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USFSCibola National Forest and Grasslands · New Mexico

Spring Creek Campground

This campground has 5 camping units located at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.2,198ft
Comf.Mar-Nov7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Santa Fe7h24real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 2,198 ft, Spring Creek Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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

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 · Feb
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 3.
72°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Santa Fe
407 mi
7h24
02
Albuquerque
416 mi
7h26
By drive time
Santa Fe · 7h24Albuquerque · 7h26Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6.7 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
6.7 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.

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