Encino (FR 100) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Encino (FR 100) in NM
Road corridorSanta Fe NF, Coyote Ranger District
23 mi from Los Alamos
Maps 8,293 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 18.2–21.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 7/1–5/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 38.1 of this road’s 53.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 25.6 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 8,100 ft over 53.5 miles through 26 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Cerro Valdez stands 1,417 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles south.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–61°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.