CampgroundHidden gem
Santa Barbara Campground
Vadito, New Mexico
Rio Santa Barbara camp on the edge of the Pecos Wilderness.
- Price
- From about US$30 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 21
A Carson National Forest campground on the edge of the Pecos Wilderness beside the Rio Santa Barbara. Trailheads into the wilderness leave from nearby, and Taos is about an hour away.
Good to know
- Gravel access road
- Check river and fire conditions
- Best time
- June to September
- Open
- Summer
- Getting there
- Gravel forest road from NM 76
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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