FS · Santa Fe National Forest

Rio De Las Vacas Campground

3 of 15 sites fit 42 ft

Book 004, 005, 008

Longest for your rig: 60 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 8,246 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

At 8,246 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 3 sites that take a 42 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 42 ft rig — 3 sites

00460 ft driveway · back · paved 00542 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles 00842 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles

Too short for 42 ft — 7 sites

00737 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles 01037 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles 01237 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles 01537 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles 00932 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles 01132 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles 00627 ft limit · pull · paved · 2 vehicles

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 5 sites

001no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles 002no rigs permitted · back · paved · 1 vehicle 003no rigs permitted · back · paved · 1 vehicle 013no rigs permitted · back · paved · 1 vehicle 014no rigs permitted · back · paved · 1 vehicle

fits 42 ft (3) too short (12) 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	Clear Creek Campground (NM) NM	1 mi S	12	47 ft	none
2	Clear Creek Group Campground (NM) NM · group	1 mi W	1	35 ft	none
3	San Antonio Campground NM	12 mi SE	30	50 ft	electric · pull-through
4	Redondo Campground NM	14 mi SE	62	45 ft	none
5	Jemez Falls Campground NM	17 mi SE	50	47 ft	none · pull-through
6	Vista Linda Campground NM	20 mi S	13	40 ft	none

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: 15
Longest driveway: 60 ft
Max occupancy per site: 5
Reservable sites: 15
Coordinates: 35.9967, -106.8075
Nearest place: Cuba
Phone: 575-289-3264
Elevation: 8,246 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/251437 · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-11 · public-domain