Hyde Memorial State Park

A nice campground in the Sangre de Cristo mountains outside of Santa Fe. This campground/picnic area is popular, and with good reason. The trailhead for the Hyde Park Loop is nearby, and part of the loop is through the campground.

This campground is right next to Black Canyon.

Campground data:

Controlling agency:	New Mexico State Parks; campground web site
Location in the state:	North-central; Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Waypoint(s):	HMSPHM
Elevation:	8497ft; 2590m
Number of campsites:	50. plus 7 electric sites (parking-lot like)
When we visited it:	2001-08-04.
Cleanliness:	8/10
Fee:	$10.00. $14.00 for campsites with electricity.
Water:	Yes.
Garbage cans:	Yes.
Fire pits:	Yes.
Cooking grills:	No.
Toilets:	Vault. In some areas you may have a short walk to get to them.
Showers:	No.
Handicapped accessible:	No. Handicapped status unknown.
RV info:	Electrical hookups. No water hookups. No sewer hookups. Water is available, just no water hookups at the RV sites. The RV dump station is down the road from the RV sites. The sites with electricity are like a parking lot.
When to camp:	Jan--Dec. Winter snow may make the park inaccessible at times (until the road is plowed).
General comments:	The picnic tables are sheltered; at least two shelters have fireplaces. The park has a playground. One of the group sites has a volleyball court.

Maps:

Online from topozone.com
Online from terraserver-usa.com
Satellite image from terraserver-usa.com
USGS Topo Quad 1:24,000 Mc Clure Reservoir
USGS Topo Quad 1:100,000 Santa Fe
USGS Topo Quad 1:250,000 Santa Fe
Santa Fe National Forest Map

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 are this way. Drive about seven miles and you will see the sign for the Hyde Memorial State Park on your right. There are a couple of entrances into the park, which lead to dirt roads which more-or-less parallel the road you drove from Santa Fe on.

The campground:

	Most of the picnic tables are covered by shelters like these. They will come in handy when the summer thunderstorms arrive. The stream in the next picture is just off the left of this picture.
A stream runs beside many of the campsites. You can see the stream here as it passes campsite 10.

Reader comments about this campground:

On Wed Jun 4 10:17:32 2003 a local family from Santa Fe NM said:
This is a very nice and well maintained campground. The sites are well spaced and include picnic tables fire pits with grill grates. Its family oriented and relatively quiet. There are an adequate number of pit toilets throughout the campground. The playground is safe and in excellent condition. Theres a lot of space to have fun in and also a gentle stream for the kids to play in. Thunderstorms frequently roll in during the summer afternoons but dont let that discourage you from staying in this beautiful area. The rain tends to leave as quickly as it droped in. Chipmonmks abound through the campground. On a scale of 15 5 being the very best our family would rate this campground as a high 4. Our last stay was 53003.

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:03:07 Diana from Colorado said:
It was absolutely beautiful - small "lean-to" huts to keep things dry - large, convenient and clean. However, it was THE noisiest place I have ever camped. Huge group sites mixed in with individual sites with large parties, cars "cruising" the loop road with music blaring and teens congregating around restroom parking lots (intimidating). The park rangers made regular rounds and said nothing.

Black Canyon "next door" (actually both were the same rate) is gorgeous and quiet and the forest service doesn't put up with these types of activities! Just a heads up.

On Fri Aug 19 12:32:17 2005 Gail Bryant from somewhere said:
I enjoyed staying here. The campgrounds were clean and well spaced. The only problem was the noise from the highway. There were lots of big noisy trucks. Otherwise, it was fine.

On Wed May 31 10:16:15 2006 Michael C. from Kansas City. MO said:
A great place to camp. My family and I get there about two times a year for the past 6 years. We love it!

On Sun May 11 23:38:45 2008 Family of 5 and a dog! from Albuquerque, NM said:
Great place to camp. The shelter sure is nice during the high winds. The play structure is in a great location.

We were fortunate to camp next to the structure and our children loved it! The camp was quiet while we were there. We will definitely be visiting again!

On Sat May 31 17:17:29 2008 Anonymous from Rio Rancho, NM said:
We really liked this campground, but we will not go back. Our family camped at Hyde probably a total of 4 times. The first 3 times we had a lot of fun, everyone was very friendly. Last time, we woke up to go home and our two back tires were slashed. We had to pay for a tow truck from Santa Fe to tow us out. NOT a good experience.

On Sun Nov 16 15:42:51 2008 Anonymous from Santa Fe NM said:
This Campground sucks, and is boring and dirty.

On Sun Nov 16 15:47:09 2008 Anonymous from Santa Fe NM said:
I agree. The lack of campground hosts picking up all the trash in the river, made in dispicible. I nearly threw up with the smell

On Wed Dec 10 10:52:53 2008 Anonymous from Albuquerque, NM said:
There are not campground hosts in November nonetheless everyone should pick up after themselves, campground hosts should not be mommy and daddy to those who feel other should pick up for them.

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