Simon Canyon Road in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Simon Canyon Road in NM
Road corridorBLM, Farmington
13 mi from Angustura
Maps 5,764 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
VerizonSTRONG
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Rough
- All 3.1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
- Near San Juan Fishing Easement.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 2.2 and mile 3.1: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- San Juan River runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
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 38–69°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.