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Black Canyon Campground is one of the more popular campgrounds on the Santa Fe National Forest and offers the most amenities of any of the campgrounds in the Espanola Ranger District. Some sites are single- and double-family camping sites. Six are tent-camping only and visitors must park and travel to the campsite. A few are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are 36 units for cars and RVs.
There are picnic tables and grills, a campground host on-site, vaulted toilets, and several double sites to accommodate a maximum of 16 people. There is a very nice hiking trail that leaves the back of the campground and makes a loop of about a mile, returning to the campground. Park outside the main gate and travel in if you are using the trail and not camping. Trailhead parking is available in the lot near the campground entrance. There is no electricity available, and no RV dump station on site. A dump station is available nearby for a nominal fee right next door at Hyde Memorial State Park, a part of the NM State Park system. There are additional recreation opportunities along NM 475, both above and below Black Canyon Campground, including hiking and biking trails, picnic areas, and in the winter, both nordic and alpine skiing.
In Santa Fe, NM, at intersection of Paseo de Peralta and US Rt. 84/St. Francis Dr. and Santa Fe Ski Basin sign, take Paseo de Peralta east 1 mile to State Rt. 475 and Ski Basin signs. At signs, turn left and go 0.2 miles to another State Rt. 475 sign/Artist Rd. Turn right at sign onto Artist Rd. (becomes Hyde Park Rd. in 0.6 miles) and go 7.2 miles to campground sign. Turn right at sign into campground.
Beautiful place to snowshoe in the winter or hike in the warm weather. Came here with a group of friends and had a awesome picnic lunch and had an excellent snowshoe workout.
Beautiful camping! Spots are small but you are surrounded by trees and wildlife! There are lots of trails and hiking in the area. They currently don't have water so bring your own water with you!
Very nicely developed campground outside of Santa Fe. Large RVs probably would have a difficult time getting in here, but small campers and 5th wheels were fine. Our teardrop with no hookups was no issue. Make sure to read reviews and details of the sites because some are more flat than others. The vault toilets were as expected: clean yet smelly. Lots of people walking around the loop in the evening. Nice stay if you don't need amenities.
Spent a long weekend in the Black Canyon Campground in the Santa Fe National Forest. It was a beautiful spot with recently updated camping spots with rock walls, fire pits, picnic tables, and flat surfaces to set up tents or RVs. There are 35 available spots, and with many being reservable and some first come, they fill up quickly. We were surrounded by pine trees and aspens, and there is an easy hiking trail at the far end of the campground. The bathrooms were plentiful and fairly clean and other campers were respectful. Do be aware that there is no phone signal (which was fine by me!) and no electricity. $10 per car fee.
One of My favorite place to camp. It is calm and beautiful there. Restrooms are well maintained. There are so many beautiful trails nearby. Water taps do not work. We did not get to meet the host. I would definitely recommend this place. Do cleanup your spot when you are leaving.
