FR 145 — Mesa de los Viejos in NM -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 145 — Mesa de los Viejos in NM

Road corridorCarson NF

39 mi from Dulce

Maps 7,807 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 55.4–56.5 and 68.2–68.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Carson National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 69.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 45.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 20 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 28–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.