Cruces Basin Campground

18 mi east of Chama, NM · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Jun–Augbest months

About Cruces Basin Campground

Managed by: USFS
Where: 18 mi east of Chama, NM · 36.909, -106.2672

Weather by month

31°

13°Jan

34°

15°Feb

42°

20°Mar

47°

26°Apr

56°

34°May

67°

42°Jun

70°

47°Jul

68°

46°Aug

61°

40°Sep

51°

31°Oct

39°

21°Nov

31°

14°Dec

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

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
FR 572	ATV road	0.1 mi	1.8 mi
Fdr 87	ATV road	0.1 mi	40.3 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

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

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Chimney Rock National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 48 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 17.1 mi
Water fill-up: 17.1 mi
Propane: 21.9 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Upper Lagunitas / Lower Lagunitas Campgrounds 3.5 mi
Rio de Los Pinos Campground 6.1 mi
Laguna Larga 9.2 mi
Dispersed camping 9.9 mi
Hopewell Lake Campground 14.2 mi
Dispersed spot · 17 mi E of Ensenada 14.6 mi