Six Mile Canyon (FR 547) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Six Mile Canyon (FR 547) in NM
Road corridorCibola NF, Mount Taylor Ranger District
6.2 mi from Iyanbito
0.0 mi off I-40 (straight line)
Maps 7,375 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 14.5–14.9 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 15.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Gates at the start of the road and 2.5 miles along it.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Wingate Stock Tank lies 1.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 33–66°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.