Established Camping

Red Canyon Campground

6 Reviews

About

National Forest

Sites: 38, Elevation: 7,600 large, well shaded campground (38 units + 11 picnic sites in the lower loop) is a good way into Manzano Wilderness via Red and Spruce Canyon trails on foot or horseback. Corrals and parking for horse trailers. This site is open for day use or overnight camping. No water available. PLEASE NOTE: Recreational Vehicles (RV's) longer than 22 feet are not allowed in this campground. Vehicles of this size may only park at Ox Canyon Trailhead, approximately 1.5 miles South of Red Canyon Campground.

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.

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  • WiFi
    Unknown
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Unknown
  • T-Mobile
    Unknown

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group
  • Tent Cabin
  • Equestrian

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites

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6 Reviews

Jacob S.
Reviewed Jun. 11, 2023

Wildflowers and deer!

We stayed in the camping area near the trailhead. Very green and lush with deer visiting our site at dusk!

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Month of VisitJuly
CThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed May. 30, 2023

Come early

I’ve been here a couple times. The site itself is in a really nice area with lots of pine trees and direct trail access. The only issue is it seems a lot of people who come here don’t know camp etiquette and leave the sites completely trashed. Fire pits buried and unusable, beer cans and trash everywhere. I’d recommend going before Memorial Day while the sites are still clean

Month of VisitJune
Jennifer  A.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2021

Nice Campground, loud nighttime visitors

There are vault toilets, trash bins, and bear boxes. This campground is nice with sites for RV and tent camping. We camped here one night with our scout troop. I did have spotty T-Mobile service, others had phone service as well but I’m not sure of their provider. We had a great night with a campfire and a good view of the stars and moon. All was well until someone started illegally cutting down trees at 2 in the morning. After an annoying couple of hours they were gone, most of our group were wide awake and tried to go back to sleep. We stayed at the site till afternoon with no other problems, just a group of tired scouts.

Month of VisitSeptember

Location

Red Canyon Campground is located in New Mexico

Detail location of campground

Directions

From Tajique, NM, take State Rt. 55 south 9.1 miles to campground sign at "Y" intersection. Bear right at sign onto State Rt. 131 and go 2.4 miles to another campground sign. Turn right at sign and go 2.4 miles to another "Y" intersection. Bear right and go 0.8 miles to equestrian section. Bear left and go 0.1 miles to RV/tent section.

Coordinates

34.62141525 N
106.41068067 W

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