Ridge Road in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Ridge Road in NM
Road corridorBLM, Farmington
25 mi from Angustura
Maps 6,776 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- All 5.8 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
- Near Devils Spring Mesa.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Rules
- Dispersed camping is generally allowed on public lands in New Mexico for no more than a period of 14 days within any period of 28 consecutive days.…After this time period, you must relocate to another site at least 25 miles away.…Camping is prohibited within 900 feet of any developed water source such as a guzzler or watering trough so that the water is accessible to wildlife and livestock.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–65°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.