Marquez Canyon (FR 456) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Marquez Canyon (FR 456) in NM
Road corridorCibola NF, Mount Taylor Ranger District
18 mi from Grants
18 mi off I-40 (straight line)
Maps 7,988 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6.5 of this road’s 10.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Silt Tank.
- Winds through 8 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 2.5 and 6.5 miles along the road.
- A water crossing 10.4 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Maruca Spring lies 0.4 mi off.
- Mount Taylor stands 3,313 ft above the map pin, 7.7 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 33–64°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.