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Field Tract Campground is located on the banks of the beautiful Pecos River. The campground is 10 miles north of the village of Pecos. Visitors enjoy Field Tract for its family friendly atmosphere, fishing and access to the Santa Fe National Forest.
Field Tract Campground offers excellent fishing access on the Pecos River. There are nearby picnicking sites with changes in scenery. There are multiple trails found in the canyon as well.
This medium sized campground offers tent and RV camping, portable toilets, drinking water, picnic tables and grills. Six of the 15 units have three-sided shelters. Campsites are suitable for trailers up to 22 feet in length.
Situated on the Pecos River, Field Tract Campground provides an inviting forested setting. The Sangre De Cristo Mountains surround the Pecos Canyon and provide magnificent opportunities for wildlife viewing. Bald eagles migrate through the winter, and can be seen soaring throughout the canyon.
Field Tract Campground offers direct access to the Pecos River and there are many terrific fishing opportunities nearby. There are also trailheads providing access to the Pecos Wilderness as well as climbing opportunities within 10 miles.
Field Tract Campground is located 10 miles north of Pecos on the right-hand side.
Solid campground! Campsites are all fairly close to each other but with trees so a decent amount of privacy. We stayed there on a Friday night in late September and there was one group that was making a decent amount of noise at night but otherwise it was very chill. There was a pit toilet and no shower (but the Pecos river is very close if you're down for a chilly dip!), make sure to bring toilet paper as it isn't currently being stocked by staff bc of COVID.
Excellent campground in the Pecos. Highly recommend reservations online prior to going. The came ground has no bad sites. However if you have an RV or Camper definitely want to try to avoid, 4, 6, 8, 11 since they are internal sites and may not have the parking space needed. However, there are sites that are better than others. Definitely 10, 12 are great as is 5. The shelter sites are 3, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15 I believe. All sites have fire pits, even the shelter sites. All are close to a water source and the bathrooms are in the middle of the circular set up campground. The bathrooms are flush toilets. They are fine. They are not the cleanest or the best functioning, but they are work fine. Overall great place- hope to go back there in the future!
I researched campsites in Santa Fe National park for Labor day week two months prior and found this one, and it was perfect. There was about 6 spots left during this time so I booked sites 2,3 & 4. Site 2 is small but we ended up just using it for parking and site 3 is larger and this was our kitchen area, and site 4 was where we set up our tents, so we were able to fit 5 tents comfortably in the open grass. I was worried about the gate situation closing at 8pm but we talked to the camp host, and he worked with us so we had no trouble with family arriving late. Camp host was super friendly and he does make rounds frequently. Porta potties looked like they were just emptied recently and cleaned, very nice. This places was completely booked online when I checked back later for an additional spot, but nothing ever came available. Unfortunately the recreation.gov site isn't friendly when it comes to changing, cancelling, no showing because there were half of the sites didn't show up for their reservations, and I'm sure it's because policy on the website. There is no cell service so don't rely on getting any service here, you may get a sporadic text messages from the outside but you can't send anything. Overall this is a clean and well maintained campground like other reviews have mentioned and is reservations only. I would return to this campground in the future, and I recommend it to others. I wish I took pictures to add, since most of the ones online don't do this place justice.
We have been going to this site off and on for over 15 years. Love it. Happy the gates closes at a certain time we feel safe. A little store is close by. It's camping not glamping so we appreciate whatever accommodations that are provided. The river is close and the stars at night are amazing. Lots of trees, some enclosed /covered spots with fireplaces, reservations required, nice big grass area, tables, always encountered friendly campers and the park attendant back in the day we knew was from TX and
a wonderful man. They had a rule at one time no loudness or generators at a certain time which was nice for those who are considerate and respectful.
