Santa Fe/Jemez Falls Campground Good Sam Verified Campground
Jemez Springs, NM 87025
Address
Jemez Springs, NM, 87025
Coordinates:
35.824533, -106.608470
Elevation:
8,180 ft (2,493 m)
Open April 15 - November 15
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(within 10 miles)
RMurray847
19 reviews · 18 review votes
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First things to know: there are no sites with any hookups. And phone connectivity is VERY limited. We had one bar, so we could send some text messages, but forget about surfing or streaming. It's a beautiful campground, and large. The sites, for the most part, are spread apart nicely, affording a lot of space and reasonable privacy. There are not, however, any sites that will accommodate truly big rigs. We are 29' 3" Class A, and were the ONLY Class A on site (and it was 100% booked). We... Read More
First things to know: there are no sites with any hookups. And phone connectivity is VERY limited. We had one bar, so we could send some text messages, but forget about surfing or streaming.
It's a beautiful campground, and large. The sites, for the most part, are spread apart nicely, affording a lot of space and reasonable privacy. There are not, however, any sites that will accommodate truly big rigs. We are 29' 3" Class A, and were the ONLY Class A on site (and it was 100% booked). We had a small tow vehicle. We just fit in our space, a pull through of sorts. There are, it seems, a lot of back in spots, but again, not for the largest rigs.
There are TWO Campground hosts...so many spaces here. Our interaction with both was quite limited, but very friendly.
The best things about this site are 1) being here in summer, it's SO much cooler than areas like Albuquerque, where we live, & 2) there is GREAT accessibility to two of the truly most popular trails in NM. Behind campsite 28 is a short (0.4 mile) trail that leads to Trail 137. When you hit that intersection, go left to visit Jemez Falls (beautiful) or right to climb to McCauley Springs (warm springs). Each of those spots has other, much more trafficked trails, so in both cases, you feel like you're sneaking up on the hot spot. Also, we were a short drive to perhaps the mostly LOVELY of all NM trails, the Las Conchas Trailhead, a 3 mile round trip hike through the most lovely pastures around. Wildflowers and chipmunks abounded, and the trail parallels the Jemez River. VERY popular spot go early or forget about finding parking.
Only drawbacks to the campsite (which is really 4.5 stars): trash bins filled quickly and were overflowing. The vault toilet areas smelled you could smell them as you walked by. The wonderful trailhead I mentioned by Space 28 is only accessible by walking THROUGH the campsite. The folks staying there were nice, but I felt bad about breaking Rule #1 of camping. The campground is about .3 miles off the main highway. The road between highway and campsite is pretty narrow. Two RVs passing each other would be a FRIGHTFULLY tight fit.
BUT, we highly recommend, and look forward to many return visits.
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RMurray847
19 reviews · 18 review votes
Member
First things to know: there are no sites with any hookups. And phone connectivity is VERY limited. We had one bar, so we could send some text messages, but forget about surfing or streaming. It's a beautiful campground, and large. The sites, for the most part, are spread apart nicely, affording a lot of space and reasonable privacy. There are not, however, any sites that will accommodate truly big rigs. We are 29' 3" Class A, and were the ONLY Class A on site (and it was 100% booked). We... Read More
First things to know: there are no sites with any hookups. And phone connectivity is VERY limited. We had one bar, so we could send some text messages, but forget about surfing or streaming.
It's a beautiful campground, and large. The sites, for the most part, are spread apart nicely, affording a lot of space and reasonable privacy. There are not, however, any sites that will accommodate truly big rigs. We are 29' 3" Class A, and were the ONLY Class A on site (and it was 100% booked). We had a small tow vehicle. We just fit in our space, a pull through of sorts. There are, it seems, a lot of back in spots, but again, not for the largest rigs.
There are TWO Campground hosts...so many spaces here. Our interaction with both was quite limited, but very friendly.
The best things about this site are 1) being here in summer, it's SO much cooler than areas like Albuquerque, where we live, & 2) there is GREAT accessibility to two of the truly most popular trails in NM. Behind campsite 28 is a short (0.4 mile) trail that leads to Trail 137. When you hit that intersection, go left to visit Jemez Falls (beautiful) or right to climb to McCauley Springs (warm springs). Each of those spots has other, much more trafficked trails, so in both cases, you feel like you're sneaking up on the hot spot. Also, we were a short drive to perhaps the mostly LOVELY of all NM trails, the Las Conchas Trailhead, a 3 mile round trip hike through the most lovely pastures around. Wildflowers and chipmunks abounded, and the trail parallels the Jemez River. VERY popular spot go early or forget about finding parking.
Only drawbacks to the campsite (which is really 4.5 stars): trash bins filled quickly and were overflowing. The vault toilet areas smelled you could smell them as you walked by. The wonderful trailhead I mentioned by Space 28 is only accessible by walking THROUGH the campsite. The folks staying there were nice, but I felt bad about breaking Rule #1 of camping. The campground is about .3 miles off the main highway. The road between highway and campsite is pretty narrow. Two RVs passing each other would be a FRIGHTFULLY tight fit.
BUT, we highly recommend, and look forward to many return visits.
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Jemez Springs, NM 87025
Coordinates: 35.824533, -106.608470
Elevation: 8180
Directions
From town, E 14 mi on SR-4 (R)