Lobo Can RD (FR 239) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Lobo Can RD (FR 239) in NM
Road corridorCibola NF, Mount Taylor Ranger District
15 mi from Grants
13 mi off I-40 (straight line)
Maps 8,816 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 23–23.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands ↗
Motor-vehicle season 8/31–11/29Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 51.3 of this road’s 61.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 51.3 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 36 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 1.4 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- Cattle guards 5.1, 27.8 and 61.1 miles along the road.
- Gates 17.5, 18.6, 18.8 and 50.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Mount Taylor stands 2,485 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles south.
- La Mosca Tank lies 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 31–60°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.