Pacheco Canyon (FR 102) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Pacheco Canyon (FR 102) in NM
Road corridorSanta Fe NF, Espanola Ranger District
3.5 mi from Tesuque
3.1 mi off US 84 (straight line)
Maps 7,591 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.7–1.2 and 4.3–4.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 7.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 11 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards at the start of the road and 1.3 and 6.9 miles along it.
- Gates at the start of the road and 1.3, 4.2 and 7.2 miles along it.
Known camping along this road at mile 4.7: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- Aspen Peak stands 3,491 ft above the map pin, 4.8 miles east.
- A pond lies 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 35–63°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.