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This place is absolutely beautiful just make sure that you bring your camera and fully charged batteries cuz there's a lot to see and a lot of beauty to take pictures of so be prepared absolute gorgeousness please just remember to pack out what you pack in or at least use the garbage bins that are up there there metal shows the animals cannot get in
Camp May is great for dispersed camping but fills up quick. You can camp in the pajarito parking lot for summer mountain biking. No fires though. And don't be a jerk!
Good camping area near Pajarito ski area. Bathrooms are clean. Very nice group camp / picnic spots. Reserve your spot at Larry Walkup Aquatic Center in Los Alamos. No electricity or water available at camp sites
I always try to justify why I rate any location as five stars. But this one is tough. Because it's camping. But here we go... This campsite had some pretty sweet trees. No active bear attacks. Was outside. Was not currently on fire. Did not cost as much as a hotel. That's pretty much all I'm looking for in a camp site so it checked all my boxes.
Love this place! We stayed in site 3, which requires you to walk your stuff up a small hill. At 9400', this can be a little daunting so be careful. Site 3 is quite private and has a fantastic view. The other sites also looked really nice. You do have to get a permit through the aquatic center in Los Alamos, but it's a fairly quick process and the woman we worked was super helpful. The drive up to the campground from Los Alamos is steep is spots and windy, but not super difficult. Its paved up to Pajarito, and then dirt for a quarter mile. The dirt section is pretty rutted but our Corolla didnt have a problem, even when it rained - I probably wouldn't try it with a lower vehicle though. If you're arriving late, be careful... it seems like a lot of people use the sites in the evening without permit so you might need to deal with that. I would definitely recommend this place if you're looking somewhere beautiful and peaceful near Los Alamos or the national parks.
