Wild Rivers Backcountry Byway (BLM 2004) in NM -- Camping Rules & Access
Wild Rivers Backcountry Byway (BLM 2004) in NM
Road corridorBLM, Taos
4.4 mi from Questa
Maps 7,528 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.2–2.5 and 5.3–5.7 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
VerizonWEAK
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T-MobileSTRONG
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 12.5 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, paved the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Pinabete Peak stands 4,396 ft above the map pin, 6.5 miles east.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
- Within Albuquerque District (including Taos Field office)…3) Camp longer than 14 days in any 28 day period, after 14 days must move beyond 25 mile radius. 4) Park any motor vehicle longer than 30 minutes or camp within 300 yards of any spring, manmade water well, or watering tank used by wildlife or domestic stock.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 30–65°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.