Cooke's Peak Road in NM -- Camping Rules & Access in New Mexico

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Cooke's Peak Road in NM

BLM, New Mexico
5,320 ft16 mi from Keeler Farm
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Dispersed camping generally allowed
WhyBureau of Land Management opens most of its land to dispersed camping unless a local order restricts it. Check the unit's current orders before you commit.

Fire orders

All 1.1 miles in are maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way. Level ground alongside most of its length. Water crossings 0.1, 0.6 and 1 miles in.

Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles. Cookes Peak stands 3,038 ft above the site, 2.8 miles west. Shale Spring lies 0.4 mi off.

Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico: Camp longer than 14 days in any 28 day period, after 14 days must move beyond 25 mile radius

Rules that apply to this spot
Fire restrictions

Set by Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico.

Check current orders

September normals 55–84°F, 1.8″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Sources checked August 2026Something wrong here?