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

Lincoln National Forest

14 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 1 free to camp.

14Campgrounds
3With first-come sites
1Free to camp
$10–$30A night, across 4
49Sites, from 4
6,400–9,630 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 14 of these 14 campgrounds

Where they are

14 of 14 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 14

14 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Deerhead Campground
Lincoln National Forest · NM
19 sitesrigs to 25 ft8,740 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Sleepy Grass
Lincoln National Forest · NM
25 sites6 pull-through sitesrigs to 82 ft8,990 fthookups
Reservable
CEDAR CREEK (Sam Tobias)
Lincoln National Forest · NM
4 sites4 group sitesrigs to 35 ft6,990 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Lower Fir Group Area
Lincoln National Forest · NM
1 site1 group siterigs to 35 ft8,770 ft
Monjeau Lookout
Lincoln National Forest · NM
9,630 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Black Bear Group CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NM8,950 ftOpenSkyline CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NM9,010 ftOpenJames Canyon CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NMFree · 6,770 ftFirst-comeOak Grove CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NMfrom $10 · 8,350 ftSam Tobias Memorial Group CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NM7,000 ftSleepy Grass CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NMfrom $30 · 8,780 ftFirst-comeSeasonalSlide Group CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NM8,810 ftSouth Fork CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NMfrom $20 · 7,570 ftFirst-comeThree Rivers CampgroundLincoln National Forest · NMfrom $15 · 6,400 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Ortega Peak11,545 acres · 8 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
Sunset fire · 30 mi from the nearest campground here · 145 acres · 80% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 2, 2026

Who answers for this land

Lincoln National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Melanie Stansbury (D)NM 1st · 7 campgrounds · grade A+
Gabe Vasquez (D)NM 2nd · 7 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