American Springs Dispersed Camping

6 mi southwest of Los Alamos, NM · Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

May–Sepbest months

About American Springs Dispersed Camping

Where: 6 mi southwest of Los Alamos, NM · 35.83445, -106.37507

Weather by month

40°

18°Jan

43°

21°Feb

52°

26°Mar

59°

32°Apr

69°

40°May

80°

48°Jun

81°

53°Jul

78°

52°Aug

73°

46°Sep

62°

36°Oct

49°

26°Nov

40°

19°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
FR 181B	ATV road	at camp	0.6 mi
American Spring	ATV road	0.1 mi	2.6 mi
Water Canyon	Hiking	0.4 mi	1.8 mi
Perimeter	Hiking	0.7 mi	7.8 mi
Valle	Hiking	1.4 mi	3.0 mi
Alamo Spring	Hiking	1.9 mi	5.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 6 mi
Propane: 21 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Ponderosa Reservation Group Campground 1 mi
Campsite · 3 mi W of Los Alamos 3.5 mi
Camp May 4.5 mi
Juniper Campground Loop C 5.8 mi
Main Gate Park RV Park 7.4 mi
Campsite · 1 mi N of White Rock 9.3 mi