Capulin (FR 76) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Capulin (FR 76) in NM
Road corridorSanta Fe NF, Coyote Ranger District
40 mi from Los Alamos
Maps 7,481 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 6.7–7.4, 32.1–42.7 and 45.3–45.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 37 of this road’s 45.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 32.2 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 9,900 ft over 45.8 miles through 44 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 24%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 45.4 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 43.8 and mile 45.7: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Gallina Spring lies 0.4 mi off.
- Red Rock Cliff stands 2,249 ft above the map pin, 5.3 miles south.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 29–64°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.