Capulin Campground in NM -- Campground & RV Camping
Capulin Campground in NM
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$18 per nightOpen 5/1-12/31
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Road Access
Difficult
- 2.4 of this road’s 4.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.7 miles of dirt.
Setting
Limited privacy
Roadside campground in Carson National Forest, 7 miles east of Taos on US Highway 64. Eleven single sites available. One vault toilet; no potable water. Camping $18/night (single site with one vehicle), additional vehicles $9/night. Rio Fernando de Taos runs adjacent to the campground, offering fishing access. Capulin Ice Caves Trail trailhead accessible from campground rear. Managed by Camino Real Ranger District.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Cerrito Colorado stands 2,457 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 37–60°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 82 of 100.
Tree cover36%30m sat. est.