Los Alamos (FR 714) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Los Alamos (FR 714) in NM
Road corridorCarson NF, Camino Real Ranger District
9.2 mi from Chimayo
Maps 8,084 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 19.2 of this road’s 32 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.9 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 6,700 ft over 32 miles through 22 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
- Cattle guards at the start of the road and 9.5 miles along it.
- A gate 14.5 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- A pond lies 1.2 mi off.
- Middle Truchas Peak stands 4,969 ft above the map pin, 11 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 32–60°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.