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U.S. Forest Service · Santa Fe National Forest · NM

Site Unit 5 Shelter.

at Panchuela

This site, photographed by the agency
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Shelter NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
100 ftRoom
8,350 ftElevation
56%Tree cover
61 ftWater · to Panchuela Creek
757 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 6, 2026

Room

100 ftto the nearest other site, against 90 ft typical here
#2 of 6roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesUnit 4 Tent 100 ftUnit 6 Shelter 135 ftUnit 3 Tent 296 ftUnit 2 Tent 555 ftUnit 1 Shelter 626 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeShelter Nonelectric
LoopPanchuela
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike In
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People5
Max Num of Vehicles1
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Accessible Drinking WaterYes
Accessible Picnic SheltersYes
Accessible Vault ToiletsYes
Accessible WalkwaysYes
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time3:00 PM
Checkout Time2:00 PM
Condition RatingStandard
Creek AccessYes
Day Use AreaYes
Drinking Water (Hand Pump)Yes
Fire PitYes
Hike In Distance to Site200 m
Location RatingPrime
Max Num of Horses0
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Num of Bedrooms0
Num of Beds0
Num of Rooms0
Parking AreaYes
Picnic TablesYes
Proximity to WaterRiverfront
Site Height/Overhead Clearance40 ft
Site Length30 ft
Site RatingStandard
Site Width40 ft
Tent Pad Length10 ft
Tent Pad Width12 ft
TrailheadsYes
Vault ToiletsYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site Unit 5 Shelter on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Panchuela →

Most private sites hereUnit 3 Tent 197 ftUnit 5 Shelter 100 ftUnit 4 Tent 90 ftUnit 6 Shelter 90 ftUnit 1 Shelter 72 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index