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National Park Service · National Monument · New Mexico

Bandelier National Monument

Here, none of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

2Campgrounds
$20A night at the one priced
58Sites
6,680–7,590 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

2 campgrounds
Juniper Campground (NM)ReservableBandelier National Monument · NMfrom $2056 with a bear box5 hike-in sites56 sitesrigs to 50 ft6,680 ftdrinking watertoiletsPonderosa Group Campground (NM)ReservableBandelier National Monument · NMSites from $502 with a bear box2 group sites2 sites7,590 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Watch
Roadless
Alamo Canyon8,639 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Arroyo Montoso6,284 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Canada Bonito RNA487 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Ghost Town219 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rendija2,176 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Caja5,304 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 9, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Frijoles fire · 25 mi from the nearest campground here · 15,956 acres · 100% contained
Caution
The Use of GPS is NOT Recommended Numerous visitors have been routed to remote trailheads and out-of-the-way roads trying to use GPS to reach the main park area or shuttle stop.
Information
Uber, Lyft, and Other "Taxi" Services Bandelier is in a remote location, with cell service in the canyon limited to Verizon 4G only. Services like Uber and Lyft will bring you here, but there may be no way to contact a ride out. Please plan your pickup before being dropped off…
Alerts: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 24, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 20, 2026

Who answers for this land

Bandelier National Monument’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Teresa Leger Fernandez, official portrait
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)NM 3rd · 2 campgrounds · grade A
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly