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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · New Mexico

Carson National Forest

Here, one in four take walk-ups.

16Campgrounds
4Take walk-ups
$5–$30A night, across 7
181Sites, from 10
6,610–9,990 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 16 of these 16 campgrounds

Where they are

16 of 16 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

16 campgrounds
Agua Piedra CampgroundReservableCarson National Forest · NMfrom $301 with a bear box44 with a tent pad46 sitesrigs to 40 ft8,410 ftdrinking watertoiletsHopewell Lake CampgroundReservableCarson National Forest · NMfrom $243 pull-through sites1 group site32 sitesrigs to 45 ft9,770 fttoiletsColumbine Campground (NM)ReservableCarson National Forest · NMfrom $306 pull-through sites27 sitesrigs to 70 ft7,900 ftdrinking watertoiletsSanta Barbara CampgroundReservableCarson National Forest · NMfrom $3021 with a tent pad1 pull-through site21 sitesrigs to 65 ft8,840 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsElephant Rock CampgroundReservableCarson National Forest · NMfrom $3020 sitesrigs to 44 ft8,570 ftdrinking watertoiletsFawn Lakes CampgroundReservableCarson National Forest · NMfrom $3019 sitesrigs to 45 ft9,630 ftdrinking watertoiletsEcho AmphitheaterReservableCarson National Forest · NMSites from $203 pull-through sites1 group site13 sitesrigs to 54 ft6,610 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsAldo Leopold HouseReservableCarson National Forest · NMSites from $1751 pull-through site1 siterigs to 36 ft8,130 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsAmole Canyon Group ShelterReservableCarson National Forest · NMSites from $1001 with a tent pad1 pull-through site1 siterigs to 30 ft8,300 fttoiletsEl Rito Campground--Group ShelterReservableCarson National Forest · NMSites from $751 pull-through site1 group site1 site7,590 fttoiletsCanjilon Lakes CampgroundCarson National Forest · NMfrom $59,990 ftFawn Lakes CampgroundCarson National Forest · NM8,480 ftJunebug CampgroundFirst-comeCarson National Forest · NM8,570 ftLa Bobita CampgroundFirst-comeCarson National Forest · NM8,250 ftLa Sombra CampgroundFirst-comeCarson National Forest · NM7,730 ftLas Petacas CampgroundFirst-comeCarson National Forest · NM7,390 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Watch
Rio Grande del Norte National Monumentrollback, boundary · 13 mi
Roadless
Comales Canyon4,389 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Pecos13,436 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Latir Peak3,573 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Canjilon Mtn.7,972 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bull Canyon11,512 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bull - Of - The - Woods488 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 3, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Frijoles fire · 18 mi from the nearest campground here · 15,956 acres · 100% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 20, 2026

Who answers for this land

Carson National Forest’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 · 16 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