Jemez Falls
This campground is in a wonderful ponderosa pine forest. If you stay
here, be sure to take the short hike to Jemez
Falls (hike page not yet up) or go further to Battleship Rock (also not yet up).
This campground is popular, and expect it to be full on summer weekends.
If you arrive and find it full, check out the nearby Redondo campground.
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Campground data:
| Controlling agency: | Santa Fe National Forest; Jemez Ranger District; campground web site |
| Location in the state: | North-central; Jemez Mountains |
| Waypoint(s): | JMZFALLSCG |
| Elevation: | 7985ft; 2434m |
| Number of campsites: | 52. One site is reserved for the campground host. The sites are divided between three loops. |
| When we visited it: | 2005-09-16. |
| Cleanliness: | 7/10. In the sites I checked, the litter count went as high as 48 pieces of small litter. |
| Fee: | $10.00. The fee is per vehicle, not per campsite. Site 23 is a double site, and costs $20.00/vehicle per night. |
| Water: | Yes. |
| Garbage cans: | Yes. Garbage is a dumpster near the entrance. However, signs indicate that this can be changed, in which case teh trash cans aree near the toilets. These were bolted shut when we camped here. |
| Fire pits: | Yes. Many of the fire pits are old, and due to rust they are a fraction of their original size. |
| Cooking grills: | Yes. Not all campsites have BBQs. However, all accessible sites do. |
| Toilets: | Vault. |
| Showers: | No. |
| Handicapped accessible: | Yes. At least one of the handicapped sites (30) had the sign indicating the accessibility hidden behind grass. |
| RV info: | No electrical hookups. No water hookups. No sewer hookups. Park on asphalt. A few sites (such as 24, 41) are pull-through. |
| When to camp: | May--Sep. The actual season depends on snow. |
| General comments: | Plenty of flat areas for tents. Many of the RVs had generators running much of the day. Site 47 is the most isolated site. Sites cannot be reserved. An ampitheater is near the entrance. If this campground is full, try the nearby Redondo campground. |
Maps:
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Getting to the campground:
The campground:
![]() | The campground is in a primarily ponderosa forest, as you can see here.
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This is site 30, one of the accessible sites.
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![]() | Site 34.
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Site 36
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Plants we saw in the campground:
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