Quemado Lake Recreation Area

US Forest Service · New Mexico

Quemado Lake Recreation Area in New Mexico. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 199 public campsites we map in New Mexico.

Quemado Lake is located 16 miles south of Quemado, NM. From Quemado, take NM 32 south 14.2 miles to the Quemado Lake/NM 103 sign. At sign turn left onto NM 103 and go 4 miles to where Forest Road 13 (gravel) begins. Continue straight on FR 13 for 1 mile.

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)
Coordinates: 34.13422, -108.49117

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Nearest sites we map

Juniper Campground (Quemado Lake)0 km · US Forest Service
Pinon Campground (Quemado Lake)1 km · US Forest Service
Piñon Campground1 km · US Forest Service
El Caso I-Iv Campground2 km · US Forest Service
Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #32 km · US Forest Service
Quemado Lake - El Caso Cg #53 km · US Forest Service

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

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