Las Petacas
A wide spot with a stream in the Taos Canyon which has been turned into a campground. This campground is used by people as a place to spend the night, not as a place to spend time (when we spent the night here, most were gone a little after 8am). Part of this is probably due to the fact that this is the first campground you reach after you leave Taos. If you are looking for a better campground, continue up the road to either Capulin or La Sombra |  |
Campground data:
| Controlling agency: | Carson National Forest; Camino Real Ranger District; campground web site |
| Location in the state: | North-central; Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
| Waypoint(s): | PETACA |
| Elevation: | 7400ft; 2256m |
| Number of campsites: | 9 |
| When we visited it: | 2000-08-10. |
| Cleanliness: | 7/10 |
| Fee: | $6.00. |
| Water: | No. A stream is nearby; the forest service recommends treating all water before drinking it. |
| Garbage cans: | Yes. |
| Fire pits: | Yes. Some have grates for cooking. Others are rings of stone. |
| Cooking grills: | No. |
| Toilets: | Vault. When we visited, the toilet had a broken door handle. |
| Showers: | No. |
| Handicapped accessible: | No. |
| RV info: | No electrical hookups. No water hookups. No sewer hookups. Trailers must be less than 16 feet long. |
| When to camp: | May--Oct. |
Maps:
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Getting to the campground:
From Taos, take NM XXX towards Angel Fire. The campground will be on the south side of the highway after you have gone five to ten miles. |  |
The campground:
 | The highway is right next to the campground, so road noise is a problem. You enter the campground at the middle, and the turnaround space at either end is limited if the campground is full. The photo to the right shows our truck in site 6. |
Site 9 looks like the nicest. To get to it, turn right when you enter
the campground and go to the end. There is a nice tent location here.
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 | A small stream does run beside the campground.
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