Bureau of Land Management · New Mexico
Joe Skeen Campground
Bureau of Land Management · New Mexico, United States · in El Malpais National Conservation Area
- Sites
- 10
- Cost
- No fee
- Elevation
- 6,860 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
About
BLM campground. The Joe Skeen campground offers 10 campsites with picnic tables and a vault toilet. Camping is free and no reservations are needed. Please note there is no available water at this campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 23° | 5° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 27° | 2° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 31° | 21° | 79° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 39° | 26° | 79° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 48° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 58° | 45° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 64° | 54° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 60° | 53° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 55° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 42° | 30° | 79° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 31° | 19° | 70° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 25° | 12° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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