Continental Divide (FR 464) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Continental Divide (FR 464) in NM
Road corridorCibola NF, Mount Taylor Ranger District
6.3 mi from Thoreau
Maps 7,271 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–3.8 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Easy
- All 4.1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
- Near Continental Divide Historical Marker.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 33–67°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.