Free camping near Questa, NM
Yes. 12 of the 28 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Questa, NM are listed as free; 5 charge a fee and 11 have no price on record. The closest free one is Bear Crossing, 5.1 miles west, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Goat Hill Campground, 3.6 miles southeast, a fee campground.
All 28 camps near Questa, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Hill Campground | 3.6 | Fee | Red River (stream) | 2.7 mi to Moly | — |
| Goat Hill | 3.8 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Questa | — |
| Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | 4.3 | Fee | Red River (stream) | 3.4 mi to Lama | — |
| Bear Crossing | 5.1 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 5.0 mi to Cerro | — |
| Columbine | 5.2 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Questa | — |
| Cabresto Lake | 6.0 | Free | Lake Fork (stream) | 3.5 mi to Moly | — |
| La Junta Lower | 6.5 | Free | Red River (stream) | 3.5 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| La Bobita Campground | 6.7 | Unpriced | Red River (stream) | 0.8 mi to Moly | — |
| Cebolla Mesa | 7.0 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 2.6 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Elephant Rock Campground | 7.9 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 2.1 mi to Moly | — |
| Fawn Lakes Campground | 8.4 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 2.3 mi to Red River | — |
| Junebug Campground | 9.1 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 1.6 mi to Red River | — |
| Cuchilla Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 4.1 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| Cuchillo Del Medio Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 3.4 mi to Valdez | — |
| Lower Hondo Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 2.3 mi to Valdez | — |
| Twining | 12 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM | 13 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.8 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Taos County, NM | 13 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.7 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.7 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.4 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 14 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.3 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| Twining Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Williams Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| FR 64J Dispersed Campground | 21 | Free | — | — | — |
| Cimarron | 22 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Red River | — |
| FR 64G Dispersed Campground | 22 | Free | Carpenter Tank (water) | 1.8 mi to Tres Piedras | — |
| Las Petacas Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 2.4 mi to Cañon | — |
| La Sombra Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.7 mi to Shady Brook | — |
| Capulin Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.3 mi to Shady Brook | — |
Who manages the camps near Questa, NM
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 8 on the BLM; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Carson National Forest — 20 camps: 5 free, 4 fee, 11 unpriced
- Taos Field Office — 8 camps: 7 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 28 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Questa, 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 Questa, 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.