Red Cloud Campground

US Forest Service · New Mexico

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

Small (5 sites) quiet and primitive camp in a Ponderosa forest at 7600´elevation. Located near an old mining district, the campground gets heavy use in fall hunting seasons, less at other times.

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: 34.17624, -105.69966

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Nearest sites we map

Red Cloud -New3 km · US Forest Service
Gallinas Group Site7 km · US Forest Service
New Canyon Campground56 km · US Forest Service
Valley Of Fires Recreation Area58 km · Bureau of Land Management
Rob Jagger'S Campground75 km · Bureau of Land Management
Fort Stanton Cave Campground76 km · Bureau of Land Management

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

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