Santa Barbara (FR 116) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Santa Barbara (FR 116) in NM
Road corridorCarson NF, Camino Real Ranger District
12 mi from Dixon
Maps 7,914 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–3.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 45 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 2.7 of this road’s 9.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.7 miles of it gravel.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 8.6 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 3.5: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Rio Santa Barbara runs 0.1 mi off.
- Jicarita Peak stands 4,919 ft above the map pin, 9.1 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 30–61°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.