Vallecitos Loop (FR 418) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Vallecitos Loop (FR 418) in NM
Road corridorSanta Fe NF, Espanola Ranger District
12 mi from El Duende
4.9 mi off US 84 (straight line)
Maps 7,640 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/2–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 29.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 3,100 ft over 29.2 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 23%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 0.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Polvadera Peak stands 3,596 ft above the map pin, 5.6 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 37–63°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.