Free camping near Taos Ski Valley, NM
Yes. 10 of the 28 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Taos Ski Valley, NM are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 11 have no price on record. The closest free one is Twining, 0.7 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 28 camps near Taos Ski Valley, NM
| 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 | — |
Who manages the camps near Taos Ski Valley, NM
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 9 on the BLM.
- Carson National Forest — 19 camps: 3 free, 5 fee, 11 unpriced
- Taos Field Office — 9 camps: 7 free, 2 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 Taos Ski Valley, 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 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.