The Best in Tent Camping: New Mexico A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos

by Parr, Monte

• ISBN13: 9780897326025
• ISBN10: 0897326024
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-28
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press

Summary

If you subscribe to the opinion that televisions, Japanese lanterns, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, The Best in Tent Camping: New Mexico should be your constant companion. Each campground profile includes: Detailed campground maps, Key information such as fees, restrictions, and facilities, Dates of operation, Driving directions to the campground and UTM coordinates for GPS users, Ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security, and cleanliness.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
About the Author	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Life Zones	p. 6
Camping on Native American Tribal Lands	p. 7
Camping Tips	p. 9
Northern New Mexico	p. 19
North Central Campgrounds: Carson National Forest
Canjilon Lakes Campgrounds	p. 20
Chaco Canyon Campground	p. 23
Jicarilla Apache Lake Campgrounds	p. 26
Hopewell Lake Campground	p. 29
Northeast Campgrounds: Carson National Forest
Columbine Campground	p. 34
Elephant Rock Campground	p. 37
Fawn Lakes Campground	p. 40
Junebug Campground	p. 43
Coyote Creek State Park Campground	p. 46
Morphy Lake State Park Campground	p. 49
Sugarite Canyon State Park Campgrounds	p. 52
Valle Vidal Campgrounds	p. 55
North Central Campgrounds: Santa Fe National Forest Jemez and Cuba Area
San Antonio Campground	p. 61
Redondo Campground	p. 64
Jemez Falls Campground	p. 67
Bandelier National Monument	p. 70
Fenton Lake State Park Campground	p. 73
Clear Creek Campground	p. 76
Rio De Las Vacas Campground	p. 79
North Central Campgrounds: Santa Fe National Forest Santa Fe, Pecos, Las Vegas Area
Black Canyon Campground	p. 83
Field Tract Campground	p. 86
Holy Ghost Campground	p. 89
Iron Gate Campground	p. 92
Jack's Creek Campground	p. 95
Villanueva State Park Campground	p. 98
Cochiti Lake Campgrounds	p. 101
Central New Mexico	p. 105
Manzano Area
Capilla Peak Campground	p. 106
New Canyon Campground	p. 109
Manzano Mountains State Park Campground	p. 112
Red Canyon Campground	p. 115
Tajique Area
Fourth of July Campground	p. 119
Tajique Campground	p. 122
Southern New Mexico	p. 125
South Central State Parks
Caballo Lake State Park	p. 126
Percha Dam State Park Campground	p. 129
Aguirre Springs Campground	p. 132
Pancho Villa State Park Campground	p. 135
Northern Gila
Water Canyon Campground	p. 139
Datil Well Campground	p. 142
Pinon Campground	p. 145
Juniper Campground	p. 148
Dipping Vat at Snow Lake Campground	p. 151
Southern Gila
Iron Creek Campground	p. 155
City of Rocks State Park	p. 158
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	p. 161
Lake Roberts	p. 165
Lincoln
Valley of Fires Recreation Area	p. 171
Oakgrove-Campground	p. 174
Southfork Campground	p. 177
Silver Lake Campground	p. 180
Pines Campground	p. 183
Appendixes and Index	p. 187
Camping Equipment Checklist	p. 188
Sources of Information	p. 190
Index	p. 191
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