FS · Santa Fe National Forest

Black Canyon Campground (Santa Fe National Forest, NM)

13 of 36 sites fit 42 ft

Book one of 013, 036, 012, 027, 024, 030 and 7 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 13 sites that take a 42 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 42 ft rig — 13 sites

Too short for 42 ft — 15 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 42 ft (13) too short (23) 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	30 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	50 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