Chama Canyon Road (FR 151) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Chama Canyon Road (FR 151) in NM
Road corridorSanta Fe NF
37 mi from El Duende
Maps 6,425 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 10.9–11.5 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
- 0.7 of this road’s 13.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.6 miles of dirt.
- Near Mesa de los Viejos.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 15 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 8.3: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Rio Chama runs 0.2 mi off.
- Mesa Golondrina stands 1,801 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 37–67°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.