PINE FLAT PICNIC SITES - A and B in NM -- Campground & RV Camping in New Mexico
PINE FLAT PICNIC SITES - A and B in NM
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Pine Flat is a day-use picnic facility built in 1956 in the Manzanita Mountains at 7,240 feet, surrounded by piñon, juniper, scrub oak, and ponderosa pine. The site features two reservable group areas accommodating 50 people each, alongside dispersed first-come picnic tables, grills, accessible vault toilets, and bear-proof trash receptacles. A pull-through trailer parking area connects directly to a multi-use trail system used for off-highway vehicles, hiking, and horseback riding. Overnight camping is not permitted.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 4%.
Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Ponderosa Pine, is 2.9 mi off.
September normals 47–76°F, 1.9″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov