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Columbine Campground is located between Questa and Red River, New Mexico. The Red River flows past the campground and a trailhead leads into the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness area. Columbine Campground sits at 7,900 feet in elevation.
The Columbine Twining hiking trail can be found at the south end of the campground and gives access to 14 miles of hiking trails, and leads into the Columbin-Hondo Wilderness area. The Red River runs near the campground and can be accessed near the first loop.
This campground offers 26 single sites, potable water, and vault toilets. Each site is has a fire ring, picnic table, and tent pad. Please note that no water can be filled directly into a trailer, rv, or motorhome anywhere in this campground - the potable water is only for filling containers you bring back to your site.
The campground is composed of two loops. One small loop at the campground entrance, has all open sites and views of the towering mountains. The other is a long loop up the canyon along the fast-flowing Columbine Creek. The campsites in this loop are tucked in among pine, spruce and some aspen providing ample shade and good privacy between campsites.
Be sure to explore Red River, Questa, and the Enchanted Circle while in the area.
Five miles east of Questa, New Mexico via NM highway 38.
Love this place! We've stayed here twice now and each time has been special. The creek running through provides a perfect background noise that lulls you to sleep. Sites were level and had no issue finding a place for our tent. Bathrooms were always clean when we were there and smelled great. There is a trailhead right in the campground for easy access to multiple trails in the area. Close enough to Questa for supplies and while it is a bit close to the highway, noise was never a huge issue. Only downside is we could not move the picnic table at the site which was fine for our setup but I do prefer when you can arrange the site as you like. Decent 3G signal on Verizon too for all important weather monitoring during the summer monsoon season.
Cindy our camp host was probably one of the sweetest humans I have ever met. She made sure we were happy and had the best spot available. She came by multiple times throughout our stay just to make sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed. She even went as far as delivering our wood and brought us a copy of the trails through columbine. The restrooms were the cleanest I have seen for a campground, and Cindy was out there making sure they were well maintained and kept. The campsite was spotless, and gorgeous. We stayed in spot 27, right next to the river and enough for two large tents.
Love the location of this campground. Very family friendly and short walk to the trailhead that leads to other awesome trails. About 5 miles away from town, so it was very quaint and peaceful. Grounds were kept up very well and bathrooms always smelled good and super clean. Pressurized well water was great to drink and for other uses. During our stay, there was a fire ban so we used our camping stove. Children had a great time and will for sure be back to this very same campground. Stayed at campsite 3 which was reserved a week out. There are first come first serve spots available, but they went very quickly and stayed occupied.
