The Terrero campground is right on the banks of the Pecos river.
It has few services, but it is also free. People who fish will
probably appreciate the closeness of the river.
Terrero
The Terrero campground is right on the banks of the Pecos river.
It has few services, but it is also free. People who fish will
probably appreciate the closeness of the river.
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Campground data:
| Controlling agency: | New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
| Location in the state: | North-central; Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
| Waypoint(s): | TRROCG |
| Elevation: | Unknown |
| Number of campsites: | No campsite count.. It depends on how creative you are about parking and how close you are willing to be to your neighbor. |
| When we visited it: | 2001-09-22. |
| Cleanliness: | 8/10 |
| Fee: | $0.00. |
| Water: | No. None other than the river (treat it before drinking). |
| Garbage cans: | No. |
| Fire pits: | Yes. Not all sites have fire pits. Some have cooking grates. Others are rock rings. |
| Cooking grills: | No. |
| Toilets: | Vault. Only one for the campground. |
| Showers: | No. |
| Handicapped accessible: | No. Given that this campground has almost no services, there is not much to be accessible. |
| RV info: | No electrical hookups. No water hookups. No sewer hookups. |
| When to camp: | Apr--Nov. |
| General comments: | Some sites have picnic tables. A gated cave is in the cliff. |
Maps:
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Getting to the campground:
From the town of Pecos, NM, take New Mexico 63 north. Right before you would cross the river, there is a sign pointing to the Holy Ghost campground. Take this road, and almost immediately, there is a turn-off to the right which leads to the campground. Across the river is the Terrero General Store which offers showers for $5.00. Note that the road from Pecos is narrow and it has many sharp turns. Expect to take at least half an hour to get from Pecos to the campground. |  |
The campground:
 | To the left, you can see an average campsite. Between the truck and
the cliff/hillside in the distance is the Rio Pecos. As you can see, it
is quite close.
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To the right you can see the Rio Pecos as it passes near the campground.
This picture shows the river closer to the entrance to the campground
than the other pictures (which do not really show the river at all).
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 | To the left is an overview of much of the campground. I took this
picture from near the gated cave. Our truck is parked to the right,
just outside of the frame.
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Reader comments about this campground:
On Sun Jan 11 07:18:02 2004 james alexander from Somewhere said:
It was nice when the cave wasn't gated. You could explore for hours.
On Mon Feb 2 14:52:27 2009 Sarah from Rio Rancho, NM said:
Add your comments about the Terrero campground.
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