Dispersed on 4 - Fenton Lake State Park
marycatmathis  ..
Reviewed Jun. 17, 2020

Best Kept Secret

My friends and I were climbing at the Cattle Wall all day, and decided we wanted to disperse camp. While we pulled up to Jemez camping nearby, the park rangers told us it was closed because of Covid, but we could go down the road to this unmarked, unnamed, dispersed camp site. 

when we did we drove to the left, followed the path until we saw an opened gate, and turned up to a site on the right. It was well-used and had a fire pit, but you're not allowed to have fires right now. 

We wandered down to a cliff, and the most BEAUTIFUL view awaited us. If it was known, it would be a better view than the jemez falls and people would FLOCK to it. Instead, it was our campsite, free, and people-less. This is just a new mexico thing, I guess. finding best kept secrets everywhere. 

PS: weather was perfect, no sounds from anywhere in the campsite, completely amazing! Definitely go here.

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  • Review photo of Dispersed on 4 - Fenton Lake State Park by marycatmathis  .., June 17, 2020
  • Review photo of Dispersed on 4 - Fenton Lake State Park by marycatmathis  .., June 17, 2020