El Caso I-IV Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping
El Caso I-IV Campground in NM
CampgroundUSFS
47 mi from Springerville
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel, pitching to 4%.
Setting
Situated in a valley alongside an intermittent stream, El Caso offers partially developed camping at the eastern end of Quemado Lake. Set among ponderosa pine and cottonwood trees a quarter-mile east of Piñon Campground, this location provides a rustic setting within walking distance of the water.
Getting there: Just southwest of Quemado, NM, go south on NM 32 for 14.2 miles to Quemado Lake/NM 103 sign. At the sign go east on NM 103 for 4 miles to where Forest Road 13 (gravel) begins. Continue past the lake. The campground is on the right.
- Moderately separated here.
- El Caso Peak stands 837 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles east.
- The Quemado Lake shoreline is 0.9 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 39–66°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 73 of 100.