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National Forest campgrounds in New Mexico

New Mexico has 153 National Forest campgrounds on record, 37 reservable and 113 first-come. 63 are free.

153
Total
37
Reservable
113
First-come
Agua Piedra CampgroundApacheBlack Canyon CampgroundCapilla PeakCimarron

How National Forest campgrounds work here

These campgrounds are run by the U.S. Forest Service. 113 take no reservations. 37 book through Recreation.gov. On record: 63 free, 12 with potable water, 2 with hookups. The agency's own pages are at apps.fs.usda.gov.

Interagency pass: it covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, and the Senior Pass "may provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees", camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26). For the land itself (rules, offices, boundaries), see New Mexico national forests on publiclandsdb.com.

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Aeroplane Mesa Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Agua Piedra Campground Taos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
46
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Agua Piedra Group Area Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Amole Group Shelter Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Apache Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
25
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $32 per night
 Apache Creek Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Armijo Springs Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Aspen Basin Santa Fe · National Forest · First-come
Sites
10
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Aspen Group Area Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Aspen Group Campground Otero · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Baca Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Bear Trap Socorro · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Ben Lilly Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Big Tesuque Santa Fe · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Bighorn Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Black Bear Group Campground Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Black Canyon (new)campground Santa Fe · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Black Canyon Campground Santa Fe · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
36
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Bonito Creek Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Borrego Mesa Santa Fe · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Bosque Torrance · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Buzzard Park Rio Arriba · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Cabresto Lake Cabresto Lake is approximately 7 miles northeast of the town of Questa · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Capilla Peak Torrance · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
9
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Capulin Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $18.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Cebolla Mesa Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Cedar Creek Lincoln · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
3
Season
05-15 to 09-14
Fee
Site: $40–$125 per night
 Cedar Springs Rio Arriba · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Cedro Peak Camping Sites - Robin and Jay Bernalillo · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
2
Season
05-15 to 09-30
Fee
Site: $125–$175 per night
 Cedro Peak Group Campground Bernalillo · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Cherry Creek Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Cimarron Colfax · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
36
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Clear Creek Cuba · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
12
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Clear Creek Group Campground Cuba · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Coal Mine Grants · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
15
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Columbine Taos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
27
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Comales Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Cosmic Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Cottonwood Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Cowles San Miguel · National Forest · First-come
Sites
9
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $6 per vehicle per night
 Cruces Basin Trailhead Tres Piedras · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Cuchilla Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
3
Season
May to September
Fee
Free
 Cuchillo Del Medio Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Deerhead Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
19
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $32 per night
 Dipping Vat Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Duran Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Echo Amphitheater Rio Arriba · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
10
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 El Porvenir Las Vegas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
13
Season
05-01 to 12-31
Fee
Single Site: $8 per vehicle per night
 El Rito Rio Arriba · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 El Rito Campground--Group Shelter Rio Arriba · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
05-22 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $75 per night
 Elephant Rock Taos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
21
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Ev Long San Miguel · National Forest · First-come
Sites
14
Season
05-01 to 10-31
Fee
Single Site: $8 per vehicle per night
 Fawn Lakes Taos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
18
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Field Tract Pecos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
15
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Forks Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Fourth of July Torrance · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Goat Hill Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Gwynn Tank Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Head of the Ditch Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Holy Ghost (campground) San Miguel · National Forest · First-come
Sites
23
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per vehicle per night
 Holy Ghost (group Campground) San Miguel · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Hopewell Campground Tres Piedras · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $24 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Hughes Mill Socorro · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Iron Creek Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Iron Gate San Miguel · National Forest · First-come
Sites
14
Season
05-01 to 11-30
Fee
Single Site: $4 per vehicle per night
 Jacks Creek Pecos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
39
Season
05-01 to 10-31
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Jacks Creek (group Campground) San Miguel · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
2
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 James Canyon Otero · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Jemez Falls Jemez Springs · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
50
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 John F Kennedy Valencia · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Johnson Mesa San Miguel · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Junebug Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Karr Canyon Lower Otero · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Karr Canyon Upper Otero · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Kingston Sierra · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 La Bobita Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 La Junta Canyon Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 La Sombra Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Laguna Larga Rio Arriba · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Lagunitas Tres Piedras · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Las Petacas Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Links Tract Campground San Miguel · National Forest · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Lower Black Canyon Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Lower Canjilon Lakes Campground Canjilon · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Lower Fir Group Campground Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Lower Hondo Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Lower Scorpion Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Luna Park Socorro · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Mccrystal Colfax · National Forest · First-come
Sites
55
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $28.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Mcgaffey Oso/page McKinley · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10-$15 per night
 Mcmillen Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Mesa Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Middle Canjilon Lakes Campground Rio Arriba · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Mills Canyon Harding · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Mills Canyon Rim Harding · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 New Canyon Torrance · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 New Canyon Campground Torrance · National Forest · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Oak Grove Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Ojo Redondo Cibola · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Paliza Family Jemez Springs · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night (up to 2 vehicles and 5 people per site)
 Paliza Group Campground Jemez Springs · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
2
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Panchuela Pecos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
6
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Pines Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
23
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $32 per night (up to 8 people)
 Pueblo Park Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Quaking Aspen McKinley · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Quemado Lake - El Caso Campground #1 Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Quemado Lake - El Caso Campground #2 Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Quemado Lake - El Caso Campground #3 Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Quemado Lake - El Caso Campground #4 Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Quemado Lake - El Caso Campground #5 Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Quemado Lake - Juniper Campground Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Quemado Lake - Pinon Campground Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Quemado Lake - Pinon Group Sites Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Railroad Canyon Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Red Canyon Torrance · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
39
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Red Cloud -new Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Red Cloud Campground Lincoln · National Forest · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Redondo Sandoval · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
62
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Rio Chama Abiquiu · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Rio Chama Group Campground Abiquiu · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Rio De Las Vacas Cuba · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
15
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Rio De Los Pinos Campground Rio Arriba · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Rocky Canyon Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Saddle Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
17
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $32 per night
 Sam Tobias Memorial Group Campground Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 San Antonio Sandoval · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
30
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Santa Barbara Taos · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
21
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Sapillo Group Campground Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Silver Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
30
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $32 per night
 Silver Overflow Otero · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $28 per night
 Skyline Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Sleepy Grass Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
21
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $30 per night
 Slide Group Area Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
05-12 to 09-23
Fee
Not on record
 Slide Group Campground Otero · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 South Fork Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 South Fork Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Springtime Socorro · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Tajique Torrance · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Three Rivers Lincoln · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Trout Lakes Rio Arriba · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Twining Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
4
Season
May to October
Fee
Free
 Upper Black Canyon Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Upper End Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Upper Fir Group Campground Otero · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Upper Gallinas Grant · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Upper La Junta Taos · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20.00 per night (includes parking for one vehicle)
 Upper Scorpion Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Valle Tio Vinces Public Corrals Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Vista Linda Jemez Springs · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
13
Season
Year-round
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Water Canyon Socorro · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Water Canyon Group Site Socorro · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Willow Creek Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Wolf Hollow Catron · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free

Common questions

How do I book a National Forest campground in New Mexico?

Of the 153 National Forest campgrounds on record, 113 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 37 book through Recreation.gov.

Does the interagency pass work at National Forest campgrounds?

The pass itself covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, not the nightly camping fee; the Senior Pass may give 50 percent off some amenity fees, camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26).

All agencies: camping in New Mexico.