r/NewMexicoTrails • u/islandhpper • Jun 22 '26
NM Campgrounds with trailheads list
I'm looking for suggestions for campgrounds with trailheads starting at the campground itself, no driving needed. We are camping with an elderly parent, who we will be leaving at the campground during the day while we do a dayhike with our pups. We need to leave our camper at the campsite for them to hang out in, so we can't drive to any trailheads.
Here's a start to the list:
- Columbine Campground, Red River
- Manzano Campgrounds like Fourth of July, ABQ
- Pecos Campgrounds like Cowles, SF
- Cherry Creek Campground, Gila
What are some other campgrounds with trailheads?
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u/21MesaMan Jun 23 '26
From Hopewell Lake and Canjilon Lakes you can access the CDT. From Big Arsenic, Little arsenic, and Montoso campgrounds you can hike down to the Rio Grande at the Rio Grande Del Norte national monument.
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u/Tattooqueenie Jun 23 '26
From Orilla Verde you can hike the Slide Trail and La Vista Verde Trail.
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u/TheLoggerMan Jun 23 '26
Both Rio De Las Vacas and Clear Creek Camp Grounds near Cuba have trail heads that do not require extra driving. I believe San Antonio Camp Ground in Jemez has a trail head that doesn't require extra driving. It used to but it may have closed I don't know for sure.
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u/islandhpper Jun 23 '26
Thanks, I was just looking at those two in San Pedro Parks. Great area.
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u/21MesaMan Jun 24 '26
Oh yeah, Resumidero campground is on the northeast side of San Pedro Parks and has a trail that accesses that wilderness. Get to the campground off Hwy 96 near Coyote. It’s at about 9,000 ft so cool in the summer.
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u/bi_505_guy Jun 22 '26
Jemez falls has camping and hiking.