Clear Creek Campground
Forest Service campground in Jemez Mountains east of Cuba, NM. 15 sites available. Sites have tables and fire rings. Vault toilet.
Fee: $10 per night
Distance from Chaco: 71 miles
Contact:
Santa Fe National Forest, Cuba Ranger District
(575) 289-3264
www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/recreation/districts/cuba/camping/clearcreek.html
Rio de Las Vacas Campground
Forest Service campground in Jemez Mountains east of Cuba, NM. 16 sites available. Sites have tables and fire rings. Vault toilet. Potable water available.
Fee: $10 per night
Distance from Chaco: 72 miles
Contact:
Santa Fe National Forest, Cuba Ranger District
(575) 289-3264
www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/recreation/districts/cuba/camping/riodelasvacas.html
Coal Mine Campground
Forest Service campground at Mt. Taylor, 10 miles from Grants, NM. 15 sites available. No water. Vault toilet.
Fee: $20 per night
Distance from Chaco: 84 miles
Call for reservations:
(877) 444-6777
Cibola National Forest, Mt. Taylor, Ranger District
www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/recreation/rec-mttay.shtml
Lobo Canyon Campground
Forest Service campground at Mt. Taylor, near Grants, NM. 9 sites available. Group site, Vault toilets. 6 Picnic tables.
Fee: None
Distance from Chaco: 84 miles
Contact:
Cibola National Forest, Mt. Taylor Ranger District
(505) 287-8833
www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/recreation/rec-mttay.shtml
Quaking Aspen Campground (Open May 15) in Zuni Mountains
Forest Service campground south of Ft. Wingate, NM. 20 sites available - first come-first served. No water.
Fee: $5 per night
Distance from Chaco: 89 miles
Contact:
Cibola National Forest, Mt. Taylor Ranger District
(505) 287-8833
www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/recreation/rec-mttay.shtml
McGaffey Campground in Zuni Mountains
Forest Service campground south of Ft. Wingate, NM. 29 sites available. No potable water.
Fee: $15 per night for RV hookups (electric only); $10 per night for tent sites
Distance from Chaco: 91 miles
Contact:
Cibola National Forest, Mt. Taylor Ranger District
(505) 287-8833
www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/recreation/rec-mttay.sht ml
Ojo Redondo Campground in Zuni Mountains
Forest Service campground south of Thoreau, NM. 15 sites available. Pack in Pack out.
Fee: None
Distance from Chaco: 88 miles
Contact:
Cibola National Forest, Mt. Taylor Ranger District
(505) 287-8833
www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/recreation/rec-mttay.shtml
BluewaterLake State Park
New Mexico state park south of Prewitt, NM. Mostly known for fishing, but has a variety of camping options as well.
Fee: $10 per night for developed sites (plus $4 each for water or electric hookups); $8 per night for primitive sites
Distance from Chaco: 71 miles
Contact:
(505) 876-2391
www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/Bluewater.htm
Red Rock Park
East of Gallup, NM. Large campground (630 sites - 121 open year round) equipped with hookups, restrooms, showers, and picnic areas.
Fee: $20 with electric & water, $15 water only, and $10 per night primitive.
Distance from Chaco: 90 miles
Contact:
(505) 722-3839
www.ci.gallup.nm.us/rrp/00182_redrock.html
Gallup KOA
KOA campground in Gallup, NM with 630 RV sites & 2 dump stations.
Fee: $20 per night with electric and water, $15 water only, and$10 per night primitive.
Distance from Chaco: 100 miles
Contact:
(505) 722-2333
(800) 562-3915
USARV Park
Private campground in Gallup, NM. Tent and RV sites available.
Fee: $25.35 per night with electric; $27.39 per night water & electric; $29.42 per night with water, electric, and sewer, and $21 per night for tents.
Distance from Chaco: 100 miles
Contact:
(505) 863-5021
Reservations@usarvpark.com
www.usarvpark.com/
El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area
Wilderness area jointly administered by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management. Primitive BLM campground on Hwy 117 (exit 89). 11 sites. Vault toilet. No water. Allows primitive backcountry camping.
Fee: None
Distance from Chaco: 97 miles
Contact:
BLM Grants Field Station
(505) 287-7911
El Malpais Information Center
(505) 783-4774
www.nps.gov/elma
www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/recreation/rio_puerco/el_malpais.html
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
