USDA Forest Service · New Mexico
La Sombra Campground
USDA Forest Service · New Mexico, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,825 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)
- Lake
- Carson National Forest
- Nearest town
- Shady Brook
- Address
- NM
- Activities
- Opens May through October. 13 campsites at elevation 7,800.
About
Popular Taos Canyon site near Capulin Campground and Shady Brook. No Drinking Water. No Garbage Service. Adjacent to Rio Fernando for Fishing.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 19° | 1° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 40° | 20° | -7° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 28° | 15° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 59° | 35° | 24° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 44° | 32° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 55° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 58° | 51° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 57° | 48° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 53° | 34° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 40° | 28° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 31° | 7° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 23° | 4° | 54° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Las Petacas Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Lower Hondo Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Cuchillo Del Medio Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Cuchilla Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Rio Pueblo Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi
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