Agua Piedra Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping
Agua Piedra Campground in NM
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15 mi from Talpa
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Road Access
- All 0.9 miles of this road are fully maintained, paved the whole way.
- Overhead clearance here is posted at 25 ft, set by the tightest site.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 40 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 40 ft.
- 3 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Agua Piedra sits at 8,100 feet in Carson National Forest, shaded by a forest of spruce, fir, and aspen near the Rio Pueblo and Agua Piedra Creek. The campground contains 40 single sites, two double sites, and two accessible group shelters holding up to 50 and 100 people. Sites include picnic tables and fire rings. Amenities feature vault toilets, drinking water hydrants, and a small fishing pier on the stocked river. Trailheads leading to Serpent Lake and the Pecos Wilderness sit nearby.
Getting there: From Las Vegas, New Mexico, take State Highway 518 approximately 51 miles to the Agua Piera Campground. From Penasco, New Mexico, travel east on State Route 75 about 5 miles, to an intersection. Turn right, onto State Route 518 (unmarked) and continue about 7 miles to campground entrance. From Taos, head south on NM-68. Turn Left onto NM-518 and stay on it for 23 miles. Agua Piedra Campground will be on your right.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 46-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Ripley Point stands 3,386 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles southwest.
- Rio del Pueblo runs 0.1 mi off.
- 2 on the water, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 32–57°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 90 of 100.