Juniper Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping

Juniper Family Campground sits on the Pajarito Plateau just inside the main entrance of Bandelier National Monument. It features three loops with paved individual sites and tent-only group sites. Each site provides a picnic table, fire ring with grill, and food locker. Amenities include comfort stations with restrooms and running water, potable water spigots, an amphitheater, and a seasonal RV dump station, though no hookups are present. Two trails lead directly from camp into Frijoles Canyon and to the Tyuonyi Overlook. A seasonal shuttle stops on site for access to the visitor center.

Getting there: From Santa Fe (approximately 1 hour travel time): Take Highway 84/285 (Saint Francis Drive) north toward Los Alamos. Merge right onto NM 502 to Los Alamos. Exit onto NM 4 toward White Rock. Continue for 12 miles (19 km), passing through White Rock. Bandelier's entrance is on the left. Entrance station is staffed most days during business hours. If unstaffed, pay entrance fee using Automated Fee Machine or display America the Beutiful pass on vehicle dashboard. Continue 3 miles to visitor center if you have questions about park fees/passes. Turn right onto Campground Rd. For those with reservations, proceed directly to campsite. No check-in needed. For those looking ofr first-come, first serve campsites, Abert's Squirrel Loop (Loop A) is the first right. Find an open site, then return to campground kiosk to pay camping fee at Automated Fee Machine. From Taos (approximately 1.5 hours travel time): Take NM 68 (Paseo del Pueblo Sur) south. In Espanola, turn right onto Fairway. Turn left on Highway 84/285. Turn right on NM 30. Merge right onto NM 502 to Los Alamos. Exit onto NM 4 toward White Rock. Continue for 12 miles (19 km), passing through White Rock. Bandelier's entrance is on the left. Entrance station is staffed most days during business hours. If unstaffed, pay entrance fee using Automated Fee Machine or display America the Beutiful pass on vehicle dashboard. Continue 3 miles to visitor center if you have questions about park fees/passes. Turn right onto Campground Rd For those with reservations, proceed directly to campsite. No check-in needed. For those looking for first-come, first serve campsites, Abert's Squirrel Loop (Loop A) is the first right. Find an open site, then return to campground kiosk to pay camping fee at Automated Fee Machine. Visit the Directions page on the park website for detailed directions from other areas.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 52-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• 5 hike-in sites.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
• Pajarito Mountain stands 3,772 ft above the map pin, 9.3 miles northwest.

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