A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Questa, New Mexico

11 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Questa in Taos County: 10 Forest Service, 1 BLM.

11
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service, 1 BLM
5.2 mi
to the nearest one
Columbine Campground
9,629 ft
at the highest of them
Fawn Lakes Campground. The lowest, Columbine Campground, sits at 7,900 ft
103
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 70 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Questa, nearest first

11 places

  1. Columbine Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 5.2 miaway 7,900 ftelevation 27sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. La Bobita Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 6.7 miaway 8,250 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Elephant Rock Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 8.3 miaway 8,573 ftelevation 21sites 44 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Fawn Lakes Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 8.4 miaway 9,629 ftelevation 18sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Junebug Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 9.1 miaway 8,566 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Aldo Leopold House cabin or lookout Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 20.9 miaway 8,126 ftelevation 1site 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Cimarron Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Colfax County 22.2 miaway 9,300 ftelevation 36sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Las Petacas Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 23.2 miaway 7,391 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. La Sombra Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Taos County 24.6 miaway 7,731 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Orilla Verde Recreation Area camping area BLM · Taos County 27.1 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  11. McCrystal Campground Forest Service · Carson National Forest · Colfax County 27.3 miaway 8,111 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed