US Forest Service · New Mexico
El Rito Campground--Group Shelter in New Mexico. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 199 public campsites we map in New Mexico.
The El Rito Campground Group Shelter is situated along El Rito Creek and is part of a larger campground, El Rito Campground. The group shelter and campground are located approximately 5 miles from the small village of El Rito. Elevation of the group shelter is 7,600 feet with the predominant vegetation being pinon, cottonwood, spruce, juniper and gambel oak. This is a great place to host your family and friends, graduation parties, organization meetings, and school events.
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Start a 14-day trialSource: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-03-11, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.