French Mesa (FR 8) in NM

Road corridorSanta Fe NF, Coyote Ranger District

40 mi from Dulce

Maps 7,020 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.5 and 1.4–1.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 8/16–2/29Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

37.7 of this road’s 47.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 36.3 miles of it dirt.
Winds through 32 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Secluded

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

October normals 29–65°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

French Mesa (FR 8) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access