Lower Karr Canyon Campground | 16 | Unpriced | — | 3.6 mi to Mountain Park | — |
| Karr Canyon Lower | 16 | Free | — | 3.8 mi to Mountain Park | — |
| Sam Tobias Memorial Group Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | 1.0 mi to Alpine Cellars Village | — |
| Karr Canyon Upper | 18 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Marcia | — |
| Oak Grove | 18 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Ruidoso | — |
| Oak Grove Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Eagle Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Villa Madonna | — |
| Three Rivers Petroglyph Site | 19 | Fee | Three Rivers (stream) | 4.3 mi to Three Rivers | — |
| Three Rivers Campground | 19 | Fee | Three Rivers (stream) | 5.3 mi to Apache | — |
| Three Rivers | 19 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Ruidoso | — |
| Skyline Campground | 20 | Unpriced | — | 0.6 mi to Villa Madonna | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Lincoln County, NM | 20 | Free | — | 0.6 mi to Villa Madonna | — |
| Monjeau Campground | 21 | 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 | — |
| James Canyon Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | 1.8 mi to Hortonville | — |
Who manages the camps near Mescalero, NM
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on the BLM.
- Lincoln National Forest — 26 camps: 6 free, 7 fee, 13 unpriced
- The BLM — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 27 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Mescalero, 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 Mescalero, 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.