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Las Petacas Campground

3 mi east of Taos, NM · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Sepbest months

About Las Petacas Campground

Set in a beautiful canyon quite close to Taos, there is good access to Rio Fernando de Taos for fishing.

Fees: - Campsite (includes parking for one vehicle) $14/night - Campsite for [Senior or Access…
Managed by: Carson National Forest, FS
Where: 3 mi east of Taos, NM · 36.382, -105.5214

Things to do:

Fishing

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

39°

13°Jan

43°

17°Feb

51°

24°Mar

58°

29°Apr

67°

37°May

78°

45°Jun

80°

50°Jul

77°

49°Aug

72°

42°Sep

62°

32°Oct

49°

22°Nov

39°

14°Dec

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

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
North Boundary	Horse	0.4 mi	9.4 mi
Devisadero Loop	Horse	0.8 mi	5.0 mi
El Nogal Nature Trail	Hiking	1.1 mi	1.1 mi
South Boundary	Horse	1.1 mi	20.6 mi
Ojitos	Horse	1.3 mi	9.5 mi
S Boundary - El Nogal Nature	Horse	1.6 mi	0.1 mi

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

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Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · 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

Propane: 3.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Las Petacas Campground

About Las Petacas Campground

Weather by month

Trails near camp

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