Free camping near Taos, NM
Yes. 13 of the 38 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Taos, NM are listed as free; 9 charge a fee and 16 have no price on record. The closest free one is John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground, 13 miles northwest, on Bureau of Land Management land. The closest camp of any kind is Las Petacas Campground, 3.3 miles east, with no price on record.
All 38 camps near Taos, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Petacas Campground | 3.3 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 2.4 mi to Cañon | — |
| La Sombra Campground | 5.7 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.7 mi to Shady Brook | — |
| Capulin Campground | 6.1 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.3 mi to Shady Brook | — |
| Orilla Verde Recreation Area | 9.2 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Ranchos de Taos | — |
| Lower Hondo Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 2.3 mi to Valdez | — |
| Cuchillo Del Medio Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 3.4 mi to Valdez | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.3 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 13 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.4 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 | — |
| Cuchilla Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 4.1 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM | 13 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.8 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| Amole Group Shelter | 14 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Vadito | — |
| Twining Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Williams Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| Comales | 15 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Vadito | — |
| Llanito Frio Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.5 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Comales Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.1 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Twining | 16 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| Agua Piedra Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Indian Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Tres Ritos | — |
| Agua Piedra Group Area | 18 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Vadito | — |
| Upper La Junta Campground | 18 | Unpriced | — | 0.5 mi to Policarpo Canyon | — |
| Agua Piedra Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Vadito | — |
| Duran Canyon | 18 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Policarpo Canyon | — |
| La Junta Canyon | 18 | Free | Knob Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Tres Ritos | — |
| Cebolla Mesa | 19 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 2.6 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area | 19 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 2.1 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| La Junta Lower | 19 | Free | Red River (stream) | 3.5 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail | 20 | Unpriced | — | 3.0 mi to Dixon | — |
| Columbine | 21 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Questa | — |
| Santa Barbara | 21 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 4.5 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Goat Hill | 21 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Questa | — |
| Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | 21 | Fee | Red River (stream) | 3.4 mi to Lama | — |
| Goat Hill Campground | 21 | Fee | Red River (stream) | 2.7 mi to Moly | — |
| La Bobita Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Red River (stream) | 0.8 mi to Moly | — |
| Elephant Rock Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 2.1 mi to Moly | — |
| Fawn Lakes Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 2.3 mi to Red River | — |
| Junebug Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 1.6 mi to Red River | — |
| Bear Crossing | 24 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 5.0 mi to Cerro | — |
Who manages the camps near Taos, NM
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 10 on the BLM.
- Carson National Forest — 28 camps: 6 free, 7 fee, 15 unpriced
- Taos Field Office — 10 camps: 7 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 38 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Taos, NM
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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 Taos, 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.