FS · Santa Fe National Forest

Black Canyon Campground (Santa Fe National Forest, NM)

16 of 36 sites fit 38 ft

Book one of 013, 036, 012, 027, 024, 030 and 10 more

Longest for your rig: 61 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: 35
Elevation: 9,145 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

At 9,145 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

The 16 sites that take a 38 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 38 ft rig — 16 sites

Too short for 38 ft — 12 sites

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 8 sites

001no rigs permitted · paved · 1 vehicle 002no rigs permitted · paved · 1 vehicle 003no rigs permitted · paved · 1 vehicle 004no rigs permitted · paved · 1 vehicle 005no rigs permitted · paved · 1 vehicle 006no rigs permitted · paved · 1 vehicle 011no rigs permitted · 2 vehicles 029no rigs permitted · pull · paved · 2 vehicles

fits 38 ft (16) too short (20) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Holy Ghost Group Area NM · group	8 mi SE	1	40 ft	none · pull-through
2	Panchuela NM	10 mi E	6	—	none
3	Jacks Creek Group Area NM	10 mi E	2	40 ft	none
4	Field Tract Campground NM	13 mi SE	15	22 ft	none · pull-through
5	Santa Barbara Campground NM	21 mi NE	21	65 ft	none · pull-through
6	Juniper Campground (NM) NM	25 mi W	50	40 ft	none · pull-through

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 36
Longest driveway: 64 ft
Max occupancy per site: 12
Reservable sites: 17
Coordinates: 35.8417, -105.8333
Phone: 505-753-7331
Elevation: 9,145 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/231894 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain