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Pull-thru
USFSSanta Fe National Forest · New Mexico
San Antonio Campground
Overview San Antonio Campground is adjacent to the San Antonio River, tucked into a forest of ponderosa pine at 7,600 feet above sea level.
Sites3021 reservable
Elev.7,785ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig52 ft2 pull-thru
Electric66×50-amp
From Santa Fe1h42real 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 7,785 ft, San Antonio Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 17°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 30 sites total: 21 reservable and 9 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 13 walk-in, 6 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 52-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 4 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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.
72%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 9
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 8.
56°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Santa Fe
65 mi
1h42
02
Albuquerque
70 mi
1h47
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 30 SITES
Color byShow only
30 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
13
Walk-in
6
50-amp
0
Accessible
30
Prime
30
Sites
★ The standout
Site 020
SAN ANTONIO CAMPGROUND · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
117 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
18 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
50
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1 mi
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.