Bosque Campground
Bosque Campground
More like this: first-come in New Mexico
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Season | Open year round |
| Forest | Cibola National Forest and Grasslands |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 34.7627° N, 106.4038° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedLower Kirtland Rx
17 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 11.3 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Outdoor Recreation and Supply ↗ | 21.5 mi |
| RV sales & service | RV sales & service ↗ | 21.9 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 1.2 miCerro Blanco Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 1.8 miTrail Canyon Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 13.1 miQuarai Visitor Center ↗Visitor center
Trails nearby
- 0.9 miBosque2.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.3 miCerro Blanco1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.3 miVigil2.1 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 1.6 miTrail Canyon1.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.6 miComanche Canyon ↗7 mi trail · hiking, horse
- 2.1 miFourth of July ↗1.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 3 more
Trailheads within three miles
- 1.2 miCerro Blanco Trailhead ↗Cibola National Forest and Grasslands · Season Open year round
- 1.8 miTrail Canyon Trailhead ↗Cibola National Forest and Grasslands
- 2.3 miFourth of July Trailhead ↗Cibola National Forest and Grasslands · Season April to November
- 2.8 miAlbuquerque Trailhead ↗Cibola National Forest and Grasslands · Season Open year round
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Manzano Mountain Wilderness begins about 1.5 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1.5 miManzano Mountain Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 36,764 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
Historic landmarks nearby
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Bosque Campground?
No. Bosque Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is Bosque Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026. Season Open year round.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Bosque Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Fourth Of July Campground (2.4 mi, partly first-come), Capilla Peak (4.4 mi, partly first-come), and Red Canyon (10.1 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby