Free camping near Vadito, NM
Yes. 13 of the 30 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Vadito, NM are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 10 have no price on record. The closest free one is Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area, 5.7 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Amole Group Shelter, 3.8 miles east, a fee campground.
All 30 camps near Vadito, NM
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amole Group Shelter | 3.8 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Vadito | — |
| Llanito Frio Campground | 4.9 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.5 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Comales Campground | 5.3 | Unpriced | Rio del Pueblo (river) | 1.1 mi to Las Mochas | — |
| Comales | 5.5 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Vadito | — |
| Hodges Dispersed Recreation Area | 5.7 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 2.1 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Santa Barbara | 8.1 | Free | Rio Santa Barbara (river) | 4.5 mi to Llano Largo | — |
| Agua Piedra Campground | 9.1 | Unpriced | Indian Lake (water) | 0.8 mi to Tres Ritos | — |
| Agua Piedra Group Area | 9.2 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Vadito | — |
| Agua Piedra Cg | 9.3 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Vadito | — |
| Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail | 9.6 | Unpriced | — | 3.0 mi to Dixon | — |
| Orilla Verde Recreation Area | 10 | Fee | — | 7.5 mi to Ranchos de Taos | — |
| La Junta Canyon | 11 | Free | Knob Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Tres Ritos | — |
| Duran Canyon | 12 | Free | — | 1.2 mi to Policarpo Canyon | — |
| Upper La Junta Campground | 13 | Unpriced | — | 0.5 mi to Policarpo Canyon | — |
| Las Petacas Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 2.4 mi to Cañon | — |
| Borrego Mesa Campground | 16 | Free | Chupaderos Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Truchas | — |
| Borrego Mesa | 16 | Free | — | 4.7 mi to Truchas | — |
| La Sombra Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.7 mi to Shady Brook | — |
| Capulin Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Rio Fernando de Taos (stream) | 0.3 mi to Shady Brook | — |
| Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area | 20 | Fee | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Potrero | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Santa Fe County, NM | 21 | Free | Santa Cruz Lake (water) | 1.2 mi to Cundiyo | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.3 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.4 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| Jacks Creek (Group Cg) | 24 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Rio en Medio | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Taos County, NM | 24 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.7 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| John Dunn Bridge Dispersed Campground | 24 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.7 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Taos County, NM | 24 | Free | Rio Grande (river) | 1.8 mi to Antoine Leroux Grant | — |
| Jacks Creek Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Iron Gate Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Albright Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Geronimo | — |
| Jacks Creek Horse Camp | 25 | Free | Jack's Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Geronimo | — |
Who manages the camps near Vadito, NM
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 9 on the BLM.
- Carson National Forest — 15 camps: 4 free, 4 fee, 7 unpriced
- Taos Field Office — 9 camps: 6 free, 2 fee, 1 unpriced
- Santa Fe National Forest — 6 camps: 3 free, 1 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 30 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Vadito, 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 Vadito, 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.