USFSCibola National Forest and Grasslands · New Mexico
Bosque Campground
Bosque Campground
Sites0all reservable
Elev.8,599ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Albuquerque1h40real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 8,599 ft, Bosque Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 16°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 18 named hiking routes, 4 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Apr
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 7.
56°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Albuquerque
57 mi
1h40
02
Santa Fe
90 mi
2h26
By drive time
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
18
Trail segments
52
Peaks
4
Water & Access
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.