USDA Forest Service · New Mexico
Upper / Lower Lagunitas Campgrounds
USDA Forest Service · New Mexico, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 10,446 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)
- Access road
- (NFSR 87C) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Tres Piedras, NM
About
US Forest Service campground. 12 campsites at 10,400' in Upper and Lower Lagunitas areas are adjacent to breath-taking Cruces Basin. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 8° | -20° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 11° | -6° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 15° | -4° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 22° | 7° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 30° | 18° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 43° | 32° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 47° | 41° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 68° | 46° | 40° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 42° | 20° | 73° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 31° | 20° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 24° | -4° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 9° | -14° | 45° | 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
- Cruces Basin Th · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Rio De Los Pinos Cg · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Laguna Larga · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Trujillo Meadows Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO) · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 32 sites
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