Canada Camino Loop (FR 468) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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Canada Camino Loop (FR 468) in NM

Road corridorSanta Fe NF, Coyote Ranger District

33 mi from Los Alamos

Maps 8,553 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Santa Fe National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 7/1–5/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 11.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Mesa del Camino.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.

Rules

  • Please keep your campsite at least 100 feet from streams and lakes, including riverbanks or areas next to bodies of water.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–59°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.