Ponderosa (FR 10) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Ponderosa (FR 10) in NM
Road corridorSanta Fe NF, Jemez Ranger District
6.1 mi from Jemez Pueblo
11 mi off US 550 (straight line)
Maps 6,152 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.3 and 25–26.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/17–2/29Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 16.2 of this road’s 32 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.7 miles of it dirt.
- Near Lower Vallecito Dam.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 27 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 1.2, 16.5, 24.2, 26.5 and 28.2 miles along the road.
- Gates 1.2, 14.3, 22.8 and 25 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
- Borrego Mesa stands 1,769 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 39–68°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.