USDA Forest Service · New Mexico
Las Petacas Campground
USDA Forest Service · New Mexico, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,438 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- 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
- Address
- NM
- Activities
- Opens May through November. 9 campsites at elevation 7,400., Picnicking
About
Set in a beautiful canyon quite close to Taos, there is good access to Rio Fernando de Taos for fishing.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 20° | 3° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 22° | -6° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 29° | 16° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 36° | 25° | 73° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 45° | 33° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 57° | 44° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 59° | 52° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 58° | 50° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 54° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 41° | 29° | 75° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 32° | 8° | 66° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 25° | 5° | 55° | 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
- La Sombra Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Lower Hondo Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Cuchillo Del Medio Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Rio Pueblo Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 12 mi
- Cuchilla Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
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