Free camping near Taos Ski Valley, NM
Within 25 straight-line miles of Taos Ski Valley, NM there are 28 camps: 10 free, 7 fee, 11 unpriced. The closest is Twining, 0.7 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Twining, 0.7 miles out.
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 9 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twining | 0.7 | Free | — | 0.7 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| Twining Campground | 1.9 | Unpriced | Williams Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| Cuchilla Campground | 4.8 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 4.1 mi to Taos Ski Valley | — |
| Cuchillo Del Medio Campground | 5.7 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 3.4 mi to Valdez | — |
| Lower Hondo Campground | 6.8 | Unpriced | Rio Hondo (stream) | 2.3 mi to Valdez | — |
| Columbine | 7.6 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Questa | — |
| La Bobita Campground | 7.9 | Unpriced | Red River (stream) | 0.8 mi to Moly | — |
| Elephant Rock Campground | 8.1 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 2.1 mi to Moly | — |
| Fawn Lakes Campground | 8.1 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 2.3 mi to Red River | — |
| Junebug Campground | 8.2 | Unpriced | Fawn Lakes (water) | 1.6 mi to Red River | — |
| Goat Hill | 8.7 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Questa | — |
| Goat Hill Campground | 9.0 | Fee | Red River (stream) | 2.7 mi to Moly | — |
| Cabresto Lake | 11 | Free | Lake Fork (stream) | 3.5 mi to Moly | — |
| Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | 14 | Fee | Red River (stream) | 3.4 mi to Lama | — |
| Cebolla Mesa | 14 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 2.6 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| La Junta Lower | 15 | Free | Red River (stream) | 3.5 mi to Cedar Springs | — |
| Las Petacas Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 2.4 mi to Cañon | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Taos County, NM | 15 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.7 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM | 15 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.8 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| La Sombra Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.7 mi to Shady Brook | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 15 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.7 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| Capulin Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.3 mi to Shady Brook | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 15 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.4 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 16 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.3 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| Bear Crossing | 17 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 5.0 mi to Cerro | — |
| Cimarron | 18 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Red River | — |
| Mccrystal | 22 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Ute Park | — |
| Orilla Verde Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Ranchos de Taos | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Taos Ski Valley, 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.