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USFSCibola National Forest and Grasslands · New Mexico

Mills Canyon Rim Campground

Elevation of this campground is 5,760 feet and offers 6 camping units.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.5,741ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Santa Fe3h33real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 5,741 ft, Mills Canyon Rim Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 22°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
83%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 19
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 26.
62°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Santa Fe
175 mi
3h33
02
Albuquerque
231 mi
4h28
By drive time
Santa Fe · 3h33Albuquerque · 4h28Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.4 mi away.

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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.

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