Middle Mesa Spruce Canyon Road in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Middle Mesa Spruce Canyon Road in NM
Road corridorBLM, Farmington
16 mi from Ignacio
Maps 6,339 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 3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
- Near Burnt Mesa.
- Estimated climb: 350 ft over 3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- A river runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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 37–67°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.