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Johnson Mesa Campground

US Forest Service · New Mexico

Johnson Mesa Campground in New Mexico. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 199 public campsites we map in New Mexico.

Johnson's Mesa is a dispersed camping area located east of Las Vegas on NM 65 and FR 153.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking
first-come, first-served
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites
70
Coordinates
35.70378, -105.46946

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Nearest sites we map

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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