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The Best Camping in Los Alamos

Looking for the best camping in Los Alamos? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Los Alamos. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.

Top camping spots in and near Los Alamos

  • Jemez Springs, New Mexico

    Climb Las Conchas

    5.0
    5 mi
    75 minutes north of Albuquerque, Las Conchas is a trailhead that sits right off the highway with two accessible, although small, parking lots.  Right out of the gate the wide and well worn trail drops down to follow the river north through a wide mountain valley lined with large stands of trees, ...
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  • Jemez Springs, New Mexico

    East Fork Trailhead to Battleship Rock Trailhead via East Fork Trail

    5.21 mi / 492 ft gain
    East Fork Trailhead to Battleship Rock Trailhead via East Fork Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
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  • Jemez Springs, New Mexico

    Jemez Falls to McCauley Hot Springs

    3.17 mi / 738 ft gain
    Jemez Falls to McCauley Hot Springs is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a hot spring located near Jemez Springs, New Mexico.
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  • Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Stay in the Hyde State Park Yurts

    Hyde Memorial State Park yurts are nestled high in the Sangre de Cristo mountains amongst the ponderosa pines, and sleep six and provide a modern setting with roots in ancient tradition. Their location in the State Park provide easy access to park's vast trail system.Each bed has  an encapsulated...
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  • Santa Fe County, New Mexico

    Winsor Trail to Big Tesuque Canyon

    8.62 mi / 226 ft gain
    Winsor Trail to Big Tesuque Canyon is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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  • Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Lake Katherine via Winsor Trail

    13.45 mi / 2864 ft gain
    Lake Katherine via Winsor Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Tererro, New Mexico.
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  • Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Anatoli Route

    16.37 mi / 4856 ft gain
    Anatoli Route is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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  • Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Backpack to Lake Katherine in the Pecos Wilderness

    5.0
    16 mi / 1450 ft gain
    Accessible June through October, snow lingers on the trail late into the summer. This is a very popular, well-marked route so if it's solitude you're seeking, you'll probably be disappointed. At least on the weekend.The trailhead is at the parking lot for Ski Santa Fe. You'll climb from 10,250 to...
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  • Cuba, New Mexico

    San Pedro Parks Trail

    14.41 mi / 1339 ft gain
    San Pedro Parks Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Gallina, New Mexico.
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  • Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

    Backpack the Vacas Trail Loop

    4.0
    15 mi / 1000 ft gain
    You start at the hiking at base of the the San Pedro Wilderness at the San Gregorio Lake Trailhead! This particular hike is called the Vacas Trail loop.For directions: Take US 550 to Cuba (north west of Albuquerque), turn east on NM 126 and go for about 9 miles. Just past the community of Deer La...
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  • Tererro, New Mexico

    Katherine Lake

    10.58 mi / 3625 ft gain
    Katherine Lake is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Tererro, New Mexico.
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  • Tererro, New Mexico

    Spirit Lake, Katherine Lake, Stewart Lake, and Lake Johnson Loop

    22.38 mi / 5223 ft gain
    Spirit Lake, Katherine Lake, Stewart Lake, and Lake Johnson Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Tererro, New Mexico.
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  • Tererro, New Mexico

    Spirit Lake and Stewart Lake Loop

    13.56 mi / 3097 ft gain
    Spirit Lake and Stewart Lake Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Tererro, New Mexico.
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  • Tererro, New Mexico

    Truchas Peak Loop

    28.86 mi / 6660 ft gain
    Truchas Peak Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Tererro, New Mexico.
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  • Tererro, New Mexico

    Jack's Creek Trail

    12.72 mi / 2736 ft gain
    Jack's Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Tererro, New Mexico.
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  • Tererro, New Mexico

    Truchas Lakes

    24.47 mi / 4797 ft gain
    Truchas Lakes is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Tererro, New Mexico.
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