Tusas Mesa (FR 569) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access in New Mexico
Tusas Mesa (FR 569) in NM
Road corridorCibola NF, Mount Taylor Ranger District
13 mi from Thoreau
Maps 8,240 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/16–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- 5.7 of this road’s 13.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.7 miles of dirt.
- Near Rice Park Dam.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 5.5 and mile 5.9: reported by travellers.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.2 miles off.
- Rice Park lies 0.7 mi off.
- Lookout Mountain stands 869 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles southwest.
Climate averages
September normals 44–73°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.