Free camping near Nambe, NM
Yes. 10 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Nambe, NM are listed as free; 8 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM, 5.3 miles northeast, on Bureau of Land Management land.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 27 camps near Nambe, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM | 5.3 | Free | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Cundiyo | — |
| Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area | 6.4 | Fee | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Potrero | — |
| Diablo Canyon Recreation Area Camping and Parking | 11 | Unpriced | Cañada Ancha (stream) | 2.2 mi to Buckman | — |
| Aspen Basin Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Rio En Medio (stream) | 5.9 mi to Rio en Medio` | — |
| Borrego Mesa | 12 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Truchas | — |
| Borrego Mesa Campground | 12 | Free | Chupaderos Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Truchas | — |
| Big Tesuque Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Tesuque Creek North Fork (stream) | 6.5 mi to Holy Ghost | — |
| Black Canyon Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Little Tesuque Creek (stream) | 5.9 mi to Tesuque | — |
| Holy Ghost (Group Campground) | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Hyde Park | — |
| Holy Ghost Campground | 17 | Fee | Holy Ghost Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Holy Ghost | — |
| Panchuela | 18 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Rio en Medio | — |
| Jacks Creek Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Cowles Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Cowles Ponds (water) | 0.3 mi to Cowles | — |
| Jacks Creek (Group Cg) | 18 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Rio en Medio | — |
| Jacks Creek Horse Camp | 18 | Free | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Juniper Family Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to White Rock | Open |
| Davis Willow Dispersed Camping Area | 19 | Free | Pecos River (river) | 0.6 mi to Tererro | — |
| Davis Willow | 20 | Free | Pecos River (river) | 1.3 mi to Tererro | — |
| Links Tract Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Pecos River (river) | 1.3 mi to Tererro | — |
| Iron Gate Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Albright Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Field Tract Campground | 21 | Fee | Pecos River (river) | 0.8 mi to El Macho | — |
| Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail | 22 | Unpriced | — | 3.0 mi to Dixon | — |
| Ponderosa Group Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Los Alamos | Open |
| Dalton Dispersed | 23 | Free | Dalton Canyon Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Upper La Posada | — |
| Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area | 24 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 2.1 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Santa Barbara | 24 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 4.5 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| BLM public landDave slept here | 24 | Free | — | 1.6 mi to La Cienega | — |
Who manages the camps near Nambe, NM
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 5 on the BLM; 2 on the Park Service; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
- Santa Fe National Forest — 18 camps: 6 free, 5 fee, 7 unpriced
- Taos Field Office — 5 camps: 2 free, 1 fee, 2 unpriced
- Carson National Forest — 2 camps: 2 free
- The Park Service — 2 camps: 2 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 2 of the 27: 2 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 Nambe, 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 Nambe, 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.