Upper La Junta Campground

13 mi east of Vadito, NM · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jun–Augbest months

About Upper La Junta Campground

8 units with fishing access. Popular with motorcylists.

Managed by: USFS - Carson National Forest
Where: 13 mi east of Vadito, NM · 36.14871, -105.45441

Things to do:

Fishing

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

Weather by month

34°

15°Jan

37°

17°Feb

43°

21°Mar

49°

26°Apr

58°

34°May

68°

42°Jun

70°

46°Jul

68°

45°Aug

62°

40°Sep

52°

31°Oct

41°

22°Nov

34°

15°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.

See Upper La Junta Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
La Junta	ATV road	0.1 mi	30.1 mi
Policarpio	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	0.5 mi	6.6 mi
FR 1890	ATV road	0.8 mi	2.4 mi
Sardinas Canyon	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.3 mi	4.7 mi
La Cueva	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	1.4 mi	3.3 mi
Ojito Maes	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	2.4 mi	9.1 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.

RV essentials

Propane: 12.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Duran Canyon Campground 1.6 mi
La Junta Canyon 2.5 mi
Agua Piedra Campground and Group Shelters 4.3 mi
Flechado 5 mi
Comales Campground 7.3 mi
Llanito Frio Campground 8.1 mi