About Archuleta Trailhead - Trails # 741 & # 740
The Archuleta trail is composed of 2 segments. Trail 741 is 4.3 miles long. It begins at Forest Road 121 and ends at Forest Trail 740.1. Trail 740.1 is 6.99 miles long. It begins at Trail 740 and ends at the Forest Boundary with the Tierra Amarilla Grant. The trails are open for the following uses: Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) less than or equal to 50 inches wide, motorcycles, snow mobiles, mountain bikes, horseback riding, backpacking, hiking, cross country skiing and snow shoeing.
- Managed by: USFS - Rio Grande National Forest
- Where: 14 mi north of Chama, NM · 37.0976, -106.56685
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archuleta | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 12.8 mi |
| Chama River | Horse | 0.9 mi | 5.1 mi |
| West Fork Rio Chama | Horse | 1.2 mi | 1.5 mi |
| Continental Divide NST | Horse | 2.3 mi | 197.3 mi |
| Elk Creek | Horse | 2.6 mi | 14.7 mi |
| Hughes Trail | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.8 mi | 3.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.