Big Tesuque
This is a tent-only campground high in the Aspen-Fir zone of the Sangre de
Christo Mountains. It is flanked on both sides by streams. Some of the
campsites are a nice distance from the highway, and probably have few
problems with road noise at night.
|  |
Campground data:
| Controlling agency: | Santa Fe National Forest; Española Ranger District; campground web site |
| Location in the state: | North-central; Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
| Waypoint(s): | BTSQCG |
| Elevation: | Unknown |
| Number of campsites: | 8. Some side trails appeared to lead off to other campsites without picnic tables. |
| When we visited it: | 2001-08-03. |
| Cleanliness: | 10/10 |
| Fee: | $0.00. No fee. |
| Water: | No. Two streams run beside the campground, but no water is available for drinking unless you treat the stream water. |
| Garbage cans: | Yes. |
| Fire pits: | Yes. |
| Cooking grills: | No. |
| Toilets: | None. |
| Showers: | No. |
| Handicapped accessible: | No. |
| RV info: | No electrical hookups. No water hookups. No sewer hookups. |
| When to camp: | Jan--Dec. |
| General comments: | This campground is for tents only; you park near the highway and walk into the campsite. |
Maps:
|  |
Getting to the campground:
From the Santa Fe plaza, head north on Washington Ave. Just past the
pink Scottish Rite Temple, turn right on Artist road; the sign says that
Hyde State Park and the Santa Fe Ski Basin is this way. Drive several (10?)
miles and you will see the campground on your right.
|  |
The campground:
 | The campsites are up one of the two trails near the streams. This
campsite is up the left trail, which is also the Big Tesuque Trail No. 152.
Near the campsites are large fields of thimbleberry, but I would not
count on finding enough to put on your morning pancakes.
|
Both sides of the campground have a stream nearby. This photo is looking down the right stream. A trail heads up this stream also, but it is not signed and I could not find it on the topo map. Sometime when I have more time I will hike it to see where it goes. If you look closely on the far right about 2/3 of the way up this photo, you can see part of a tent at the campsite closest to the road (it is easier to identify in the bigger version of this picture). You can also see the road through the trees in the far upper right portion of the photo. |  |
 | While checking out the campground, we saw that the flowers were popular with the insect life, one example of which is here. This moth is a member of the genus Gnophaela, probably G. discreta, but it could also be G. vermiculata. Thanks to Bruce Neville for the moth information. |
Reader comments about this campground:
On Mon Jun 27 13:43:34 2005 Anita from Albuquerque said:Add your comments about the Big Tesuque campground.
Visitors since the counter started: 8925
|
Copyright © 1997-2007 Kenneth Ingham Consulting, LLC.
For details about the copyright, see the full Copyright statement.
Unhappy? Thinking of suing us? Read this disclaimer.
You can read our privacy statement.