La Sombra Campground

Small campground along Rio Fernando de Taos creek next to Highway.

ESTIMATED: 26219 US-64 • Taos • NM • USA • 87571 / Enchanted Circle

US Forest Service, Carson National Forest

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gcs for campground entrance — 36.368741, -105.473475

costs — $6

date of first addition of the campground to the database — 2017-02-15

drive-up camping — Yes

driving directions — 7.4 miles east of Taos along US Highway 64. 16.6 miles west of Angel Fire.

elevation — 7800 feet

firepits — yes

fishing — yes, trout in creek

grills (and raised grills) — yes

hiking trails — there may be a trail 0.4 miles west to Capulin Campground, then a 0.5 mile Capulin Ice Caves Trail 109 adjacent to Capulin last campsite #11 to "ice cave" small (or dry) waterfall over an edge

important notes (or warning) — Open May through October

nearby/close amenities — Shady Brook store

noise — highway noise early morning and during day

number of camp sites — 13

picnic table — Yes

portable outhouse / non-flush toilets — Yes

reservations (required or not accepted) — not reservable

running water — No

self-pay paystation — Yes, pay in envelope

size of sites — double sites

urls / links to other resources — https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/carson/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=44094&actid=29

water accessibility — creek

Nearby campgrounds: usa/nm/5-capulin-carson-national-forest