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

Cibola National Forest

26 federal campgrounds, 6 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

26Campgrounds
6With first-come sites
83Sites, from 12
6,800–9,250 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 26 of these 26 campgrounds

Where they are

26 of 26 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 26

26 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Capilla Peak
Cibola National Forest · NM
12 sites8 walk-in sites8 with a bear box9,250 ft
Reservable
Red Canyon (NM)
Cibola National Forest · NM
42 sites7,700 fttoilets
Reservable
Coal Mine
Cibola National Forest · NM
15 sites5 pull-through sitesrigs to 45 ft7,460 fttoilets
Reservable
Oak Yucca and Locust Group Picnic Sites
Cibola National Forest · NM
3 sites7,680 fttoilets
Reservable
Cedro Peak Camping Sites - Robin and Jay
Cibola National Forest · NM
2 sites2 group sitesrigs to 20 ft7,110 fttoilets
Reservable
DOC LONG PICNIC SITES - A and B
Cibola National Forest · NM
2 sites7,430 fttoilets
Reservable
PINE FLAT PICNIC SITES - A and B
Cibola National Forest · NM
2 sites7,250 fttoilets
Reservable
Balsam Glade Picnic Site
Cibola National Forest · NM
1 site8,680 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Bosque CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM8,570 ftFirst-comeOpenCedro Peak Camping Sites - Robin and JayCibola National Forest · NM7,370 ftOpenCoal Mine Campground & Picnic AreaCibola National Forest · NM7,450 ftOpenLobo Canyon Picnic groundCibola National Forest · NM7,440 ftFirst-comeOpenMcGaffey CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM7,770 ftFirst-comeOpenOjo Redondo CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM8,820 ftOpenQuaking Aspen CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM7,600 ftOpenRed Canyon CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM7,920 ftOpenBear Trap CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM8,540 ftFourth of July CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM7,560 ftFirst-comeHughes Mill CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM8,120 ftLuna Park CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM6,800 ftWater Canyon CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM6,880 ftFirst-comeWater Canyon Group CampgroundCibola National Forest · NM6,910 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Ryan Hill34,201 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
San Jose16,950 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Mt. Taylor6,355 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
White Cap8,036 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Apache Kid Contiguous67,542 acres · 9 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.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Whiskey fire · 2.2 mi from the nearest campground here · 393 acres · 42% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Cibola National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Melanie Stansbury (D)NM 1st · 15 campgrounds · grade A+
Gabe Vasquez (D)NM 2nd · 9 campgrounds · grade A+
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
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly