Dispersed Camping in Mora County, New Mexico
Showing 20 locations in Mora County.
Alamitos Forest Road Dispersed
This dispersed camping corridor along Alamitos Road in Carson National Forest offers numerous pulloffs and spur roads. While a historic forest fire has altered parts of the landscape, the area remains peaceful, though active logging operations may occasionally generate weekday traffic.
Angostura Forest Road Dispersed
Scenic dispersed camping corridor located in the Carson National Forest near Mora, offering standard forest campsites along a maintained dirt road.
Canyon Loop Dispersed Camping
A scenic forest corridor along the Canyon Loop dirt road in the Santa Fe National Forest. The native-surface road provides simple dirt pull-offs suitable for primitive camping.
Carson National Forest near Mora, NM
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Carson National Forest Spur
This National Forest dirt spur in the Carson National Forest provides access to quiet dispersed camping areas nestled among the pines.
Corrales Canyon Dispersed Camping
A scenic dispersed camping corridor along Corrales Canyon in the Santa Fe National Forest. The graded dirt road winds through forested terrain and is accessible to all passenger vehicles under dry conditions.
Coyote Creek State Park
Coyote Creek State Park is a quiet campground set in a mountain canyon along Coyote Creek, surrounded by an evergreen forest. The park features newly remodeled sites, including options with electric and sewer hookups. Facilities include showers, pit toilets, a dump station, and potable water, though piped water and flush toilets are unavailable during the winter season.
Duran Canyon Forest Spur
A scenic dispersed camping corridor situated along Forest Road in Duran Canyon. Nestled within Carson National Forest, this route offers tranquil, tree-shaded pull-offs suitable for primitive camping during the open season.
Encinal Canyon Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping corridor along Encinal Canyon Road in the Santa Fe National Forest. The native-surface road offers basic secluded camping options within a wooded canyon setting.
Forest Road 161 (Forest Spur) Dispersed
A quiet dispersed camping corridor located along Forest Road 161, just over a kilometer from Highway 518 in Carson National Forest. The road winds through dense forest, offering secluded pull-offs suitable for low-profile rigs, though larger setups will struggle with turnarounds.
Forest Spur Dispersed (Santa Fe National Forest)
A quiet Forest Service spur road located in the Santa Fe National Forest near Morphy Lake State Park. It provides native dirt-surface access suitable for dispersed camping along the corridor.
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Historic Mora Inn & RV Park
A historic inn and RV park in Mora, offering full-hookup RV sites alongside motel rooms and a tiny house. The property features level gravel sites with 30 and 50 amp electric, water, and sewer hookups, accommodating large rigs up to 45 feet. Located close to regional historic attractions, it is a convenient roadside basecamp with an accommodating host.
La Junta Canyon Campground
A scenic mountain campground situated in Carson National Forest along La Junta Canyon, offering a peaceful wooded setting with creek access and nearby hiking trailheads.
La Junta Canyon Road Dispersed
A scenic mountain corridor winding through La Junta Canyon in Carson National Forest. Beautiful, heavily forested pull-offs sit adjacent to the roadway, offering campers a tranquil setting within easy range of local peaks and hiking trails.
La Sierra Ditch Road Dispersed
A quiet National Forest road corridor located within the Carson National Forest near Mora, New Mexico. The route winds through a pine forest setting, providing several spots suitable for dispersed camping along the road shoulder and pullouts.
Manuelitas-Capulin Road Dispersed
A quiet forest road corridor in Santa Fe National Forest offering dispersed camping opportunities along a native dirt surface.
Morphy Lake State Park
A beautiful developed state park campground nestled in a quiet forest surrounding a scenic reservoir. Highly popular for trout fishing, the park offers well-spaced sites equipped with picnic tables, fire pits, and vault toilets.
Rito Colorado Dispersed Corridor
A scenic dispersed camping corridor along the Rito Colorado forest road within the Santa Fe National Forest. The native material road provides pull-offs nestled in a peaceful pine forest setting, offering classic wilderness camping.
Upper La Junta Campground
A small, primitive Forest Service campground located along La Junta Road in Carson National Forest. The site features basic campsites, a pit toilet, and a small parking area, offering a quiet, shaded retreat.