Rio Fernando de Taos - Forest Rd 5 is located near Taos, New Mexico, offering a landscape of forested areas and rugged terrain. Temperatures can range from lows in the 20s Fahrenheit during winter to highs in the 80s during summer. Nearby attractions include the Taos Pueblo, a historic Native American community, and the scenic Enchanted Circle drive.

Rio Fernando de Taos - Forest Rd 5

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Highway 64 between Taos and Angel Fire &gt; Turn onto Forest Rd 5 and go to end

  

Solid road, no issue with 25ft travel trailer.  
  
There's a gravel cul-de-sac with a couple obvious places to camp.  Also a couple two tracks roads continuing into the woods, but those weren't passable due to mud.  
  
There's a few small ponds which appear to be the beginning of the Rio Fernando.  I think there's some restoration work going on if I'm not mistaken.    
  
I tried parking so that I was looking out at the clearing, but this made levelling my trailer pretty difficult.  Probably would be easier to just keep in on the gravel.  
  
I somehow had 5g reception here on Verizon, and Starlink also worked well.

Headwaters of Rio Fernando de Taos

Really, really loved this spot--such a beautiful area. Just a handful of sites on this short road--one side of the road is fairly open but has the creek/river flowing nearby; the other side of the road is more in the forest and offers some shade and privacy. The melting snow has the ponds and river overflowing, so many of the sites are flooded and inaccessible at the moment. We had camped towards the end of the road near the turn around spot due to most sites being flooded. The animals are really coming out though--lots of birds and frogs chirping, ducks were swimming in the ponds, and we even had some elk pass through our camp! Cell service is sporadic in this area. Of course, no amenities here so pack out what you bring in. 

Rio Fernando de Taos - Forest Road 5

We met my brother out here. Between us we had 6 kids and 2 dogs. It's not often you find areas like this with decent open spaces that aren't super crowded. Fairly accessible. We brought a pop up. Elk everywhere. We had a nice time

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